The Best Wi-Fi Names of All Time [Pic]
Check out Mashable’s roundup of what they consider to be the best Wi-Fi names of all time. [Source]
Category Archives: Wireless
Apple’s Keyless Keyboard is Impossibly Sexy
It’s been a long time since we’ve seen a significant development in keyboard design; the advent of ergonomic keyset–breaking the board down the middle to allow a more natural hand position–may have improved the lives of a few carpal tunnel syndrome sufferers, but it really didn’t alter the keyboard manufacturing landscape. It appears Apple may [...]
Earth Guide for Aliens [Video]
Back in 1977, geek heroes Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan headed up the team that created the golden record — gold-plated copper disc that serves as a sort of time capsule for Earth, in the event that some alien species finds and explores the Voyager probe as it wanders out past Pluto’s orbit and into [...]
Of Mice and LEDs: New Tech Offers Lightweight Mind Control in Mice [Science]
Thanks to a recent development in optigenetics research, mice are teaching us about our own brains… by letting us control theirs. Christian Wentz from MIT has designed a mind-controlling hat for mice; the contraption is built of a pair of circuit boards, an antenna, and some advancements in remote battery tech, which allows a set [...]
Search Your Kindle: Star Wars eBooks Now Available
For thirty years, people have been writing Star Wars books. That’s a long time (and a jumbled canon) but yesterday, finally, Star Wars entered the future. Lucasfilm and Random House announced that the entire library of Star Wars fiction titles (Del Rey/Bantam Spectra) will be available in eBook format, as will any future releases under the imprints. [...]
Steve Jobs in Carbonite iPhone Case Zapped by Lawyers
Just as in The Empire Strikes Back, Han Solo has fallen prey to a vast and powerful empire. But this time it’s Apple. One of the most creative iPhone cases to date lasted just a matter of days before the lawyers got involved. The Steve Jobs case featured a recreation of the infamous scene of [...]
Wi-Fi Access For My Technologically Challenged Mother [Pic]
Thanks Sean!
If the router don’t store it, you must acquit
A court in the Netherlands has ruled that hacking a WiFi connection is not inherently illegal. But the ruling was based more on a technicality in the law than the principle, meaning it’s possible officials could seek to update legislation. The ruling is actually a small part of a wider case involving a student who [...]
Unlock most cardkey door control systems with Caribou
Need to access that top secret military installation so you can use its Stargate to travel at the other end of the galaxy? No problems! All you need is an Android-based phone and the Caribou app! [Caribou Android App | Via [H]]
Sneak Peek: The airpenPocket by Pentel
Coming February 12, 2011: The Pentel airpenPocket, a digital writing device that promises handwriting-to-text data entry as well as drawing-to-image capabilities via Bluetooth. Though similar devices have been on the market for some time, Pentel’s advantage is the Bluetooth capability, which allows transmission of text and image data to PC as well as smartphones, tablets and [...]
How to Freak Out Your Neighbors [Picture]
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3G mobile comes to Everest
With all the sniping and griping on social networks, it’s rare that somebody posts to say they are feeling on top of the world. But that’s exactly what climbers at Mount Everest will soon be able to do. Ncell, a subsidiary of a Swedish phone company, has set up eight 3G phone masts (four powered [...]