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Wi-Fi Router Security

Secure your Wi-Fi Network and Avoid the Feds Knocking Down Your Door

Wi-Fi Router Security

A man from Buffalo, New York received a harsh lesson in securing his home Wi-Fi network after federal agents raided his house in the early hours on suspicion of downloading child pornography.

According to the unfortunate homeowner, federal agents burst in at 6.20am on March 7, knocking down the back door. The man jumped out of bed to be confronted by seven armed agents, who accused him of downloading thousands of obscene, and more to the point, illegal images the evening before.

LG 3D TV

Why Hasn’t 3D-TV Taken Off?

LG 3D TV
Image courtesy of LGEPR

Technology has the ability to enrich our lives and at a furious pace of change. It used to be true that a new product, especially one of an electronic genre, would require as much as one generation, or about twenty years, to be fully absorbed into the mainstream of life. Radio, television, and even personal computers fell in line with this general rule of thumb. But in today’s ultra-modern age of the Internet, Google, and Facebook, the accelerator has been floored.

One case in point is HDTV. This new technology went through all of the stages of early adoption even with high launch prices, continued interest while prices fell, and then full adoption by consumers, manufacturers, and network content providers in the span of only five years. At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) of 2010, purveyors of upgraded television viewing were at it again, hoping for the same adoption response rate to 3D TV offerings to consumers.

Are Sifteo Blocks ‘The Future of Play’?

Sifteo – the future of play. OK – so the slogan got me hooked, but I don’t think I’m too happy with this being the future of play/gaming.

Sifteo is essentially a set of 1.5″ (inch) cubes with color displays that you interact with to play a series of challenging games (for adults) or simpler puzzles for children. They’ve not hit the shelves yet (expected mid-2011) but when they do expect to see many more uses besides games.

And in the current trend of platforms with optional apps, you can add to your collection from the Sifteo App Store (let’s see if Apple sue them for infringement).

Stomach Pacemaker Reduces Food Intake

A new gadget recently approved for use in Britain, and designed in California, helps you lose weight by acting as a pacemaker to your stomach. Recently trialled in Germany and yielding successful results, this ‘stomach pacemaker’ acts in a very similar way to a heart pacemaker – when you have eaten food, the stomach pacemaker sends signals to the nerves in your stomach telling you that you are full, and you eat less.

How to Migrate Your Account to the New Delicious

Yahoo’s Delicious Acquired by YouTube Founders. Sign In and Say Yes to Transfer

Earlier this week, AVOS, a company formed by YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steven Chen, agreed to acquire Delicious from Yahoo! This is a great piece of news for those of us who have been compiling bookmarks for years now. It’s also even better news for the Internet community at large for the large pool of tagged bookmarks. I can not begin to tell you how many cool sites, applications and news I’ve discovered just by randomly dipping into Delicious’ RSS feeds.

White Apple iPhone 4

Apple iPhone 4 Now Available in White

White Apple iPhone 4The white version of the iPhone 4 has landed. Same specs as the black iPhone 4: 16/32GB, front and rear video cameras, HD video recording, 5 Megapixel camera, etc. From $199/$299. On AT&T or Verizon. Or of course unlocked if you like to roll that way.

What do you think? Do you like how it looks in all white?

When is a vendor going to get really adventurous and go beyond black and white into more interesting colors? Blue? Red? Pink? Flourescent-something?!

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