This is not a new issue! My 5G black ipod was replaced due to an USB error some time ago, and the new unit came with a complement of infections which mcafee handled instantly. I warned the technical service in my country (Turkey), thinking that they used an infected computer to check the unit, however the mass storage option was not enabled. It is more probable that the infection came thorugh os intallation.

The thing mysteriously missing in these recent posts is: What hapenned to PS3 linux? Anyone should remember the "More than console: Entertainment center and PC" line. Well!? If a fully operational linux can be installad on that thing, not the shame of a kernel ps2 linux, I will be buying no matter how late it comes. Cell computing on the cheap, I just need a (cross)compiler and networking, I already have my parrelized molecular dynamics. But, as I suspected from the beginning, due to fear of "homebrew" I do not think it will happen, if it happened IBM would not be that happy also. They are selling cell "accelerators" for quite a sum of money.
Bah! Better wait for those hacker guys tampering with the machine, maybe they can enable unencrypted execution and acess to MCU.

Otherwise buying a console is just like replacing your kitchen with a fast food chain restaurant: you still eat, but can do nothing of your own and choices are severely limited.

By the way, engadget is becoming ad-centric. I hope this does not go much further, I hate "commercial breaks".

Ok, I am working in the field of nanotechnology, and although I am a theoric physicsits, I know the danger of nanostuff, as anyone reading papers should do. I think the nanoparticles will be the asbestos of the new century, only much worse! Does anyone remember how asbestos was advertised as the solution to all problems and the miracle worker? We now know that due to fibrous nature of that material it will multiply the chance of cancer 260 times, especially lung related ones. Nanomaterials are much worse. Cell membrane can not stop most of them, and they directly affect intracellular mechanisms, for example carbon nanotubes are known to effect protein copy mechanisms. In this particular case, silver and TiO nanoparticles are known to reduce/prevent growth of bacteria related colonies. It is predicted that this is due to preventing adhesion, however it may very well be something much worse. For example TiO is used in paints for a long time now, and workers in that industruy are very prone to various forms of cancer, especially pancreatic. As long as you do not inhale it, most probably there should be no problem, and the "no licking" rule should be strictly obeyed. Also in my opinion, do wash your hands after use. What is worst is that they are using this combination even in refrigerators.

Elder scrolls: Oblivion

There are methods for electronic fingerprint scanning, each having a vulnerability of its own, but this particular one is the worst I guess. Is it an older optical one? Capacitive ones are much better.

What is that alarm anyways?

By the way, why are you trying to deceive the scanner/keypad? If opening the door is the goal, most of the locks use solenoids for locking mechanism, and shielding magnetic fields is not easy, with a strong enough field every electronic door can be opened, if you know the intrinsics.

On second tought, carrying a huge solenoid of your own raises too much suspision I guess.

Quantum dots are not "special conducting nanoparticles" but something made from them. It is a 0-D structure that acts as a trap for waves (electrons photons whatever) with certain energy levels (in its most used form).
I think the trap is aligned for IR region and works in
the same fashion as an IR detector, a photon is captured and an electron is ejected via a work function but with a huge gain in efficency. In the traditional manner, this is done by cooling the detector. In military grade equipment this cooling is very expensive and often involves liquid nitrogen or such. So they really have done a great thing. But the real trick is in the cost, you can produce any kind of quantum dot nowadays, but the process is hard and not as massive.

Next step in this technology is quantum computers you know, spintronics is also on its way.

Most probably they have found a chemical that turns cosmic rays into energy and stores it. Seems feasible, since in my knowledge japan and russia have the state of the art cosmic ray detectors. CERN also specializes in high energy, and this material should serve as a perfect layer for their multi-layer detector scheme. Thinking how we are constantly bombarded by cosmic rays, and in an increasing manner with the decrease in ozone layer, this thing will work night and day, even underground! I don't think much energy is harnessed at this level though.

The technology behind this is deviously simple. You disgrace the dust particles enough such that they do not want to show themselves in public anymore.

Other than that, in order to passively cloak a material using such technology, you need to transmit light waves faster than the immediate vicinity of the material. Because you need to cover more distance in same time as a light beam travelling in a straight line. Otherwise lens effect will be observable. In a highly scattering medium, this is possible, but using a laser will break the magic. In space this violates relativity, also in "clear" air the volume you can conceal is barely macroscopic. What you need is a computer or smt that predicts the image on one side based on a time correlated input on the other side in space I guess. Or a Romulan collegue!

photopod? (ipodish large screen pmp with AF camera)
Videopod? (same thing without the camera, well this is more expected in december i guess)
telepod? (apple branded cell phone)
16 GB nano?

The idea is, they have prepared smt like ?pod.html, which will launch later, whilst updating index.whatever they mixed up something...

In Turkey, you can make legal copies of your "immobilizer" locked car keys of major brands (Renault OPEL (Vauxhall in UK) even some BMWs etc) in any locksmith in just a few minutes, they use some sort of blank electronic key and a copier of sorts. At first I was completely dazzled how easy the procedure is. I think the reason of them being so low range is this.
The keyless systems use a better algorithm, something ssh like, key is not something like a password but it is hashed similar to what ssh does, so neither key nor the car knows the password, when they comminicate both ends contribute to authentication. However computer on the car is very limited, so is the computer on the key, thus with a strong computer and right sniffing tools the system is quite vulnerable. Unless they integrate a high entropy random number generator, or increase the computational power drastically, every car is vulnerable.

Well, no lock can stop a thief, what you need is a solid insurance policy, or a more common car.