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Guitar Rising: Video Game Uses a Real Guitar

post from Gizmos for Geeks on 07 February 2008 11:50:16 PM. © Gizmos for Geeks

I’m about to say one of my favorite phrases again. Ready? “It was just a matter of time.” Video game maker, GameTank is working on a guitar game called Guitar Rising a la Guitar Hero that uses a real guitar. Actually any guitar. Pretty sweet. Take a look at the video below. It should be [...]

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Swimmers Ear Eliminator

post from Gizmos for Geeks on 07 February 2008 11:00:54 PM. © Gizmos for Geeks

Don’t you hate getting water in your ear? This gadget helps eliminate moisture trapped in the outer ear canal that can cause infections like Otitis Externa (”Swimmers Ear”).Designed by renowned ear, nose and throat specialist Dr. Hamilton P. Collins II, this rechargeable ear dryer is ideal for swimmers, as well as those [...]

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On The Network 2/7

post from Ubergizmo on 07 February 2008 07:29:24 PM. © Ubergizmo

On The Network 2/7

If Ubergizmo doesn’t provide your daily fix of mobile phone news, may be you should try to stop by Uberphones as well. What’s on the menu today? Here is a sample:

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Microsoft in Talks with Nokia about Windows
Mobile Devices

post from Ubergizmo on 07 February 2008 07:04:34 PM. © Ubergizmo

ITwire reports that Microsoft?s mobile communications business international marketing director John Starkweather said that there were ongoing discussions between Microsoft and Nokia but did not announced or hint at any products.

Of course, I?m sure that Microsoft has been talking to Nokia about this before. In fact last year, there was a rumor on that subject. However, that might be a long way from having a Windows Mobile powered Nokia device.

To be fair, Nokia is doing OK, it is still the #1 handset maker in the world, but their recent gains have mostly been in the emerging countries, where the margins are low. To capture the lucrative smartphone market should they go with Symbian, Linux, Windows Mobile, or try everything and see what works? I think that Nokia can try everything, but with Windows Mobile, it will have a harder time differentiating itself from Samsung or HTC, the current top Windows phones makers.

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PC Guardian Physically Locks USB Ports

post from Ubergizmo on 07 February 2008 06:27:32 PM. © Ubergizmo

PC Guardian Physically Locks USB Ports

It is known that USB keys can be used to steal data or install malware/spyware software on your computer. If you believe that you’re at risk, you could think that this USB port lock is what you need. After all, it’s easy to install and is a simple physical look for the USB port.

The issue is that now you also need to lock the whole case. Also, it’s not clear to me how it protects the two USB ports just underneath the locked one on the photo. Anyhow, it’s up to you to see if this is going to help, but it doesn’t seem unbreakable at all.

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$1000 Fine if Minors Browse Adult Content on Your
Open WiFi

post from Ubergizmo on 07 February 2008 06:14:28 PM. © Ubergizmo

Ars Technica has an interesting article about how you could be fined $1000 if minors use your unprotected WiFi access to browse for adult material. That's a bill that is discussed in Utah.

“If you live in Orem and your next-door neighbor's kid uses your open WAP to look at pictures of naked women, you could find yourself on the hook for a $1,000 fine. Yarro thinks that's fine, telling the Tribune that people "should be responsible for their barking dogs and their Internet access."

So… the kid steals your bandwidth to browse naked pictures and you get fined $1000? What about fining the parents who can’t teach or keep an eye on their kids? And what if the kid breaks into your living room and watches adult movies with your TV?

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Apple Rumored to Hold an Event Soon

post from Ubergizmo on 07 February 2008 05:41:09 PM. © Ubergizmo

Apple Rumored to Hold an Event Soon

TUAW has received an anonymous tip suggesting that an audio/video company has been reportedly been contracted by Apple to work on an event at the end of February.

It is way too early for an iPhone 2 announcement, so what could this be about? Some speculate that the iPhone SDK might be launched in fanfare, while others hope that the event is about the new MacBook Pro with Multi-Touch.

Of course, this is just a rumor, but whatever this turns out to be, we’ll keep you posted.

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Guitar hero for real

One big let-down with games like Guitar Hero is that even if you become a Guitar Hero black belt, you still can’t play any songs on a real guitar. Guitar Rising is a similar game but with one big difference - you are using a real guitar! Yes, I really want to try this [...]

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Archos 405 Now With 30GB HDD

You might remember that we published about the Archos 405 in September. Back then the device had only 2GB of flash memory, which was a little small to hold videos. A new version is out and it has a 30GB hard disk – 15x the previous capacity.

Here are the other changes from the Flash version:

16M color display
Built-in Microphone
No SD Slot
Better theoretical battery life: 16hrs audio and 5hrs video (versus 12 and 4)
100mm x 78 x 15mm, 190g (bulkier, heavier)

Archos 405 30GB roduct page (2GB version)

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1 million spam caught

Tonight my favorite Wordpress plugin, Spam Karma, passed the 1 million mark. 1 005 853 spam caught as of today. Thank you guys, your plugin is the best!Spam Karma 2.3 [unknowngenius.com]

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