Fridge caught sending spam emails in botnet attack – CNET
You probably knew that the Internet is inherently unsecure. And you probably knew that 80% of email is spam. But
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Hardware
The Iphone livecast was a failure
I tried to watch the Apple launch with my Purdue Polytech students to show them how to introduce a product
Read MoreThe future connected car: Smartphones as the new dashboard…. The Economist
The next revolution in the digital world will not be on a desktop or in your pocket. It will be
Read More10 coolest videos on how the latest digital and hardwired objects are made
An awesome collection of “technology demystified” videos from the digital living magazine, Wired… Emphasis on special effects…
Read MoreWired: Killing Net Neutrality Helps Underdogs Succeed?
A balanced view on net neutrality… To make sure consumers benefit, we need to solve the network capacity problem. Yes,
Read MoreA Programmer Explains Why Android Apps Are Ugly | MIT Technology Review
Why I will not buy another Android phone anytime soon… The opinion of this programmer is worth his weight in
Read MoreThe perfect Christmas gift for your elderly parents: An great, simple LCD TV at great price (Samsung UN32EH4003 32-inch 720p 60Hz LED HDTV)
This is the modest, “it just works” Samsung TV the your mom always wanted in her bedroom. Crisp image, great
Read MoreEstimote aka “OS For The Physical World” delivers beacon for precise, close encounter location aware applications
The great weakness of location aware mobile apps is precision and location relevance. Mobile apps that are supposed to push
Read MoreHumans Trump Robots at the Grocery Store, Yet Corporations Still Earn Money out of This
Self check-out machines are slower than check out clerks and many think that the race against robots is not lost.
Read MoreBarnes and Noble to spin off Nook HD
CNN announces that as the sales of barnes and Noble ereaders tumbled, the company reconsiders its strategy. Barnes & Noble
Read MoreMicrosoft Surface tablet may cost $599, have Wi-Fi only – Gadgetbox on NBCNews.com
Microsoft Surface tablet prices swing widely between $599 and $1000… Microsoft can’t realistically sell it over $999 and in fact
Read MoreVirtual entertainment patent issued to Microsoft, Bill Gates in a step to extend Kinect to virtual dating
Image by wolfgang.wedenig via Flickr The patent claims that a belt connecting to a network device “creates a sensation for a
Read MoreInternet of things innovations from Breakfast: Google voice search Verbalizer and a Last.fm – Pandora wall music appliances
Are you in front of an information booth, at the mall? Do you want to do a Google search without
Read MoreCBS launches Star Trek simulator of PADD for Ipad
The tablets used in the series Star Trek have come to life. CBS sells the PADD Ipad application on Itunes.
Read MoreHand Gesture Remote Controlled Helicopter via Kinect
Swiss students at the The Flying Machine Arena at the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control ETH Zurich re-purpose Xbox hand gesture controller Kinect for
Read MoreReport: Apple is building two (!) iPhones for September release – Apple 2.0 – Fortune Tech
Via Scoop.it – Media convergenceAn analyst expects Apple to launch both an iPhone 5 and a mid-range iPhone 4S [caption
Read MoreShareable: Afghans Build Open-Source Internet From Trash
Via Scoop.it – Mad Max Societies: Post Apocalyptic Technology and Society An Internet for abandoned community. How long until the
Read MoreState of the Art: A Laptop, Its Head in the Cloud
Samsung Series 5 3G Chromebook (Arctic White) Google Chromebook, the minimal-OS, always on, wireless laptop is a major disappointment for
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IBM 125th Anniversary: 1100100 and counting
In an industry where the highest valued companies (Microsoft, Apple or Google) can count their age in mere decades,
Read MoreObama Administration and Congressional Democrats propose a National Public Wireless Internet
Despite the controversies that surround continued public support for the NPR/CPB there is much talk in Washington nowadays about creating
Read MoreNew Games and Software Announced at 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo – E3: Konami, Sony NGP, Windows 8, Star Wars for Kinect
A 2011 E3 Video news roundup E3 is the Electronic Entertainment Expo at which major video and PC game vendors
Read MoreThe future of the book finally here: a book that sings, talks, and takes you to the movies
Al Gore’s next book promises to start a publishing revolution. Keep your eyes on Push Pop Press. The 800-pound gorilla
Read MoreGizmodo’s verdict on Chromebook: What would you expect from a 400 dollar notebook?
