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“Dreambook” mod gives the Cloudbook GPS, flash storage
While it seemed touch and go for a few months there as to whether the the Everex Cloudbook would ever hit store shelves, what’s never been in doubt is the fact that hackers are going to have a field day with the thing. The first major hack is courtesy of Azazel from the Cloudbooker forums. His “Dreambook” mod incorporates an internal four-port USB hub to add all sorts of fun stuff like GPS, Bluetooth and 4GB of flash storage. He removed the webcam for the time being, and is having some trouble getting his replacement WiFi card to work, but it’s certainly a promising hack. Next on the agenda is another small hub to support 802.11n WiFi and some 3G connectivity — we like where this is headed.
[Thanks, David]
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Ixos’ PowerStation protector
It may have been beaten by the ugly stick but it could save your telly’s life.
Buffalo’s LinkStation Mini packs 1TB into entirely too small an enclosure
Filed under: Storage
This has got to stop, people. We just can’t stand to think of all these bits and bytes — not to mention their offspring — crammed into something like this Buffalo LinkStation Mini NAS. Dual 500GB 2.5-inch hard drives were just never meant to be in this close of proximity. Oh, it has RAID 0 / RAID 1? We suppose those 1’s and 0’s will just have to suffer. The LinkStation Mini LS-WS includes an FTP server, DLNA and iTunes capability, can share a printer of USB and reads memory cards and other mass storage devices. Buffalo plans to ship it in March for 85,000 yen (about $824 US).
[Via Engadget Japanese]
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Vodafone’s Otello draws a blank on Chancellor Angela Merkel query
Filed under: Cellphones
If there’s one person at CeBIT you don’t want to not recognize, it’s German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Nevertheless, we can only assume that Vodafone booth workers were left with their tails stuck between their legs after said figure gave its recently announced picture-based search engine a go. Upon Otella returning nothing after a picture was presumably snapped of Merkel, she quickly asserted: “I am not in the database.” Better still, she continued by proclaiming: “That’s a major gap.” Heck, maybe she should be happy — after all, Vodafone’s set to trial the service with Europe’s “best selling tabloid,” and not being in there would most certainly be a good thing.
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