I’m close to 40 but that never diminished my naughtiness. 30 years ago, my teacher said I’d be the death of her one day. That’d be true today if I went back to school armed with this R/C Black Widows Spider. It’s one authentic prank!

The London Museum of Natural History didn’t have pranksters in mind when they created an authentic replica of the Black Widow Spider. The gadget is about a foot large, it creeps in a creepy manner, spins around on itself and generally acts very spiderlike. That is, within 30 feet of the controller. Imagine having this cutie sneak up on a slumbering lout of an employee? That’d be priceless!

Of course if he suffers heart attack, his lawyers may confiscate your baby spider. Be careful with it!

You can buy the £17.99 R/C Black Widow Spider at this fine store.

My best friend is an Apple engineer and he tells me that Jobs is griping. Nevermind that his Macbook Pros are selling like hotcakes; the man has problems with the Ipod Shuffle sales.  No one wants a shuffle. Not even if it’s given for free. And what’s there to like about this piece of crap anyway?  – it doesn’t come with any display, has a puny capacity and does not do video playback. It has only one good market. Gym folks who play a preset list of tracks for the treadmill love it. But beyond that? Nada.

I do wonder why the stylish folks at Apple do not take the recommendation of designer Isamu Sanada when he proposed the iPod Shuffle Bracelet concept. Let it stream music to a bluetooth headset and you’ve got a killer app! What fashionista can resist such a beauty?

Next to Firefox and Google Chrome, Apple’s Safari zaps all other browsers in terms of speed, stability and security. Web critters could barely dent the armor of these three browser. That is, until last week. Chinks began appearing of Safari. Hence,  Safari 3.2, launched last week, addressing several security issues, including phishing and identification of online businesses.  Apple announced that Safari 3.2, available for both Leopard and Tiger, and Windows Vista or XP offered “protection from fraudulent phishing websites and better identification of online businesses.” Continue Reading »
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Got pirated windows? Remove WGA 1.2 empowers you to remove the Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage ( WGA ) Notifications tool. That means, you can boot up without being annoyed that M$ wants money for your illegal copies of the software.

Usage is simple. Install RemoveWGA and the Microsoft “Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications” hits the furnace. No longer will you have spy software that calls home and connect to MS servers every time you boot. Futures updates of this notification tool will (officialy) setup the connection rate to once every two weeks. Continue Reading »
RemoveWGA 1.2 : For Pirates Only

Everyone one loves Partition Magic. It’s the industry standard and does the job well. There’s just one downside. The cost. Many would therefore welcome this  alternative, EASEUS Partition Manager which is a comprehensive hard disk partition management software for Windows 2000/2003 Server and Windows 2000/XP/Vista. It’s a superb tool that does a whole slew:  Partition,   Resize and Move, Create, Delete and Format, Hide and Unhide server, Non Server partitions and much more. Continue Reading »
New Release: Easeus Partition Manager 2.1

I’m overweight. Not because of fats, mind you. I tip the scales because of all the gadgets I lug around. There’s my cellphone in the back jean pocket. Ipod in the front right. Then there’s the wallet snug into the left right. My shirt pocket has a spy/wifi detector. And yes. My keys. Lots of keys attached to a Victorinox 15 blade swiss knife. Whew. No wonder my pants expire in a year. My shirts too. They’re dead even before they become fashion victims.

Oh well. So you can imagine how delighted I was when Thinkgeek developed the Personal Area Network Hoodie. It’s a light, breathable and wicking fabric superb for treking, biking, spelunking..you name it! The pullover brags 5 pockets, including a specially designed chest pocket with a ZIP-PIP for sunglasses and “back-up,” patent-pending magnetic closures. Just like my MacBook! The Weight Management System (WMS) for this pocket was an R & D masterpiece. I can imagine the sleepness nights incurred by the engineers. And yet there’s more. The hoodie also features the patented Personal Area Network (PAN), a detachable key chain, an epaulet to attach devices, like walkie-talkies, ventilation eyelets and an adjustable waist cord.

I bought two of these babies.

Asus scored a fortune with their puny eeePC line, so what’s to stop them from branching into a desktop variety? There’s a potential windfall in this new segment. So, after being spotted a few times in tradeshows and shrouded in countless rumors, it looks that ASUS will finally launch its Eee Top all-in-one desktop computer this week, according to IDG.

Info is sketchy but sources say that the computer runs on an Intel Atom processor 1.6Ghz, the very same one that fuels modern netbooks. The final specifications indicate the Eee Top boasting  a 15.6″ display, although the ET1602 and ET1603 names would suggest a 16″ display. For photo lovers, you’ll be glad to know there’s also 160Gb of storage and an integrated webcam.  If it comes with 2GB of memory, this will definitely eat into the midrange desktop line of HP. Continue Reading »
Eee Top All-In-One PC Hits the Market

Travelling again? Don’t fret that you’ll be missing calls from your boss or that hot stranger you just met. PersonalNumber.Com recently announced that they have launched their global number network to a transnational audience, with free call forwarding to 150 countries.

Once only available in the UK and US, the service is available at www.PersonalNumber.com, where members can sign up for a free UK +44 number, easily forwarded to any landline (and cellphone in various nations) at no cost or via a Global SIM card.

