TiVo HD XL DVR: 150 hours of HD recording, $599.99, available now (6)
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Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment Aw, snap. Not even 24 hours after we learned that a new DirecTV HD TiVo was on the way, in flies word from Denver that a new standalone TiVo is hitting even sooner -- like, today. The TiVo HD XL will become the flagship unit in TiVo's line by offering up 150 hours of high-def recording space, THX certification, a Series3 premium backlit remote and a bundled HDMI cable. As ...
Credit Card Companies Gagged Mythbusters Over RFID Vulnerabilities? (16)
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It's amazing to watch just how sensitive some companies are concerning the rather well-known security vulnerabilities associated with RFID tags and smart cards. We've seen time and time again, companies try to suppress such research from getting published -- and every single time, those efforts to suppress the publication of the vulnerabilities backfires, often badly. But that never seems to stop companies from flexing their legal muscles. The latest example comes to use via the ...
CC Companies Scotch Mythbusters Show On RFID Security (27)
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mathfeel passes along a video in which Mythbusters co-host Adam Savage recounts how credit card companies lawyered up to make sure the Discovery channel never, ever airs a segment on the flaws in RFID security. "Texas Instruments comes on [a scheduled conference call] along with chief legal counsel for American Express, Visa, Discover, and everybody else... They [Mythbusters producers] were way, way outgunned and they [lawyers] absolutely made it really clear to Discovery that they ...
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Sean Blakey said:
If your credit card has a chip, keep it in a faraday cage.
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Wolfger said:
gotta love capitalism, legal bullying, and "security through obscurity"...
Our favorite recipes for App Engine, all in one place (25)
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Do you have a really great code snippet you'd love to share with App Engine developers? Have you figured out how to program a small task for your app and want to tell the world? Share your elite coding skills with the world by posting your recipe to our Google App Engine Cookbook. There's no such thing as too many cooks in this kitchen! The App Engine Cookbook allows you to share, rate, and comment ...
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Mark Whiting said:
I think this is an awesome jointing of tech ideas and traditional metaphors. This is why there is google
jkOnTheRun:Ubuntu Netbook Remix: the movie (3)
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With all of the netbook talk these days, it's no surprise that we're also talking about various Linux distros. While many netbooks are offered with Windows XP, most are offered in a lower-priced, and sometimes lower-spec'd Linux version. I often get reader e-mails asking how Ubuntu works on this device or that device, so I wanted to point out this screencast of the Ubuntu Netbook Remix. It's not terribly exciting or anything, but it shows ...
5 Devices That Spell Trouble For Your Comcast Bandwidth Cap (5)
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One of the problems with Comcast’s new 250 GB bandwidth cap is that, as Om points out on GigaOM, it’s metered without a meter. Comcast doesn’t provide you with a central tally of all your data use. The company instead suggests its customers install bandwidth metering software on their machines and then add up the numbers. Its FAQ reads: “Customers using multiple PCs should just be aware that they will need to measure and combine ...
Atom-based Shuttle X27 priced at $189 (11)
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Filed under: Desktops Shuttle's Atom-based X27 mini-PC is definitely pretty intriguing if you're looking to play around with getting a PC in the living room or even in your car, and it's just gotten the modder-friendly price of $189. That's almost impulse-purchase territory -- we're definitely looking forward to seeing what kind of trouble people get into with these when it hits next month.Update: We just talked to Shuttle and they told us that $189 ...
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sirmikester said:
nice price... too bad it probably can't play 1080p video without stuttering...
Memo To Comcast: Show Us the Meter For Metered Broadband (25)
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Comcast is out telling defending its bandwidth caps and how they are not bad. And how 250 GB transfer is plenty and enough to do whatever we want to do. Of course, in today’s terms that is more than enough, but what happens in the future. Nevertheless, If they are going to put caps, then they need to give us to what I think is an acceptable expectation - a meter. Metered billing needs a ...
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Mahesh CR said:
And they continued to chip away at Comcast. Evolve or die by a thousand cuts...
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Forrest said:
Heh. He's right, of course...
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Devlin D said:
This is the biggest load of crap I have ever seen.
Justine Bateman’s FM78.tv Says TV Is Dead (6)
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It seems everybody in Hollywood is developing a web show these days, but their approaches provide a study in contrast. Yesterday Chris and I visited Justine Bateman and her three partners at FM78.tv, a new production company focused exclusively on making content for the web. Armed with revolutionary fever and Bateman’s idea for a show about a family candy company, FM78.tv is currently working to make a top-notch, union-compliant, big-budget television show that’s TV quality ...
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this is the future
Amazon Web Services Blog: Cloudbursting - Hybrid Application Hosting (22)
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I get to meet with lots of developers and system architects as part of my job. Talking to them about cloud computing and about the Amazon Web Services is both challenging and rewarding. Cloud computing as a concept is still relatively new. When I explain what it is and what it enables, I can almost literally see the light bulbs lighting up in people's heads as they understand cloud computing and our services, and what ...
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Eventseer on the AWS Blog
Buffalo LinkStation Mini: small backup drive with big capacity, remote media streaming (1)
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My personal experience with Apple's Time Machine is hit or miss, mainly because I've been using it with an AirPort Extreme and external USB drive. Since we have PCs running Windows in the house, it really doesn't make sense to grab a Time Capsule either. Om is liking the LinkStation Mini from Buffalo and has me thinking about it as well since on paper, it should meet my needs without breaking the budget. The small ...
WiiWare Finally Gets Some Rhythm! (4)
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It’s about time. Last Spring, Nintendo launched WiiWare, a downloadable game service on the Wii, but I haven’t been all that impressed by the scant titles they’ve made available since then. This week’s offering is different: Helix, from indie developer Ghostfire Games. In my view it’s the first WiiWare title to truly capitalize on the game console’s unique functionality and diverse audience. More crucial, it’s WiiWare’s first music/rhythm game, an entry in the seemingly unstoppable ...
Logitech Squeezebox Boom hits the stage - Engadget (8)
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Filed under: Home Entertainment It's been a month since we first caught a glimpse of the sharp-looking Logitech Squeezebox Boom, but the wireless network speakers are official today, coming in at a list price of $299. Yeah, it's basically a standard-issue Squeezebox with a built-in amp and speakers, but that's a pretty solid idea, especially since we're guessing the 24-bit Burr Brown D/A converter and bi-amped 3-inch woofers and 3/4-inch tweeters will offer up some ...
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CafePress.com has a fairly straightforward business. Customers upload a custom graphic to the company's servers and set up an online shop to put that image on everything from T-shirts to coffee mugs. CafePress and the designer split the proceeds. But that same simple business model makes CafePress a magnet for claims filed by brands, businesses and other intellectual property owners who think someone's ripping them off. But it turns out it's a lot tougher to ...Contribute comment
