Archive for November, 2007...
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Filed under: Robots
It’s taken a little while, but it seems that the first robot based on Microsoft’s
Robotics Studio package is now available for sale, although it’s far from a consumer bot. Running a hefty $5,345, the so-called “e-nuvo WALK” robot from Japan’s
ZMP (makers of the
e-nuvo WHEEL, as well) measures 14 inches tall and is apparently intended primarily for research and education although, as you can see above, it also seems to be a strong candidate for the next
RoboCup. According to the AP, those in Japan can place their orders for the robot now, but they’ll have to wait until sometime in January before they actually gets their hands on one.
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
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Josh Fink writes “The Guardian has an interesting piece on ‘Akill’, a teenager from New Zealand who was the ringleader of a hacking ring. The economic impact of the ring may have totaled £9.7m. ‘The teenager was the “head of an international spybot ring that has infiltrated computers around the world with their malicious software’, Martin Kleintjes told New Zealand national radio … The FBI estimates that more than 1m computers have been infected, and puts the combined economic losses at more than $20m (£9.7m).’ Eight people have been charged, pleaded guilty or have been convicted since June. The FBI really has been putting a crackdown on botnets / spyware recently.”
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Verizon, the No. 2 mobile phone carrier in the U.S., announced Thursday that it and joint owner Vodafone plan to develop and deploy technology based upon Long Term Evolution as its fourth generation mobile broadband network. The shift away from its current standard, CDMA, would essentially open the mobile carrier’s networks, making it more compatible with standards used in Europe and elsewhere in the world. Verizon and Vodafone will launch a coordinated trial for the LTE network beginning in 2008.
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Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Remember when all our hopes were lost after Fuh Yuan retracted a statement that got us worked up over a $299 HD DVD player at Wal-Mart? Ironically enough, an off-brand player is indeed finally available through the aforementioned retailer some seven months later, but frankly, we’re underwhelmed. Sure, the 1080i SHD7000 — which is being sold at $199.98, a full $50 lower than we’d heard previously — isn’t exactly a terrible deal, but considering that Toshiba’s own HD-A2 can apparently be had for the same, what’s to get all jovial about? Nevertheless, we’re also hearing that Venturer is getting set to launch the SHD7001 — which should boast minor cosmetic enhancements, if anything — a month from today through the UK’s QVC TV Home Shopping Channel. Regrettably, there’s no word on how pricey that model will be, nor if it will be a UK exclusive, but considering the exchange rate right now, we’ve all ideas the Americans won’t be keen on importing one no matter what.
[Via TVPredictions, thanks Andrew and Aaron]
Read – Wal-Mart’s $199.98 SHD7000
Read – SHD7001 set for December launch
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Bergkamp10 writes “Australia’s University of Technology in Queensland has created a groundbreaking new system that can detect invisible intruders on wireless LANs. Wireless networks have been almost impossible to thoroughly secure as they possess no clearly defined boundaries, instead they are defined by the quality and strength of the receiving antenna. QUT Information Security Institute researcher Dr Jason Smith has invented a new system to detect eavesdropping on unencrypted networks or active hijackings of computer sessions when a legitimate user who is logged onto the network leaves the connection. Smith has created a series of monitoring techniques that when used together can detect both attackers and configuration mistakes in network devices.”
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