Prospects can register online, and instantly be assigned their personal Global number. After accessing, free call forwarding can be installed to five numbers, or activated via voicemail. The call diversion can be modified by logging onto the website any spot the world. There is absolutely no fees to sign up, no paperwork, and no fees payable whatsoever. A free voicemail to email facility is available. Excited already? I am! Continue Reading »
Free Call Forwarding to 150 Countries

Uzix, the boys creating personal video iWear, released two new products in Europe affording ground-breaking technology advances.

Donned like a pair of goggles, the new AV310 is the pioneering video headset of its kind to feature the full 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio; while the AV230XL blows old technologies by using OLED (organic LED) screen technology for an vibrantly bright, high contrast display that drinks less power.

The launch of the two headsets increases the complement of Vuzix range to four models. The AV920 is the top of the line video headset, and there’s VR920 is a virtual reality goggle aimed at the gaming market which adds motion tracking and 3D capability to 80 PC titles and online games such as World of Empire Earth, Second Life and Earth Siege.

The new products are developed to complement an array of devices with TV Out capability such as theApple iPod range, MP4 players, games consoles such as Wii, and many of the latest cellphones from Nokia, Ericsson, Samsung and HTC. Continue Reading »
Vuzix’s Big Screen iPhone – Real Theatre Experience!

Sick of downloading filters each time you grab new videos? Stop retching. With this spankying  new Vista Codec Package installed, you no longer have to install any other codec or filter. Various user-suggested settings are implemented as standard. That means painless video viewing for you. Continue Reading »
Download Vista Codec Package 5.0.1

With companies and workers facing the most challenging global economy in decades, Mindjet® today launched MindManager® 8 and MindManager Web™, two new products that help individuals save significant amounts of time, conquer information overload, and become more effective.  Additionally, Mindjet delivered powerful publishing capabilities with the release of the all-new Mindjet Player™. For the first time, fully interactive mind maps can be freely shared so anyone can discover the power of mind mapping, and unlock its potential to create breakthroughs in productivity and innovation. Continue Reading »
MindManager 8 To Conquer Info Overload

Shame shame! Security researchers Erik Tews and Martin Beck have succeeded in partially cracking the WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) encryption, which until now had been considered safe.

The two hackers will demonstrate their feat at the upcoming PacSec security conference in Tokyo, Japan.

WPA is a protocol that has been widely adopted as a replacement for WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), which has been known to be insecure since as far back as 2001. The initial attack on WEP was actually a dictionary attack, thus requiring great computational resources. This meant that attack scenarios on a large scale were highly unlikely. Continue Reading »
WPA Encryption Fails

When you see tin cans, you think sausages or  sardines. We have SPAM to thank for that. Frankly, I think that tin cans can render greater service than merely storing away messy food. Now imagine a tin can containing an entire survival kit?

That’s the idea behind the innovative Survival in A Can- something no Eagle Scout or military commando should be without. Here we have a sturdy, rust proof, leakproof, crushproof tin can jammed full of 25 survival items. Go hunt in the forest, trek the tundras, fish the lake or conquer the wild wild west armed with your compass, rifle and this tin can. You’ll be confident that inclement weather or unexpected injuries won’t faze you. This kit is simply so complete and portable  that it’s a must to tote one in your car, SUV, motorcycle, fishing vest, backpack, kevlar vest, yacht, etc. Continue Reading »
Survival In A Can

Unlike prescription glasses, most contacts expire within a month. Prolonged use leads to headaches since light flows through distorted lenses. An end result is accidents, especially when the hapless contact lens user drives or operates heavy machinery. Now to prevent this from occurring (especially in the case of those with less than stellar memory records), a special case has been created which can remember expiry dates for you. Simply key in 14 or 30 days and press the ‘Counter’ button. Presto. When the contact lens expires, the case emits an audible tone. That’s when you run to the optometrist for a new set of contacts!

I’d love this gift for christmas. It sure beats those ugly ties or socks I get from Marks and Spencers every season.

This cute lil’ Pico Media Projector is so tiny, you’re able to squeeze it into just about any cranny of your

pico media projector

body.  The device is like a cellphone at  a mere 11.5cm x 5cm x 2.2cm and tiptoes the scales at just 160 grams. There’s more. The rechargeable lithium ion battery is good for an hour’s worth of playback time. Colors come out crisp and zany in a dark room. This is definitely a superb device to brag off you latest vacation photos with friends so they don’t have to peer into your slow loading Vista laptop screen.

So what’s the tradeoff? Movie mavens shouldn’t  expect full High Definition resolution from the Pico Media Projector though, as it won’t be able to reach even half that quality. Leave that to your standard Panasonic or Pioneer projectors.

You can scoop up the Pico Media Projector at an extremely affordable £299.99.

With  6 alphas, a lone beta and a dawdling release candidate, Ubuntu 8.10 finally knocked down the doors on (October 30th), available on mirrors worldwide (see below for download links). It’s got more features, options and bulletproofing than Vista on steroids!

The saga  began on February 20th, when Mr. Shuttleworth announced the Intrepid Ibex, also known as Ubuntu 8.10, the next major release of the popular Ubuntu Linux operating system. Ubuntu 8.10 is also the ninth release of Ubuntu OS,

“We want you to be able to move from the office, to the train, and home, staying connected all the way.” – said Mark Shuttleworth. Hmmm… sounds very much like Microsoft PR spiel!
Any way, lets get to the Highlights of Ubuntu 8.10: Continue Reading »
Ubuntu 8.10 Is In The House!