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Phew. We finally have encryption that is unbreakable. No way will such a claim be seen as a challenge to hackers the world over, who will then break the encryption within 3 months. No chance at all that will happen. Researches from Europe have announced the ”first commercial communication network using unbreakable encryption based on quantum cryptography.” ... read more |
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It was clear that the New Xbox Experience would take space to use. What still is not clear is why the hell Microsoft insists on selling a product with no hard drive while simultaneously releasing important upgrades to the system that need a hard drive to work properly. Yes, the big MS announced the Experience will fit on a 256MB storage card to allow most Arcade users to enjoy the fun of the poorly named Avatars. But let’s not forget that some Arcade users are sitting with a 64MB card. ... read more |
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I still remember a time when water was essentially free. When you wanted a glass you’d go to the tap and get it. Easy as can be. Now you can get water from your car. While this is an extra feature, I’m certain you’re paying premium prices to get this kind of service in your vehicle. The Mazda Kiyora is designed to consume less gas, produce fewer emissions and procure you more water than any other car on the market ... read more |
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The reason mega games like Metal Gear Solid 4 have to be loaded onto your PS3 is because the transfer rate of early generation blu-ray drives is exponentially slower than DVD. Without preloading there would be a load screen every 5 minutes in PS3 games. Or the traditional load screens would be 3x as long, or longer. But Microsoft doesn’t want to be left out of this preloading craze ... read more |
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Blu-ray is expensive. The players are not cheap, and neither are the discs. So when you spend that ridiculous $30+ on a movie you expect it to be of the highest quality. Yet so many studios are pushing out lazy SD content that doesn’t even include the standard features of a DVD release. Having already been burned by the early days of DVD (hey there horrible Goodfellas transfer) I’ve kept a keen eye on what films are worth picking up on Blu-ray right now. In case you were wondering, as I was, Kill Bill look spectacular in Blu-ray format. ... read more |
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The new lights out and theater modes for YouTube may already be old hat for sites like Hulu, but it’s not like YouTube really has to do anything anymore. The one stop stupid video shop has gotten by just fine on grainy vids. There are two new options for watching your YouTube videos: lights out, which dims the whole screen except the video; and theater mode, which blows the screen up and puts odd 1990’s Geocities style design theater curtains up on either side of the video. ... read more |
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Ford’s MyKey system is a great concept in theory, until you start thinking about all the beeping that’ll be going on. My Focus already incessantly beeps if someone forgets to put on their seatbelt. The device has a lot of almost useful features, mostly having to do with getting your kids to drive safely. I doubt this is something I’d implement in my own driving ... read more |
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Last week on Bones Booth was at war with the other FBI agents in his office for the ultimate chair. A throne if you will. Unfortunately his quaint little leather chair is a meek plebe in comparison to the Embody Chair by Herman Miller. This is the true ultimate sitting experience. Unfortunately at a $1,600 asking price it is out of reach of those who’d benefit most: the cube jockeys. ... read more |
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I’m sure that as of right now I am not alone in having watched possibly the best put together Blu-ray disc to hit the market in Iron Man. At least until we get that Lord of the Rings set (soon please). I spent a good hour going over the Hall of Armor as I learned the most random details on Stark’s invention. And then there were the hours long making of that went into painstaking detail on bringing Shell Head to the big screen. ... read more |
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If Tony Stark were in need of a fire extinguisher for his Mark III armor it would most assuredly be based on Adam Scott’s X Sting Wish commercial extinguisher. This is more than a super cool gun toting anti-blaze weapon though. It’s designed to be more ergonomically friendly than the pull pin and squeeze nozzle of traditional fire extinguishers. ... read more |
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I’d like to know why car manufacturers have to make their electric vehicles so silly looking. The hybrid Prius is an ugly and awkward contraption, and now Nissan has shown off the Nuvu. It’s not a 100% electric car, which Nissan says they’ll have ready by 2010. There’s no need for me to have a behemoth of a car, although I am 6’4” and do need a little leg room. A smaller car is fine, but not one designed Walt Disney. ... read more |
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I’m currently listening to The Omnivore’s Dilemna and am quite satisfied with getting my extra reading in via audio. I know that for some reason Kindle is leading a revolution of the e-reader, a fact that I just can’t get behind no matter how cool or non-headache inducing the device may be. But it’s certainly no surprise that others are trying to get in on the action. ... read more |
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I feel confident that a lot of, if not the majority, of Star Wars fans are like me and wouldn’t be caught dead in a Storm Trooper cosplay uniform. Mark Ecko has a solution for us: this Storm Trooper hoodie. The great thing about it is you can wear with hood down and give your abstract support to the force, or you can zip it up fully for some LARPing good times. ... read more |
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SpaceX, we have orbital flight. Numerous failed attempts have finally resulted in the first privately funded rocket to enter space orbit. It’s a damn fine moment to know that someone out there had the balls to attempt, fail, and keep trying until they got it right. Even the loss of James Doohan’s ashes didn’t deter founder Elon Musk and the 550 man team at SpaceX from achieving their goal. ... read more |
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This past weekend at the Sci-Fi Digital Press event at The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, CO I had the chance to hang out with the Ghost Hunters. And by hang out I mean sit out front of the hotel and smoke a cig, chat about random things and just enjoy the day. While what we’re interested in here is the technology used I do want to take a moment to say what normal and sincere guys the entire team is. ... read more |
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