Xbox 360 Hacked To Run Unsigned Code
The Xbox 360 was hacked… again. By exploiting an unpatched hole in the system and messing around with shader files from the game King Kong (can you tell the hack is pretty damn complicated?), a hacker was able to run an unsigned, homebrew app for the first time on the system. Some pretty heavy technical…
Aska Tripper V Hard Drive-Based Card Reader
The Tripper V is Aska’s latest photo storage device, this time using a hard drive as its medium. (Its previous Tripper, the Tripper Light, was just a glorified card reader.) The V combines either a 40GB, 80GB or 160GB hard drive with a 4.3-inch screen to let digital camera hounds both store and inordinate amount…
Grundig B700: Smartphone With FM Radio
Hot on the heels of Grundig’s Linux cellphone comes something a little more sophisticated from the German electronics firm. Slim – just 10 mm thick – and silvery on the outside, the triband GSM phone has a Linux-based platform and also supports EDGE and Bluetooth. But the real wa-wo-wee-wa is that it’s a PDA with…
Apple to hold NAB Special Event: Excited Fans to be Disappointed – Probably
Apple is using the NAB show in Vegas next month to make an announcement, but don’t get your knickers in too much of a twist about it, say our Bothan spies in the company. The Cupertino company is taking to the floor on Sunday April 15, and there is no new hardware on offer, just…
Optimus Prime Voice Changer Helmet: Transformer Fantasies Just Got a Bit Easier
So there I am, striding around town with my Optimus Prime helmet on, when I see my old gym teacher. Never what you might call friends, he and I. So, feeling brave, I go up to him and roar – my voice is totally transformed – not only do I look like the leader of…