Topic: - on January 19, 2003 at 12:10:09 AM CET
Credit Card-Size Hard Drive Can Hold 5GB
Cheap, thin, flexible StorCard expected to become available this year. Take a look at one of those credit cards in your wallet. That's the exact size and thickness of an upcoming, revolutionary removable storage device called StorCard.
Created by a company with the same name, StorCard can contain from 100MB to more than 5GB of data on a plastic card. At first glance, it looks like a credit card, and even has a magnetic strip like a credit card, for potential use in standard credit card readers.
The hard disk data, however, is accessed on a tiny spinning disk inside the thin card.
¬> PC World
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Topic: - on January 18, 2003 at 6:37:42 PM CET
Microsoft Introduces CD Copy-Protection Fix
Microsoft Corp. announced on Saturday the introduction of new digital rights software aimed at helping music labels control unauthorized copying of CDs, one of the biggest thorns in the ailing industry's side. Stung by the common practice of consumers copying, or "burning," new versions of a store-bought CD onto recordable CDs, music companies have invested heavily in copy-protection technologies that have mainly backfired or annoyed customers.
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Topic: - on January 18, 2003 at 5:30:01 PM CET
Macromedia Adds Flash to PowerPoint
Web development software maker Macromedia Inc. said on Thursday it acquired Presedia, a privately held company that sells a tool to convert PowerPoint presentations into Macromedia Flash presentations for easy online distribution.
The takeover of Presedia of Sunnyvale, California, expands Macromedia's offerings in the online presentation and electronic learning area, Macromedia of San Francisco said. Presedia, founded in 1999, has about 60 customers including Wells Fargo and Sprint. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Topic: - on January 17, 2003 at 10:29:52 AM CET
OnHand PC
The OnHandPC has the power and memory of a Palm m100 in the size of a wrist watch. Batteries last up to several months which is pretty good compared to other devices like a Palm. The OnHand PC uses 2 lithium batteries which are actually really cheap. Replacement of these batteries can be done without loosing any information. A handy joystick will help you navigate applications. If you are a programmer, you can even develop your own applications in C.
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Topic: - on January 16, 2003 at 5:20:14 PM CET
PC 12v Cigarette Lighter Adapter Kit
Need a light?? Here you go. You'll only find this item here at FrozenCPU.com! Basically, this is a car cigarette lighter kit which has been adapted to be used in a PC's 5 1/4 bay.
What this kit includes:
* Cigarette Lighter
* Sleeved 4pin 12v Molex Connector
* Washer for drilling the hole
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Topic: - on January 16, 2003 at 2:21:25 PM CET
Microsoft Ordered to Ship Java in 120 Days
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Microsoft Corp. to begin shipping Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Java program within 120 days, after the companies fought over implementing a ruling he made last month. U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz summoned lawyers for both sides in the private antitrust suit to a hearing on their failure to agree on the terms of a preliminary injunction.
"I can't sit here hearing after hearing," said Motz. "I want this done in 120 days."
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Topic: - on January 15, 2003 at 11:27:47 AM CET
Monster Machine
Kevin 'Dr. Frankenstein' Rose creates a revolutionary hybrid PC built from Mac and PC hardware. I love my Mac and I love my PC, but what I don't love is having two monitors, two keyboards, and two mouses. Switching back and forth has become a royal pain. And since Jobs and Gates probably won't be releasing a Mac/PC combo box any time soon, I decided to take matters into my own hands.
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Topic: - on January 15, 2003 at 9:55:38 AM CET
More computer viruses expected
Computer users should brace for a new onslaught of viruses this year, especially worms deployed into instant messaging systems that allow users to chat quickly and cheaply across the Web, an anti-virus expert said on Tuesday.
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Topic: - on January 13, 2003 at 3:12:40 AM CET
Computer chips heist at BA depot
Computer chips worth an estimated £6.2m were stolen from a British Airways loading area near Heathrow Airport on Sunday.
Scotland Yard said the Pentium IIII chips were inside an American Airlines van which was taken when the driver left it unattended for a few moments.
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Topic: - on January 12, 2003 at 11:23:04 AM CET
Welcome to spamradio
Spamradio is serving up delicious helpings of spam each hour of every day to all who are hungry.
Using a complex arrangement of pipes and funnels we turn the junk mail that we receive into a streaming audio broadcast that can be enjoyed from anywhere on the Internet.
How do I hear it? To listen to spamradio all you need is a modern computer, a connection to the Internet, and a complete set of (2) working ears.
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Topic: - on January 12, 2003 at 10:50:28 AM CET
PlayStation 3: Supercomputer-On-A-Chip
Destined by all indicators for a 2005 release, stories surround the PS3 pointing toward the incorporation of a complex microprocessor, a supercomputer-on-a-chip bearing the moniker "Cell." Being championed by the hardware triumvirate of IBM, Sony, and Toshiba, these companies have pledged $400 million to the project.
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Topic: - on January 10, 2003 at 11:23:48 PM CET
The Bar Monkey
Using these 16 ingredients, a total of 188 different drinks can be made, with the included ability to add ounce increments of each ingredient to customize (or create) a drink. The drink database is easy to update and nearly infinitely expandable.
* Runs a program written in C by Dustin Cooper, in Linux.
* Bartop is approximately four feet above the ground.
* Holds approximately 1.75 liters of each ingredient.
* Dispenses an 8 oz. mixed drink in less than 10 seconds.
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