In a decidedly Orwellian turn, British authorities are considering a proposal to implant “machine-readable” RFID tags under the skin of some prison inmates as part of a plan to free up space. Just like the nightmare world described in your favorite cautionary tales, the chips would enable authorities to track prisoners.
We take a look at only the best stuff from CES 2008 (Consumer Electronics Show), including a box that streams porn to your living room and other neat stuff.
What a way to start off 2008. Today, Nintendo announced that eargly awaited Wii title Super Smash Bros. Brawl will be delayed until March 9.
Hilarious redemption of what the HD-DVD camps must have been going through when they heard of Warner’s, “defection.”
Definitely worth the watch… I spit out my morning coffee watching it.
In 2008, the Free Software Foundation will be fighting DRM, abolishing software patents, and defending user freedom. Benjamin Mako Hill presents the case for supporting the FSF in this fight. They are just 120 members short of their fundraising goal of 500 new members or $100,000 by January 31.
In September 2007, anti-piracy company MediaDefender’s emails went public after a hacker gained access to their systems. The attacks cost the company a huge amount of money, not to mention acute embarrassment. Now the person behind the attacks speaks.
Support internet freedom by celebrating the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s 17th Birthday.
From the Official Gmail blog: “We’ve just released a new look and feel for the mobile version of Gmail on your iPhone. Our goal: make Gmail fit nicely as part of the latest Google on your iPhone experience. This means that we had to make Gmail faster and more fluid.”
Several dozen people including a pilot, constable and business owners have seen a large silent object with bright lights flying low and fast. Some reported seeing fighter jets chasing it. Ricky Sorrells said he saw a flat, metallic object hovering about 300 feet over a pasture near his home. The government denies UFO exist…
It’s been a wild week of anticipation for Apple fans, but the first round of confirmed news about the highly anticipated MacWorld keynote has finally leaked!
Brawl officially delayed.
If you didn’t want to talk to someone at Activision to register for the replacement disc for Guitar Hero III for the Wii, the form is now online for you to get your replacement pack when it’s available. Still no word on when that will be other than 1Q08.
