Giznotes: April 13, 2007
Cisco has fixed a couple of Wi-Fi Vulnerabilities. If left unpatched, an unintended user could gain access to your network. Click here for more info. Tisk tisk, two of BenQ’s execs (Chairman Lee Kun-Yao & President Sheaffer Lee) are being charged with insider trading. It’s official: Google is buying web-advertiser DoubleClick for $3,100,000,000. Man that…
10 Favorite Gizmodo Posts: April 13, 2007
Samsung Plays Both Sides—That’s right Samsung is the latest to start playing for HD DVD & Blu-ray with the announcement of the BD-UP5000 https://gizmodo.com/official-samsung-will-go-both-ways-252038 Nokia Loves GPS—Apparently Nokia wants all of their new mobile phones to start sporting GPS. PS3 VR Controller Patent—Looks like Sony is trying to sneak by the Wii with this patent…
Never-Before-Seen Shot of Audiovox XpressR XM Portable With Hot Split-Screen Action
Apparently, everyone has been so caught up debating the XM-Sirius merger that they stopped paying attention to new hardware these guys are still working on. Audiovox decided to sneak out a product announcement in the middle of March for the XpressR XMCK20 portable receiver, the first, says the release, with a split-screen display that can…
Designer Creates Boat After Watching ‘American Graffiti’ and ‘Waterworld’ Double Feature
This cross between a speedboat and what could be Paul LeMat’s ’32 Ford Coupe is called the Front Runner. In theory, this water speed demon designed by Joey Ruiter is made of aluminum and is powered by twin 225hp motors in the front. Don’t know how that will work out, but who cares? Being a…