The Hardware Show #11

Submitted by Jonathan on Sun, 2005-11-13 22:46.

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Music Used: Solid Globe - North Pole

Location Recorded: Seattle Public Library

We did the show notes out of order and I feel that it would be a waste of time to hold back the release to fix them. If someone wants to fix them and e-mail the fixed copy to me I will update the show notes to reflect it.

Shownotes

Hardware



All Cardboard Case Released in Japan
http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2005/10/cardboard_pc_ca.html

Japanese redeem themselves with Personal Helocopter
http://www.ohgizmo.com/2005/10/19/the-gen-h4-personnal-helicopter/

P.A. Semiconductor unveils new PWRficient CPUs
http://www.pasemi.com/news/releases/2005_oct_24_1.html

Lamp designed to calm people down by mimicing their breathing patterns
http://www.freshtechnology.net/gadgets-lamp.php

Will Bluetooth-enabled vibrators that are controlled by SMS messages be the final word in teledildonics?
http://phoneyworld.com/newspage.aspx?n=1499

Microsoft planning deliberate XBOX 360 shortage in bid for media attention
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20051101-5510.html

Software



Apache rules the universe
http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2005/10/04/october_2005_web_server_survey.html

OpenOffice Open to Bloat
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=120

Sony's DRM installs rootkits.
http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.html

Sony's DRM rootkit exploited by WoW cheaters
http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/34

Google hires programmers to work on Open Office
http://news.com.com/Google+throws+bodies+at+OpenOffice/2100-7344_3-5920762.html?tag=nefd.lede

Social



Xerox DocuColor Printers Encode Information on Every Sheet
http://www.eff.org/Privacy/printers/docucolor/

Catholic High School Demands that Students Abandon Blogs
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051024/NEWS03/510240319/1007

Microwave Reflection Eavesdropping on Rooms/Buildings
http://www.newscientist.com.nyud.net:8090/article.ns?id=dn8208

Law



Switzerland Introduces Voting by SMS
http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=106&sid=6176853&cKey=1129793459000

Microsoft withdraws proposal after judge voices concern
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051026/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_antitrust;_ylt=AuMb7_P3z3l8lJiEwQ.dsmwjtBAF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--

Passport RFID tags to use unproven security measures
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/ELECTRONIC_PASSPORTS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Telecommuting = Taxes * 2
http://news.com.com/Telecommuters+Beware+the+tax+man/2100-1028-5927124.html?part=dht&tag=ntop&tag=nl.e703

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