The OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) is under fire for allegedly reverse engineering a keyboard that was designed by a company called Lagos based in Nigeria. Lagos CEO and founder Oyegbola claims that the OLPC keyboard infringes on the patented LANCOR design. Apparently, the problem is how the keyboard switches between special characters (similarly to [...]
Posts from — November 2007
[ November 29th, 2007 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]OLPC Under Fire from Nigerian Company
MMMmmm Chocolate NES Goodness
I love chocolate, and I did love the NES, but I have to go with Technabob on this one and say that I am go to steer away from buying chocolates from someone that has “buttless” in his or her name. Not only would I steer away from buying chocolates, I would steer away from [...]
Wireless Camera Spy Pen for Unsavory Purposes no Doubt
The Wireless Spy Camera from Chinavision with built in microphone can transmit images up to twenty meters away to a base station unit. It is a serious piece of voyeuristic hardware for the peeping tom with a budget. It records in MP4 and requires on 3 Lux illumination to get the party started. [...]
Huzzah for the World’s Most Impractical Keyboard / Mouse Combo Ever!
Look, I am exhibit A when it comes to someone that spends too long on a computer and runs the risk of developing carpal tunnel syndrome. I use a computer for my work and play and do a lot of typing. A lot more than average folks do anyway. I am [...]
Dead From an Exploding Cell Phone Battery?
This story might want to make you think twice about keeping your cell phone in your shirt pocket. A quarry worker was found next to an electric shovel with blood coming from his nose and a cellular phone that appeared to be melted in his front pocket. A professor from Chungbuk National University [...]
