Article archive for 2007 – Page 5

Sunday, April 1, 2007

Oakley’s Thumping good time

Wouldn’t it be great if someone combined an MP3 player and sunglasses into one device? Someone did, and it’s called the Oakley Thump Pro. Read on to find out what Senior Editor James Booth thinks of Oakley’s flagship tech gadget.

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Thursday, March 1, 2007

Will the Unotron Washable Wireless Keyboard sink or swim?

Nothing, well almost nothing, is more compelling to boys of any age than destroying things, especially if you know you’re not going to get in trouble doing it. With that in mind, you can begin to understand our excitement when the Unotron Washable Wireless Keyboard showed up for review. To us, the word "washable" doesn’t mean what it means to normal people. To us, the word "washable" means "OK to sink and drown". Read this review to find out if the Unotron Washable Keyboard managed to swim…or sink.

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Thursday, March 1, 2007

Should you turn your computer off at night?

Stephen Amontis answers one of the old, classic computer questions: should you turn your computer off at night?

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Thursday, March 1, 2007

Hidden gold in a full re-install

Eventually, everyone has to do it… a full system re-install. It’s a horrible task, but if you look hard enough, you may just find some hidden gold.

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Thursday, March 1, 2007

Dremel, Dremel, bo-bemel, banana-fanna-fo-femel, fe-fi-fo-memel…Dremel!

Back in December, we included a number of helpful Dremel tools in our holiday gift list articles. However, it was pointed out that we’ve never formally reviewed or rated the various tools we discussed in those articles. Dremel-style tools are incredibly useful around the computing shop. Here, then, is our formal review of three cool tools.

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Thursday, February 1, 2007

Imagine if George Washington was God

Imagine if George Washington was still alive today. Imagine that even though he was born in 1732, he was still hale and hearty and large and in charge 275 years later. Unrealistic? Farfetched? Frickin’ crazy? Well, of course. Nothing like this could ever happen. Or could it?

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Thursday, February 1, 2007

Playing with my Wii

That title sounds so bad. After having it sit in a box for five days while he worked on various publishing deadlines, Editor-in-Chief David Gewirtz finally hooked up his very own, personal Wii gaming system. This article contains his first impressions.

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Thursday, February 1, 2007

Real-world privacy implications of RFID

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been very fortunate to enlist the help of Martyn Mallick, one of the leading experts on RFID technology. This week, we’ll discuss the real-world implications of RFID, including privacy, tracking, embedded tags, and more. This is truly a fascinating conclusion for a very informative series.

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Thursday, February 1, 2007

Getting to know how RFID works

What is RFID, really? What are the advantages and issues? In our quest to provide you with an in-depth understanding of the topic, we’ve been very fortunate to enlist the help of Martyn Mallick, one of the leading experts on RFID technology. This is the second of three articles where we have the pleasure of talking to Martyn and learning all about RFID. If you’re interested in emerging technologies, this is a series you won’t want to miss.

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Monday, January 1, 2007

Understanding RFID

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is both a fascinating and controversial technology. It came to the general public’s awareness in discussions about embedding RFID tags in clothing, to track the purchase of clothing items in stores. The general paranoia from that, of course, is the idea that RFID could be used to compromise individual privacy — a new version of Big Brother is watching you. What is RFID, really? What are the advantages and issues? In our quest to provide you with an in-depth understanding of the topic, we’ve been very fortunate to enlist the help of Martyn Mallick, one of the leading experts on RFID technology. Over the next three articles, we’ll be talking to Martyn and learning all about RFID. If you’re interested in emerging technologies, this is a series you won’t want to miss.

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