Aug 8, 2010
There are those who think that CD sounds better than vinyl, and then there those who know that the sound of vinyl has a warmth that digital music seems to lack. We have covered parts of this discussion in earlier Gadget Grill shows. One of the disadvantages though, with vinyl, is that you cannot easily copy the music. Not that you are supposed to, of course, and...
Aug 1, 2010
“And for your safety, the exits are located … ” One of the best tourist attractions west of Sydney would have to be the Jenolan Caves. And they were once featured in an episode of TNG, with the naming of a ‘Sydney Class’ Starship – the USS Jenolan, in the epsiode entitled Relics. The caves already offer self-guided audio...
Aug 1, 2010
Earlier this week Intel announced that they have developed a method to move data around within our electronic devices using laser beams to transmit light instead of copper wire and electrons. They have developed a research prototype that can move more data over longer distances using optical data connections. This technology has the potential to move data at up...
Aug 1, 2010
R4 cards have been used for quite some time by Nintendo DS users to do stuff … like bypass security on the device. The High Court in the UK has now declared these cards as illegal, and they can no longer be sold, advertised, or imported into the UK.
Aug 1, 2010
Of getting a different sort of payout from your friendly local ATM? Pretty good, it would seem. At the Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas this week, Barnaby Jack introduced conference attendees to a new form of slot machine: the ATM! He started by accessing a Tranax maching, using a network and bypassing the machine’s security systems. Having gotten that...
Aug 1, 2010
A recent UK study has discovered that mobile phones may harbour up to 18 times more bacteria than toilets. The consumer magazine Which, tested a selection of 30 different mobile phones to determine how much bacteria they contained. Of those 30, seven were covered in high levels of environmental bacteria. This could act as a breeding ground for other bugs. One...