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The FBI says it has uncovered one million computers that are being used by hackers without their owners’ knowledge. Today Steve talks about BotNets and the FBI’s Operation Bot Roast.
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It’s coming so we all better get saving. I know it my seem wrong of me but I know when this happens there is going to be people out there that can’t afford their homes and thats where I will become rich. CHEAP HOUSES – DEMAND FOR RENT Recent headlines in the financial press have [...]
Filed under: Home Entertainment
Nothing too special here, just a nice looking piece of kit from Teac. Of course those NXT flat panel speakers aren’t exactly ordinary, but we seen ‘em around for years now in everything from boom boxes to portables to laptop LCDs, projection screens, and even singing picture frames. The 2.1-channel (5W x 2, 15W sub) CD-X10i plays CDs in that upright, B&O way while packing an iPod dock in tow. Yours in Japan starting July for about ¥30,000 or right around $243.
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Recent headlines in the financial press have been focusing on an area of the financial world that rarely gets to see the light of day, let alone the front pages – the government bond market.
Filed under: Displays, Misc. Gadgets
Alright, the whole touchscreen thing is getting a little out of hand. In the latest example of touch-frenzy, luxe clothier Ralph Lauren is converting a large window at its London flagship store into a giant touchscreen shopping experience as part of its Wimbledon marketing campaign. Much like Microsoft’s Big-Ass Table, the 78-inch window is coated with touch-sensitive foil, and the image is beamed onto it by a hidden projector — allowing users to purchase Ralph’s latest duds and even take in a tennis lesson or two. Purchases are paid for via phone or email the next day — so you can’t explain away that $75 pink polo by saying you accidentally brushed the screen.
[Via Switched]
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