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From Trevor68: Just a headsup, that GamingSA are running a graphics comp for Frontlines Fuel of War, with full copies of the game, and T-Shirts up for grabs. :) All the details here.
Gizmodo got themselves in trouble at CES, by using a gadget to turn off TVs and displays at various stands. CEA (who run CES) have responded by banning the Gizmodo staffer responsible, thanks Craig.
Some snippets from mpot: Britain advises against Vista and Office 2007 for schools. Disillusioned young IT workers. Use body heat to charge cellphone battery.
A Polish teenager has apparently turned a tram system into his personal train set, after modifying a TV remote to change track points, thanks Craig. He treated it like any other schoolboy might a giant train set, but it was lucky nobody was killed. Four trams were derailed, and others had to make emergency stops that left passengers hurt.
HWSecrets checked out Foxconn's F1 Motherboard Prototype at CES. It is not only that, this prototype – internally known as F1 – will come with a water-cooling solution to cool down the chipset and the transistors from the voltage regulator circuit, and below the north bridge block it has a thermoelectric cooler (TEC, a.k.a. "Peltier").
Nick sent word of an optional Vista update to block malicious "gadgets". Dubbed "Windows Sidebar Protection," the 1MB download was added to Windows Update on Tuesday and classified as a "high-priority" update.
Pat mentioned (in relation to a previous news story) that DI MOTO are an Australian company working on plastic optical fibre componentry. The next generation of networking and cabling technology promises superior quality of service, easy installation and significant cost savings.
Justin spotted this interview with Trent Reznor about his disappointment with a recent online album release. Reznor produced and helped bankroll the album, which debuted November 1. All the more reason why he was stunned when fewer than one in five people who downloaded the music were willing to pony up $5, roughly the cost of a McDonald's Quarter Pounder.
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