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Hardware
PlayStation 3 System Software Update v3.42 Now Available
Sep 7th
Sony releases the new firmware to stop jailbreaking. Enhanced security is among one of the upgraded features.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/09/06/playstation-3-system-software-update-v3-42-now-available/
Sony Playstation firmware stops jailbreaking
Sep 7th
Sony’s latest firmware stop jailbreaking, the new firmware stop people using USB hub emulating hardware to bypass the protection.
http://exophase.com/ps3/ps3-firmware-3-42-hits-network-update-18063.htm
Sony Playstation 4 on the books
Sep 7th
Look out, here comes Sony with the most awesome console ever…..
NASA Mars Lander Phoenix killed by ice
May 25th
NASA officially ended its Phoenix Mars Lander operation today after a new image of the machine showed severe ice damage to its solar panels and repeated attempts to contact the spacecraft had failed.
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/nasa-mars-lander-phoenix-killed-ice
China sells Wifi Hacking kits to public for free wifi
May 7th
Check out this little story about shops selling wifi hacking kits, so users can get free wifi
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/050510-wi-fi-key-cracking-kits-sold-in.html?t51hb
Looking for a midget open source computer
Apr 10th
Look no further: http://en.qi-hardware.com/wiki/Ben_NanoNote
This tiny NanoNote runs OpenWRT linux with 366Mhz CPU will make most geeks start thinking of all the mobile projects that can be run from there pocket.
* 336 MHz XBurst Jz4720 MIPS-compatible CPU
* display: 3.0” color TFT
* resolution: 320 x 240, 16.7M color
* dimension (mm): 99 x 75 x 17.5 (lid closed)
* weight: 126 g (incl. battery)
* DRAM: 32MB Synchronous DRAM
* headphone jack (3.5 mm)
* SDHC microSD
* 850mAh Li-ion battery
* 2GB NAND flash memory
* mini-USB: USB 2.0 High-Speed Device
* speaker and microphone
* full qwerty keyboard
Jump over to http://sharism.cc/products/ben-nanonote/ to buy one today…
New Eco Friendly printer in Japan
Feb 15th
New Eco Friendly printer operates in Japan, rather than printing on paper it prints on plastc which it can erase and reprint saving the environment and a lot of trees… hmmm paperless environment maybe
http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/02/08/toner-ink-and-paperless-printer-video/
Air born lasers at it again!!
Feb 13th
Yep Boeing Jet takes to the skies to blow up a missile, but not by some old tactic but by a freekin laser beam.. yupp… a laserbeam mounted on a shark ooops 747
iPad from Apple, Just a huge iPhone or the next big thing
Jan 30th
After reading bits and pieces from various sources around the world, its still hard to look into the crystal ball and see how the iPad will do. I personally think it may end up a kindle killer and may even impose into the netbook market which many thought were dead a nd buried. It does look like a large iPhone but with the extra ablities maybe it is the next big thing.
One thing I noted is how can it be used as a phone and wheres the built in video/photo camera?
check out its specs at Apple, http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/
Further reading shows its not going to be able to be used as a phone, http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/27/ipad_comment/
More to come..
Ekahau HeatMapper – Free Wi-Fi Coverage Mapping & Site Survey Tool
Jan 30th
Its very rare to find great software that can map wifi coverage without spending lots of money, well now you can wifi map coverage areas for free… YES free.
You can find out more and download your FREE software from here http://www.ekahau.com/products/heatmapper/overview.html all you need is a laptop that has wifi.
Demo Video available here -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaosqBuU354