Dec 12, 2010
In order to supply photographic evidence to backup investigations, police departments all over the world rely upon the built in security within the camera systems they use. The security systems ensure the integrity of the images, and confirm that the images have not been tampered with. Or so it was. A vulnerability in Canon’s OSK-E3 system has been found...
Dec 12, 2010
As we all know, EMI is a very large distributor of music. And as we all know, all of the very large distributors of music have been drecrying the use of file sharing sites, such as Pirate Bay, and RapidShare, to name just two. According to EMI, these sorts of sites are evil, and pirate havens. And should not be used. Unless of course you happen to be EMI, which...
Dec 12, 2010
In Richmond VA in the US, the courts have ruled that e-cigarattes should be regulated as if they’re tobacco, rather than as drug delivery devices. On the one have, that means that they don;t need to go through the rigorous testing that drugs and drug delivery devices need to go through. On the other hand, it means that the courts have, in effect, decreed...
Dec 12, 2010
Screw up, that is. Earlier this year in the US, they announced a revised $100 note, featuring new security features, with a release date scheduled for early-ish in 2011. Unfortunately, these notes have struck a minor snag in printing, and production of these notes has had to be stopped while the problems are sorted and rectified. What’s been happening is...
Dec 5, 2010
Remember the Motorola DynaTAC? It was mobile phone just a tad larger and heavier than the iPhone. It didn’t quite fit into your pocket, either. It happens to have been the mobile phone’s 20th birthday this week, and in London, Motorola had a party to commemorate this event, with the invitations being sent out with a cardboard replica of the...
Dec 5, 2010
In the US, Apple has been awarded a patent that describes a display system that allows multiple viewers to view projected 3D images without any need for special glasses. The system claims to provide high quality viewing for the viewers regardless of where they might be sitting. The patent describes the use of a rippled screen to create an autostereoscopic...