Topic: CARS - on June 6, 2008 at 2:27:46 PM CEST
Inflatable electric car can drive off cliffs
It's hard to say what the most intriguing thing about XP Vehicles' inflatable car is. Maybe it's that the car can travel for up to 2,500 miles on a single electric charge (the distance across the US is roughly 3,000 miles). Or maybe it's the fact that you buy the car online, it gets shipped to you in two cardboard boxes, and the estimated assembly time is less than two hours. Perhaps it's that the car is made out of "airbags" - the same polymer materials used to cushion NASA's rovers when they landed on Mars. Then again, it could be the company's claim that you can drive the car off a cliff without serious injury, and that it will float in a flood or tsunami.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on June 6, 2008 at 2:25:16 PM CEST
How to Turn Your PlayStation 3 Into a Linux PC (and Win Our Mod)
The Cell processor inside Sony's PlayStation 3 is a powerhouse that lets the gaming console render highly detailed graphics at blistering speed. That same chip gives the PS3 all the processing muscle it needs to become a fully functional computer. When we first heard this was possible, we were sure the procedure had to be illegal, or that it would at least void the warranty. But as it turns out, this is that rarest of finds in consumer electronics: a perfectly legal, manufacturer-supported hack that adds significant functionality. With a little bit of effort and expense, we turned a PS3 into a Linux computer—without losing any of the machine's native gaming goodness. And we'd like one of our readers to win it.
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Topic: Online-Fahndung - on June 6, 2008 at 2:22:05 PM CEST
Telekom soll heikle Daten zurückgehalten haben
Nach der Spitzelaffäre nun neuer Ärger im Hause Telekom? Das Unternehmen soll einem Bericht zufolge interne Ermittlungsdaten zu einem Betrugsfall bei der Tochter T-Systems zurückgehalten haben. Auch hier soll die Berliner Firma Network involviert gewesen sein.
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Topic: Online-Fahndung - on June 6, 2008 at 2:19:55 PM CEST
Ein Arbeitstag im Leben des Herrn L.
Nicht nur bei der Telekom und Lidl - in vielen deutschen Unternehmen werden Mitarbeiter überwacht. Hier das fiktive Protokoll eines ganz normalen Arbeitstages. Alle beschriebenen Überwachungstechniken sind in deutschen Unternehmen schon eingesetzt worden - oder werden es noch.
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Topic: Online-Fahndung - on June 6, 2008 at 2:18:19 PM CEST
Leaked Report: ISP Secretly Added Spy Code To Web Sessions, Crashing Browsers
An internal British Telecom report on a secret trial of an ISP eavesdropping and advertising technology found that the system crashed some unsuspecting users' browsers, and a small percentage of the 18,000 broadband customers under surveillance believed they'd been infected with adware.
The January 2007 report (.pdf) -- published Thursday by the whistle blowing site Wikileaks -- demonstrates the hazards broadband customers face when an ISP tampers with raw internet traffic for its own profit. The leak comes just weeks after U.S. broadband provider Charter Communications told users it would be testing a technology similar to what's described in the BT document.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on June 6, 2008 at 2:14:15 PM CEST
U2's Manager Lashes Out Yet Again: Blames Absolutely Everyone For Not Making U2 Even Wealthier
U2's Manager Lashes Out Yet Again: Blames Absolutely Everyone For Not Making U2 Even Wealthier
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on June 6, 2008 at 2:05:05 PM CEST
Warner Music Admits It Hired Police Investigator Before The Pirate Bay Investigation Was Complete
Back in April, we wrote about the fact that a police investigator in Sweden who had been in charge of the case against The Pirate Bay had been hired by Warner Brothers. At the time, there was no proof that he had been hired during the investigation. In fact, it appeared otherwise. Based on this, I didn't see why this was such a problem -- though many people in the comments felt I was being naive. And, indeed, it turns out that a further investigation has now turned up the news that, in fact, the guy was hired while the investigation was ongoing. Though he's now left that job, this does call into question the entire investigation against The Pirate Bay.
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