Scooba the New iRobot Product
May 23rd, 2005 · iRobot (makers of Roomba) just released a sneak preview of Scooba, the lastest consumer home-cleaning robot. It will be available this holiday season for all your holiday shopping needs.
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Chase Deploying "Touchless" Credit Cards
May 19th, 2005 · As reported by Money Magazine, J.P. Morgan Chase, the US' 2nd largest bank, is rolling out 'contactless' credit cards, presumably using RFID technology. 'The new payment method doesn't require a customer signature, making it more convenient and time-saving …
Consumers Union Wants You to Share Your Story
May 18th, 2005 · Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports launched a new site to help consumers across the country who are dealing with phone bills, cell phone contracts, cable packages and Internet scams.
Consumers experiencing problems are not alone. The site …
Vonage Testing Mobile VoIP Service Routers
May 17th, 2005 · In a Vonage VoIP Forum article
titled
Vonage Testing Mobile VoIP Service Routers
we learn that Vonage is doing customer trials involving a new Linksys Wi-Fi mobile service router. From the article comes the claim: "With the special router and handset, …
DIY High-Altitude Ballooning
May 16th, 2005 · Ever wanted to see the black of space but just can't pay a cool 20 million to do so? Well, just build your own small-scale, high-altitude balloon like these guys out of styrofoam, duct tape, electrical kit and a 'consumer-grade' weather balloon. They …
Hacking the Web with Greasemonkey
May 16th, 2005 · Greasemonkey is a revolutionary Firefox extension that many feel has enormous implications for the future evolution of the web. By making it easy to write client-side scripts that modify webpages as you surf, it shifts the balance of power from content …
RFID Tags for Digital Rights Management
May 15th, 2005 · RFID Journal is running a story about a group of researchers at UCLA working on a new RFID application that would provide consumers a means of watching DVDs of movies as soon as they hit the theaters. It could also be used to address one of Hollywood's …
Hybrid Drivers Provide Real-World Mileage Data
May 9th, 2005 · Hybrid cars seem like the answer to rising gas prices, increased pollution and growing dependence on foreign oil, yet EPA tests have failed to produce reliable mileage estimations for consumers. Dependable fuel economy figures are now available at GreenHybrid.com, …
AMD's Dual-core Athlon 64 X2 reviewed
May 9th, 2005 · Weeks after formally announcing its dual-core Athlon X2 desktop processor, reviews are finally trickling out. The Tech Report's coverage tests two flavors of the Athlon 64 X2 against a whopping 17 competitors, including AMD and Intel's fastest single- …
DC Court of Appeals Rules Against Broadcast Flag [duplicate]
May 7th, 2005 · The Boston Globe reports that 'An appeals court yesterday tossed out rules requiring antipiracy technology in new digital television receivers and recorders to make it difficult for consumers to copy and distribute programs, saying the Federal Communications …
Online Shoppers Aren't Impulsive
May 3rd, 2005 · When it comes to online shoppers, conventional wisdom has long been divided. Some have argued that the instant nature of shopping from home over the Internet leads to quick purchases while others have contended that easy price comparisons on the Web …
iMacs Freshened with 2.0 GHz G5, Bluetooth, WiFi
May 3rd, 2005 · Apple has updated the popular consumer level Mac, the iMac G5.
So better support the now standard Mac OS X Tiger, Apple has made significant improvements to all standard configurations including 512MB RAM, Radeon 9600 128MB graphics, and on 2.0 GHz models …
Spitzer Sues Intermix Media for Bundling Spyware
Apr 28th, 2005 · Attorney General and corporate watchdog Eliot Spitzer has filed suit against Intermix Software, alleging that the company deviously and deceptively bundles spyware with its 'free' screensaver and game products. 'Spyware and adware are more than an annoyance,' …
Rave Reviews for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Apr 28th, 2005 · The first mass market reviews of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger are trickling in with a big thumbs up for the release. Walt Mossberg of the WSJ says 'Tiger Leaps Out in Front' but complains about slowness of some applications - notably Mail. David Pogue of NYT says …
Britons Frustrated by DRM
Apr 26th, 2005 · The BBC is reporting that UK music lovers are 'frustrated' with DRM restrictions and pricing of online music purchases. The confusion over file formats and player compatibility are being compounded with the desire to 'own' rather than 'license' an album …
French Courts Ban DRM on DVDs
Apr 25th, 2005 · According to a story on Boing-Boing, the French courts have banned DRM copy-protection on DVDs, because it is a consumer right to make a backup or to change formats (in this case, to VHS). Original story (in French) is also available.
Deconstructing Stupidity - Why is IP Policy Bad?
Apr 22nd, 2005 · There is a good attempt on the Financial Times site by James Boyle to explain why
intellectual property policy making is so bad. From the article: 'These are the ground rules of the information society. Mistakes hurt us.... Why are we making them? To …
OSS Developers Provide A Glimmer of Hope
Apr 22nd, 2005 · In a recent speech at the ACCU conference in Oxford, software design guru James Coplein said that unless consumers start demanding more and putting up with less crap from software firms, the quality of proprietary software would keep spiralling down. …
loband - Killer App for Developing World?
Apr 16th, 2005 · With recent stories about hardware products for the developing world - namely the MIT Media lab's $100 laptop and the Simputer, its interesting to see a software solution to the problems of internet access. Aidworld, a Cambridge (UK) based organisation …
The Not-So-Cool Future
Apr 16th, 2005 · Researchers at Purdue University and several other universities are looking to start work on a major problem standing in the way of future chip design: heat. The team is proposing a new center to consolidate efforts in finding solutions for the problem …
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