Archives for November 2005
Nokia's hot new N-series handsets
Reuben Lee | Nov 14, 2005
The Finnish mobile company announced three new additions to its 2006 N-series
lineup, including the top-of-the-line N92 with onboard DVB-H receiver, the Wi-Fi-equipped N80 slider and the 3G-enabled N71 with 2-megapixel camera.
Sony CD protection sparks security concerns
Darius Chang | Nov 14, 2005
Mark Russinovich was doing a routine test this week of computer security software he'd co-written, when he made a surprising discovery: Something new was hiding itself deep inside his PC's guts.
It took some time for Russinovich, an experienced programmer who has written a book on the Windows operating system for Microsoft, to track down exactly what was happening, but he ultimately traced it to code left behind by a recent CD he'd bought and played on his computer.
The SonyBMG-produced Van Zant album had been advertised as copy-protected when he'd bought it on Amazon.com, and he'd clicked through an installation agreement when he put the disc in his computer. What he later found is that the software had used a sophisticated cloaking technique that involves a "root kit"--something not dangerous in itself, but a tool often used by virus writers to hide all traces of their work on a computer.
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Apple aims to protect Rosetta mark
Joris Evers, CNET News.com | Nov 14, 2005
The Mac maker applied last week for trademark protection for the Rosetta moniker. Apple is encouraging developers to create Intel-compatible versions of their products, but it has also announced plans to offer Rosetta, a built-in emulation software that will allow much of the software written for PowerPC-based Macs to run on the new Intel machines.
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Stereo Squealers
Juniper Foo | Nov 14, 2005
Unbelievably, there's a whole site dedicated to just selling Stereo Squealers, battery-operated piggy speakers that will oink out your fav tunes from just about any multimedia device, be it your iPod or laptop. To boost the Kawaii factor, the tail even doubles as a volume control which you wriggle to adjust. Not to be swineheaded here, but can these squealers deliver on the sonic goods? And which will hog the limelight when it comes to iPig vs. the iDog? Enough with the piggy references already. Oink.
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Price: S$34.90 (US$20.50)
Availability: At gadgeit.com
Device: Stereo speakers
Basic specs: 16 x 11 x 10cm, uses 4 AAA batteries, output of 1.6 watts per speaker, 8ohm impedance, 330mv sensitivity, frequency response of 150Hz - 20KHz
Handsfree Speaker Kit
Juniper Foo | Nov 10, 2005
At just US$26, the build quality here is rather doubtful. But for people you know who've been bellyaching about the lack of a loudspeaker on their handsets, this external handsfree unit might just do the trick. All you have to do is clip the transmitter over the hearing port on your mobile, and it'll transmit the other party's voice wirelessly up to 3m to a speaker unit. It's nothing like Samsung's elegantly tiny, pyramid-shaped SoundMate attachment, but it's a start.
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Price: 2,980 yen (US$26)
Availability: osamanoidea.com
Device: Portable loudspeaker for phones
Basic specs: Transmitter 60 × 57 × 37cm and 20g, speaker 105 × 60 × 22cm and 65g, made of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin and steel , uses AAA dry batteries food 5 hrs for transmitter and 10 hrs for receiver, reception distance 3m, about five hours, vehicle carrying holder
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