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Utah-based company Paraben has come out with a nasty, sneaky little device that sucks all the data from a person’s cellphone, perfect for all the pathologically jealous, untrustworthy toads lurking out there. So, while your significant other is at the bar getting the drinks in, you can sneak into her purse, grab her cellphone and…
The X800 cellphone from Philips has been seen around and about this past few weeks, but it’s finally been officially announced. Although there’s still no release date or, more importantly, a price, this e2e touchscreen (that’s edge-to-edge) that’s being mooted as, snore, Philips’ iPhone killer, is lacking in both 3G and EDGE departments. Full specs…
China has been semi-famed for launching DDoS attacks and poking around the US’s secure networks generally. One Air Force colonel’s solution? Build a massive botnet to DDoS the Commie bastards (or anyone else) right back. Because we’re on the Light side, our bigass botnet wouldn’t infect new computers, but the plan would press millions of…
Officers of the NYPD may be forced to carry cameras on their guns, if a Brooklyn senator gets his way. Following a spate of controversial shootings, democrat Eric Adams—a former cop himself—has proposed the addition of a $700 gadget, insisting that it will improve public confidence in the police force. Before being adopted, however, the…
A report in a Swiss publication claims that the long-awaited, much-speculated 3G iPhone will rock GPS, mobile TV and videoconferencing. Le Matin claims that mobile phone provider Swisscom will get the privilege of flogging Apple’s cellphone in the land of the cuckoo clock, and that it will be available some time this summer. [Le Matin…
Samsung has developed a new technology for LCD panels called Blue Phase, which it claims improves picture quality on its high-end LCD TVs. Called Blue Phase, the cost-efficient design eschews liquid crystal alignment layers, instead making its own, bringing production costs down. Current video image quality is driven at 120Hz, but the new technology will…
This bra-and-pants set in astroturf a fetching shade of public-convenience green towelling is, aspazzarently, part of underwear manufacturer Triumph’s Autumn-Winter collection. As well as a whacking great panel of photovoltaic cells on the front of it (useful for winterwear, don’t you think?) there’s an electronic “scoreboard” and a built-in beverage holder (I am not making…
Author of the Audiophiliac blog on CNet, Steve Guttenberg (he doesn’t like being asked where Moses Hightower is, so don’t try it) has put together a handy little how-to guide to choosing and installing subwoofers in a home theater. As well as covering placement, Guttenberg also advises on how to fine-tune your sub. Useful. [CNet].
I don’t want to spoil anything here more than the headline already has, but the visually hilarious Onion News Network has a biting critique of the movie rental chain Blockbuster. We actually like Blockbuster because of our grandfathered unlimited in-store exchanges and two free game rentals a month, but this is still pretty funny. [The…
If you have ever lost sleep thinking about what military labs the world over are cooking up to shoot up, blow up, or otherwise maim their enemies (and sometimes innocent civilians), you may want to skip the list of the world’s “spookiest” weapons collected by Pop Sci. Many of the 20 we are already familiar…
Remember that Microsoft Surface model? The one that was a competitor on American Gladiators last season and actually managed to win the whole thing? She’s actually a Gladiator now (her name is Jet), and really beefed up for the part. We would make a multi-touch joke here, but she’d break our fingers off and shove…
Here’s the first look at the new largest Apple Store in the U.S, courtesy of John Sheehy. Last time we saw the glass mammoth, it was covered up in an unsightly green sheet. Upon viewing this pic, you’re expected to fall to your knees, shed an awe-inspired tear, and proceed to the nearest Apple Store…
It’s one thing when Google uses your search for boobs to deliver targeted ads for plastic surgeons in your area. It’s another when your ISP uses deep-packet inspection to snoop on which sites you visit and for how long, and then essentially sells that data to advertisers for super-targeted. That’s exactly what Charter is about…
With the VoodooBuddy doll, you can finally stop wondering if your pin-pricks-in-effigy are all for naught. Just fire up the VoodooBuddy website, plug in your boss’s (or ex, mother-in-law, etc.) contact info, grab the doll and poke away. Pricking certain places on the doll curses your target, who is notified of their plight via text…
While hearing a normal police siren coming after you is scary enough for most people, the folks behind The Rumbler want to make it impossible for you to run away due to your pants quickly filling with feces. Essentially, it’s a standard police siren that’s been roided up with an extra amplifier and two (count…
Obviously, a fuel cell powered vacuum is not anything we will have in our homes in the near future—but that doesn’t mean designers are not thinking about the possibilities. This BacVac concept trades in the noisy electric motor and annoying cables for eco-friendly, cable-free, fuel cell, dirt-sucking power. Why they chose to sling the device…
Remember that scene in Aliens with Bishop and the knife? ITP student Aram Chang made a nerve-racking game out of it. In Simon Stabs, you and your opponent take turns sticking a “knife” between your fingers, making a pattern that must be mimicked by the other guy, who then adds to it. You only have…
Over the last month or so, residents of Tilburg in the Netherlands have bore witness to artist John Körmeling’s bizarre artistic vision. The project, nearly a decade in the making, involves a rotating house sitting smack dab in the Hasselt roundabout—a spot that has been designated to showcase works of art (not to mention acting…
Every year, Taser demos their latest and greatest in a mock prison riot at an old penitentiary in West Virginia. This year’s star is peel-and-stick taser tape, that’ll turn any surface into a fully electrified no-no zappy zone. On the practical side, this stuff will be rolling out by the end of the year to…
We caught a quick glimpse of the Soft Pneumatic Exoskeleton before, but here inventor Che-Wei Wang demonstrates it on himself, explaining how the system gives added power to limbs at key moments. He can power it with a mini scuba tank or one of those CO2 cartridge for pellet guns, but the usage is limited…
