HD-DVD AACS hacked
A hacker going under the alias "muslix64" has written a utility which is capable of decrypting a AACS (Advanced Access Content System) protected HD-DVD discs.
Hardware 2.0
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes sifts through the marketing hyperbole and casts his critical eye over the latest technological innovations to find out which products make the grade and which don't.
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is an internationally published technology author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from technology.
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Holiday gifts roundup
I love this time of year. Not just because I have new set of toys to play with but because other people are starting to write and post reviews of the gadgets that they got over the Holidays.
Happy Holidays!
Well, that festive time is nearly upon us once again. For me that means spending a lot less time in front of PCs and a lot more time in front of the log fire, glass of sherry in hand, with family and friends (and eyeing the gifts under the tree!
Gamer kit - The Asus "Commando" and Sapphire's "The Godfather"
Two items of hardware to make gamers salivate.
Planning on buying a Zune by the end of the year?
A few weeks ago the media were predicting the death of Microsoft's Zune portable media player based on the fact that the software wasn't yet Vista compatible. Well, now it is.
iPods, Zunes and the iPhone
After a decent debut month, it seems that Microsoft's Zune has failed to gain much in the way of traction against the iPod.
Nike+iPod Sport Kit raises privacy fears
Researchers from the University of Washington claim that joggers who make use the iPod Sport kit ($29) are putting their privacy at risk. The research was carried out by T. Scott Saponas, Jonathan Lester, Carl Hartung, and Tadayoshi Kohno of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington and centers around the Nike+iPod Sport Kit from Apple.
Bill Gates: "People should just buy a CD and rip it. You are legal then"
At a recent junket up in Redmond, Bill Gates told the audience of invited bloggers that DRM has "huge problems" and that people should "people should just buy a CD and rip it. You are legal then," (putting this in context, he said this is response to a question posed by Michael Arrington in relation to the long term viability of DRM). Does this signal a change in how Microsoft views DRM, or is it that Gates doesn't agree with the direction that Microsoft is taking with regards to DRM?
Gifts for Geeks - In search of quality earphones
With all the talk about iPods and Zunes (not forgetting all the other portable media players out there) I'm surprised that there isn't more talk about quality earphones. After all, these are the business end for most of these devices!
More information on the PS3 problem with 480i games
This post is a follow-up to the problem I blogged about yesterday regarding graphics-related issues with PSone and PS2 games being played on the PS3.The problem is pretty serious and Sony are keeping users in the dark as to when they can expect a fix.