Gizomodo thinks that Google’s notepad/online thin client laptop Chromebook needs to try harder All in all, it’s about exactly what
Read MoreGoogle Launches Chrome OS as Hardware and Software Subscription Service
Google plans to lease computers for $20 a month, including hardware and software upgrades. I/O 2011. From Mashable: The
Read MoreBusiness Wakes Up to Cloud Computing – NYTimes.com
We are finally getting somewhere… Cloud computing, though, is more than a hyper-efficient means of distributing digital services. The cloud
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The rise of electric and hybrid cars blocked by limited lithium resources
Chevrolet Volt Image via Wikipedia Despite the enthusiasm the surrounds the newly arrived electric vehicles (EV), such as the Volt
Read MoreReadWriteWeb Google ChromeOS review: it’s disposable
Worst gripe? It feels and works like it was made on the cheap. Engineers, navel gazing, fell in love with
Read MoreAndroid Phones Outselling iPhone, BlackBerry – NYTimes.com
My bet is that the iPhone will win this fight… Back in March, I wrote about the increasingly personal fight
Read MoreEconomist calls Ipad smashing success
Smitten with its rival magazines app success the Economist muses aloud: Even before the device had a name, media executives
Read MoreWhite space to open for Wi-Fi, social search gets a second chance
Image via Wikipedia Search Takes a Social Turn By JENNA WORTHAM Sites are trying to make search more helpful by
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Microsoft Faculty Summit 2010
I am in Seattle attending the Microsoft Faculty Summit 2010. It is an awesome gathering of leading researchers and scholars
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Ubimark connects print and digital media via 2D codes and iPhone app
Cell phones may seem like a distraction when reading, but our latest project, Ubimark books, can now be paired with
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Ubimark covered by major online sites: Gizmodo, ReadWriteWeb, Chronicle of Higher Education Wired Campus
Over the last few days my project, Ubimark, which turns print books such as Around the Word in 80 Days
Read MoreGoogle Moves to TVs With Help From Intel and Sony – NYTimes.com
I will never forget what William Dutton, now of Oxford Internet Institute Fame, one of my Annenberg School, USC professors,
Read MoreElusive sports electric car might finally be sold in the US
Karma: Image via Wikipedia After a semi critical article in Popular Science, which accused Fisker Automotive, the producer of the
Read MoreBuy a Mini-Tower to Get the Signal You Paid For – NYTimes.com
iphone Image via CrunchBase On my last trip to Chicago I noticed that data connections for iPhone were plain abysmal.
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Is the iPAD the future of magazine publishing?
Viv Magazine believes it is, as this NYTIMES article suggests. According to its website, VIVmag offers insight, advice and authentic
Read MoreHonda pushes robots as butlers idea with wordlwide film campaign
Honda took the unusual step of featuring some of its advertising faux-documentaries at the Sundance Film Festival. The living with
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Google broadband networks announced to shape the regulatory process?
Google’s announced plans to build 1 Gigabyte broadband networks seem to play the same role as Google‘s threats of yesteryear
Read MoreApple iPad launch video and review roundup
The iPad launch video clip A roundup of Apple iPad reviewes The New York Times gave it ample space, asking
Read MoreWhat the Apple iPad lacks
Image by cattias.photos via Flickr The Apple iPad will be a glorified iTouch, with better connectivity. First off, it will
Read MoreWhat David Pogue knows for sure about the Apple Tablet
David Pogue, the technology columnist/blogger for New York Times believes that the announced Apple tablet, the so called iSlate, will
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