Monthly Archives: October 2009
FBI and Soca need help
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the UK Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) have called for greater collaboration with the IT security industry in fighting cybercrime. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fboingboing.mobi%2Fcomputers%2Ffbi-and-soca-need-help’; addthis_title = ‘FBI+and+Soca+need+help’; addthis_pub = ”; Technorati Tags: Collaboration, FBI, Federal Bureau Of Investigation, Investigation Fbi, Security Industry, Serious Organised Crime, Serious Organised Crime … Continue reading
Spectrum reallocation is key to Digital Britain
Ofcom must resolve uncertainty around the reallocation of mobile radio frequencies if the government is to realise its dream of a Digital Britain. Much… addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fboingboing.mobi%2Fcomputers%2Fspectrum-reallocation-is-key-to-digital-britain’; addthis_title = ‘Spectrum+reallocation+is+key+to+Digital+Britain’; addthis_pub = ”; Technorati Tags: Digital Britain, Mobile Radio, Ofcom, Radio Frequencies, Reallocation, Spectrum Digital, Uncertainty
New Win 7 ads highlight the bright ideas of ‘regular people’ (video)
You know that Windows 7 is a big deal, we know that it’s a big deal, and now the commercial actors of America are letting their voices be heard. This new series of ads from Microsoft drives home the point that the improvement this OS represents over Vista is the product of the comments, concerns, … Continue reading
Titan the Robot dances, sings, scares the bejeezus out of us (video)
This plays out like the opening scene of an 80s sci-fi film: Eight foot tall robot appears in a shopping mall, sings “What a Wonderful World” and “My Way,” dances around a bit to a chorus of oohs and aahs from the audience, launches into a series of silly demo movements, and then… Well, we … Continue reading
Unibody MacBook (late 2009) review
We’ll just come out and say it: we’re totally underwhelmed by the new plastic MacBook. Hell, we were underwhelmed by the old plastic MacBook back in June, when we reviewed the refreshed unibody MacBook Pros — we said we were “honestly left wondering” why the $999 plastic model continued to exist when the $1,199 13-inch … Continue reading
i-Fly Vamp arrives in time for Halloween
For those of you who are interested in that extra scare for this Halloween might want to invest in the i-Fly Vamp. This is exactly what you think it is, a toy bat that can be remote-controlled. It is about 13 grams in weight and has a ten inch wingspan to fly like [...] addthis_url … Continue reading
Race In a Case: Better than your average slot car racers
I never had one of those slot car racers when I was a kid, and I don’t think I would buy one for my kids now. These things always had track that would take up way too much real estate on the floor, and you’d have to take it apart to store it. [...] addthis_url … Continue reading
i.Tech SolarVoice 908 is another first
Every once in a while, a “tech-first” is reached, and i.Tech has recently announced that their SolarVoice 908 is the first solar-powered Bluetooth headset. I had a chance to try it out, and it paired effortlessly with my cellular phone. Oddly enough, it charged quite quickly. I can’t help but wonder if it [...] addthis_url … Continue reading
OnStar’s Stolen Vehicle Slowdown used to recover carjacked vehicle, baffle carjacker (video)
So, picture this. You get the itch to start some chaos at around 3AM local time. You snatch up your stolen shotgun, load a few slugs in there and roll out with a mind to come home in a shiny new vehicle. As fate would have it, you choose to carjack a 2009 Chevy Tahoe, … Continue reading
Screen Grabs: Nokia N96 preserves the evidence on Dexter
Screen Grabs chronicles the uses (and misuses) of real-world gadgets in today’s movies and TV. Send in your sightings (with screen grab!) to screengrabs at engadget dt com. No this isn’t the first Nokia-wielding fictional character or celeb that we’ve seen in this space, but the N96 recently spotted in the hands of our favorite … Continue reading