A more common way to secure an unsecure wireless network is to just log in to your wireless router, set up the security protocols as needed, set a password and your good to go. A new way has been revealed which will allow you to paint the walls of your house or office with special wi-fi absorbing paint. It seems like a rather extreme way to secure a network, but there is reason behind the mad idea. Lets see what that might be… [Read more…]

TechCrunch have been working on the CrunchPad for a few months now and have recently unveiled the latest prototype which is a significant step in to this device actually making it to production. The CrunchPad is a Linux powered device that boots right in to a web browser. TechCrunch describe the goal as follows…

…a very thin and light touch screen computer, sans physical keyboard, that has no hard drive and boots directly to a browser to surf the web. The operating system exists solely to handle the hardware drivers and run the browser and associated applications. That’s it.

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The PSP Go has been made official and has received a price of $249 with a release date of October 1. The PSP Go is smaller then the original PSP and also has a smaller screen measuring 3.8″ (compared to 4.3″ screen of the older version). The PSP Go is aimed at those who lead a digital lifestyle.

Inside you will find 16GB of flash based storage that allows you to store games, music and downloaded TV programs that you get via Wi-Fi. Bluetooth is built in and the noticeable difference is the slide up screen which reveals the control pad underneath. [Read more…]

Details of the latest HDMI specifications have been released. The specifications numbered 1.4 indicate that Ethernet support for multiple devices will now be available. This networking capability will allow upstream audio connections as well as bi-directional communication for those connected devices.

“The HDMI Ethernet Channel will allow an Internet-enabled HDMI device to share its connection with other HDMI devices without the need for a separate Ethernet cable. The new feature will also provide the connection platform to allow HDMI-enabled devices to share content between devices,”

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Blu-Ray is beginning to gain traction but maybe that’s going to be too late now as a new type of storage medium could make Blu-Ray look tiny. Researchers from Swinburne University of Technology are working on a new storage system which uses nanotechnology to create five dimensional discs which have a massive storage capacity. By using nanotechnology it allows the disc to stay the same physical size.

Discs currently have three spatial dimensions, but using nanoparticles the Swinburne researchers were able to introduce a spectral or colour dimension as well as a polarisation dimension

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Virgin Media have started a pilot test on a new 200MB broadband service. A bunch of lucky “early adopters/testers” get to try the service for the next 6 months down in Ashford in Kent. 100 of these lucky lucky users will be providing feedback to Virgin about the service, performance and after the 6 month trial is up Virgin will make a decision based on the feedback given as to whether users want the service or not. We want it, assuming it actually works as good as they say it does. [Read more…]

Scientists at the University of Warwick here in the UK have created a new car based on Formula 3 specs which is built from biodegradable materials. As well as being biodegradable it also is powered by chocolate.

The car could be seen as very unique in that the steering wheel, seat and car body are made from various vegatables, fibres, carrots, flax and various other bits and bobs that can waste away safely. Fuel for the engine is provided by a mixture of vegetable oil and chocolate waste. [Read more…]

Our friends over at Zath are running a competition to win 1 of 10 copies of Norton Internet Security 2009. Virus protection and internet security is something we all should be worried about, so why not go enter their competition to win yourself a free copy of Norton’s latest version.

Rules are fairly straight forwards in that you just need to leave a comment for 1 entry and signup to the news letter for a second entry. You also need to be a UK resident.

Good luck! Competition page here.

Acer have confirmed that they are working on a number of devices that will use the Android operating system by Google. The main emphasis for Acer is getting Android on to a smartphone device. [Read more…]

It’s true… you can now set your Facebook account to a new language. The new language is called English (Pirate). The Facebook Pirate language changes all the wording around the site so that rather then logging off… you abandon ship!. [Read more…]

If you feel the need to watch a HD movie in your car on a small 7 inch screen then check out this new player from Panasonic named the CN-HX900D. [Read more…]