Consumer electronics
Tuesday links
Why Does Windows Have So Many Viruses? A Perspective On Microsoft’s Biggest FoeMany people who use Windows probably wonder why viruses and Trojans plague this operating system so much compared to other operating systems…The answer to this question is a very complex one, but we’ll explore it in detail in this piece. Hopefully, by the [...]
Monday links
New adverts ‘could track your eyes’ in supermarketsAn advertising system which is able to track your eye movements while you shop has been created by researchers based at Lancaster University—BBC News Wash. Hospital Hit By $1.03 Million CyberheistOrganized hackers in Ukraine and Russia stole more than $1 million from a public hospital in Washington state [...]
Don’t look now
Source: The New Yorker
Useful websites worth looking at
Here are some websites with interesting and useful stuff. Learn how things work, how to better use your computer, and other useful things: How it works: The technology of touch screensAt Computerworld, hardware expert Alfred Poor tells you a lot about touch screens Best Free Game SitesGizmo’s Freeware tells you where to get games that [...]
Monday links
In Boston bombing lock-down, the best and worst of social media emergesI’m a fan of Twitter but not blind to its abuses. And Friday’s Boston Marathon bomber manhunt, which had my hometown locked down for more than 12 hours on Friday, brought out the best and worst of the social media network — or more [...]
Wearable computing – the next big thing?
Google Glass may be the next greatest thing or it may be a flop. Nobody knows how consumers are going to react. But Google Glass is part of what many are saying is the next big thing in personal technology – wearable computers. Another wearable device getting a lot of comment is the “smartwatch”. Here [...]
How Google Glass works
The experimental wearable device from Google called Google Glass was discussed in a previous post. Google has just released the specs for the device. If you are curious how Google Glass works, here is an infographic that explains it: Source: Brille-Kaufen.org
