WoW Gamer Gets Busted for Using Library Wi-Fi After Hours February 26, 2007
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21-year old Brian Tanner got busted by the cops up in Palmer, Alaska for using the local library's free Wi-Fi to play World of Warcraft after the library had closed. Patrolling cops seized the poor guy's laptop and claimed that although the library provides free Wi-Fi, there are rules governing its use. Rules which apparently Tanner wasn't following. Only one room in NY's Public Library offers free Wi-Fi (and you're not allowed to plug into an outlet) so I feel Tanner's pain, but if the library (which you'd think would want to provide free Wi-Fi for everyone) doesn't want people using their "service" after hours, then don't broadcast your signal. – Louis Ramirez
Gamer Busted for Using Library Wi-Fi [TechEBlog]
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SnoopStick Eliminates Any Privacy Your Kid Thought They Had February 26, 2007
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The SnoopStick is a simple device that can have a not-so-simple impact on the relationship between parent and children (or boss/employer, husband/wife, etc). Plug the SnoopStick into a computer and run the setup software. It will install a "completely invisible" software that will monitor everything from Web sites viewed, IM conversations and more. Best of all, you can plug the SnoopStick into any other Internet-enabled PC to retrieve the information and even watch IM conversations happen in real-time. . –Travis Hudson
Product Page [Via OhGizmo!]
Top Ten Essential Travel Gadgets February 26, 2007
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Once in a while even we need to leave the comfort of our warm, buttprinted couch to travel elsewhere. Some would use the analogy of a mighty oak uprooted, but we're pretty much wireless already (and generally identify more with those space plants that don't require soil or water to fester in the corner of your home).
Dethroner wrote up a top ten of essential travel gadgets that is worth a look. Our favorite pick was easily the BGAN Nera Worldpro satellite Internet receiver. Sure it costs $2,500 and its 384kb/s connection will run you $110/month for a measly 20MB of downloading, but when you are surrounded by starved, cannibalistic natives deep in the Amazon, a little Internet pornography will go further toward saving your life than a case of waterproof matches and one of those Swiss Army pliers things (which also happen to be on the list). – Mark Wilson
Top Ten Essential Travel Gadgets [dethroner]
Excubo Sleeping Jacket: For Those Brave Enough To Sleep On the Tube February 26, 2007
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Should, for some reason, you choose to sleep on public transportation, you'll appreciate this weird jacket thing that recently won an industrial design competition. Dubbed the Excubo, the jacket has a what I can only describe as a really big popped collar that's used to cushion and hold in place the wearer's neck. Mr. Big Collar also provides a bit of privacy, so when you're cruising through the Bakerloo line you'll be able to nap somewhat anonymously. Though I must say, I don't see how such a unique design won't draw at least some attention from the peanut gallery.
The young gun who designed Excubo (Latin for "I sleep outside," in case you're playing at home), Matthew Gale, won first place in a design competition sponsored by James Dyson (yes, the vacuum guy) and the Industrial Designers Society of America. – Nicholas Deleon
Excubo [Matthew Gales' Home Page]
Knight Rider Car Fails To Sell February 26, 2007
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A replica – a very good looking replica – of the annoying, talking car (K.I.T.T.) from the dismal David Hasselhoff archive of terrible TV has failed to get even a single bid on Ebay in recent weeks.
Asking for a an opening bid of £8,360 and with a buyout price of £13,200, the beautifully crafted Pontiac Trans-Am by failed to push the buttons of those 1980s fans of The Hoff. If they had they’d have been getting this 1984 Trans-Am with a working red scanner light, a 2-TV dash, comprising working digital gauges and dual 4in-LCD screens, a gull-wing steering wheel, upper console, lower console, pod unit - everything as it was in the show. He even throws in a DVD/CD/MP3 player, amplifier and speakers.
However, as the Canadian creator wonders why no one wanted his beloved creation, he may want to cast an eye over his printed sales pitch, which appears like this:
THIS IS A LOCAL AUCTION ONLY !!! I WILL NOT SHIP THIS VEHICLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES !! IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE OF ONTARIO AND WANT THIS CAR YOU MUST COME HERE AND GET IT !!!
YEAH!!!! MORE GODDAMN PHOTOS AFTER THE JUMP!!! -Martin Lynch
WTF Is The Internet? February 26, 2007
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This is a TV report from 1993 about some new-fangled, whizzy technology thing called ‘Internet’ from CBC Prime Time News in Canada.
It’s hard to believe that it was ever this new – especially just 14 years ago. This is your typical mainstream report in many ways but it could possibly be one of the first times that something called ‘Emoticons’ are discussed and demonstrated to the world as a conversational tool on national TV. Hell it even refers to the possibility of regulations being introduced by the US, which was just about to start looking into this ‘phenomenon’.
What was your Net experience, if any, in 1993? -Martin Lynch
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BitTorrent Gets Legal: Does It Matter? February 26, 2007
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BitTorrent, creators of the most popular software for downloading illegal torrents, is hoping to convince those tens of millions already downloading stuff for free elsewhere on the Net to pay for it via its new legal download service. As you can see, this could prove to be a difficult pitch.
The BitTorrent Entertainment Network launches today and will offer around 3,000 movies and TV shows from studios like MGM, Lionsgate and Warner, among others. New movies will set you back around £2, with older flicks for about £1.50 and TV shows at £1. High-def versions of TV shows will cost £1.50. These prices are converted from the US prices and there’s no news yet - but don’t hold your breath - that they will be that reasonably priced over here.
Movies can be stored for up to 30 days while TV shows can be kept. Mac users though may be a wee bit annoyed that everything has to be watched via Windows Media Player. More here [in a few hours]. -Martin Lynch
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