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Zomm: Wireless Leash Keeps You From Losing Your Cell Phone (Again)

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Do you lose your cell phone all the time? This new device called The ZOMM is supposed to help you from misplacing your mobile phone, and lets you make calls even if your phone is hidden in your pocket or purse.

The makers of the ZOMM are calling it the…

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January 2nd, 2010 by: Technabob

Surveillance 100 Lamp Won’T Record, but Does Illuminate

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How’d you like three giant surveillance cameras staring your down in the face every time you walk into your living room? Well, here ya go.

Designed by Sweden’s Humans Since 1982, the Surveillance 100 doesn’t capture video at all. Instead, the head of each one of these security “cameras” is…

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December 1st, 2009 by: Technabob

Faceid: Open Locked Doors With Your Face

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Imagine someday walking up to the front door of your home of office, and instead of whipping out your keys or RFID keycard, you stare into a facial recognition device that decides whether or not you’re really you. While this sounds like something out of a science fiction movie, this…

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October 30th, 2009 by: Technabob

Oops: Upgrading Your Mac’S Os to Snow Leopard Downgrades Your Flash Player

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If you’ve upgraded to Apple’s much-hyped and well-received Snow Leopard, I recommend that you update your system’s Adobe Flash player – even if you already had the latest version prior to the installation. That’s because in the process of installing Snow Leopard, your current Flash player will be replaced by…

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September 4th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Pheonix Freeze: Empowering Lazy-Ass Computer Users All Over the World.

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Currently in beta, Phoenix Freeze is a program that allows users to use thie Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones as “keys” to their computers. After pairing your computer with your phone, Phoenix Freeze… will automatically lock the computer as you go away from the computer, and it will unlock the computer as

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May 31st, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Trend Micro Offers Web Security for Psp and PS3 Browsers, No One Cares.

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Anyone who owns an internet-capable device knows that browsing without a keyboard or a good keyboard interface is a pain in the ass. As a PSP and PS3 owner, I can say that that is the case with both systems, not to mention the pathetic, slow-ass connection on the PSP.…

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April 30th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

This Flash Drive Will Self-Destruct in 5 Seconds: Fujitsu Working on Flash Drive That Can Auto-Erase Data

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Wanna know who fills the hardware needs of covert operatives? Fujitsu. The company will deny it of course, but the sharp eyes over at GetUSB just released some top-secret info regarding Fujitsu’s prototype USB flash drive that can erase the data it contains after a set amount of time, or…

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April 20th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Motion Sensing Fake Security Cam: Your Dog’S New Toy

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This fake security cam has several fauxthentic features that will deter would-be thieves. It has a motion sensor (probably an IR sensor), so that when someone – you, your wife’s mother, a piece of trash – passes in front of it within 6 1/2 feet, the camera will respond by…

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March 10th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Lock It Down: Combination Lock for USB Flash Disks

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Here’s some old school security for high tech storage: combination locks for USB flash disks. They’re from Green House, the same company that gave us the Golf Mouse. There’s nothing weird about this product though. Weird.

It’s basically the same as its bigger brothers, the ones that secure bicycles, doors,…

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January 17th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

USB Terminator: Deterrence via Annoyance

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Plug this beefy-looking plastic thug into your USB port, and it’s supposed to scare those who approach it away from your computer.

While it’s called the USB Terminator, it looks more like the bouncer who’d tell you to hit the road because you can’t come into the trendy new nightclub…

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October 15th, 2007 by: Technabob

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