Posts Filed Under — Computers

[ October 12th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Odyssey Super-rugged Laptop Case Will Make Security Goons Wonder What You’re Planning

The Odyssey, a super-rugged laptop case that is watertight, dust- and impact-resistant and even features a pressure release valve, sounds a good idea. The foam liner is pluckable so that it can be shaped to hold any gadget or gizmo that warrants the hefty cost of the bag; making the heft of the bag itself, [...]

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[ October 12th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Dell Adamo XPS Looks Stabby

There was at least one story floating around the ether relating to a Mac Book Air user scratching his arm with the sharp side of his notebook. Looking at this picture, I can’t help but thinking that he would have suffered major blood-loss if the same thing happened with the Dell Adamo XPS.

They managed to [...]

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[ October 9th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Memory Stick Comb, Why?

People seem determined to stick a USB plug on just about everything, so why not stick a 2GB memory chip in the handle of a comb and make it a thumb drive? It helps you look good and saves your precious data at the same time. We shouldn’t be asking “why”, we should be asking, [...]

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[ October 6th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Video: Software Makes Programs From Sketches, Helps You Fake Having a Life

Researchers at Tsinghua University are working on a project called Photosketch. By pulling images out of a database, it is able to generate photographs from rough sketches with shapes and tags.

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[ October 5th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Feeling Exposed? Thousands of Hotmail Accounts Phished, Passwords Revealed

Microsoft has revealed that they blocked access to several thousand Hotmail accounts after hackers posted their password and access information online.

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