Lenovo launches ho hum $399 H210 desktop PC
Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/420983138/
Filed under: Desktops
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Researchers demo "unbreakable encryption" based on quantum cryptography
Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/416203168/
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Call us devilish, but we just can't help but love these types of stories. Here we have yet another overly confident group of researchers grossly underestimating the collective power of the hacking underground, as gurus from all across Europe have joined together to announce "the first commercial communication network using unbreakable encryption based on quantum cryptography." Interestingly enough, quantum cryptography has already been cracked in a kinda-sorta way, but that's not stopping these folks from pushing this claim hard to government agencies, financial institutions and companies with distributed subsidiaries. We've no doubt this stuff is pretty secure, but the last time we heard someone utter a claim similar to this, we saw him uncomfortably chowing down on those very words merely months later.[Via Physorg]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Mitsubishi's 65-inch LaserVue L65-A90 gets evaluated
Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/416288714/
Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
ATM skimmers: now with SMS notification built right in
Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/416563853/
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Aw, how convenient! Now, when you purchase your next ATM skimmer, you don't even have to risk being arrested when you wander out to retrieve it. For those outside of the know, an ATM skimmer sits on credit / debit card machines and swipes information as unsuspecting civilians pass their cards through. In the days of old, scammers would have to physically retrieve the skimmer in order to acquire all that precious information; now, models with built-in SMS notification are becoming available, meaning that numbers, expiration dates and that easy-to-forget three digit code on the back can be shot out instantly after the data is snatched. Word on the street has these devices going for $8,500 a pop, and they can dish out around 2,000 texts. Just another zany hack to be aware of in the wide world of ATM shenanigans.[Via Hack-A-Day]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
T-Mobile G1 gets early user review
Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/416595889/
Filed under: Cellphones
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Ao-LAB's eSATA SSD flash drive conveniently includes USB port
Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/416717009/
Filed under: Portable Audio
We're still baffled that traditional eSATA flash drives require power from the USB port in order to operate (at least until that Power Over eSATA initiative starts bearing fruit), but it seems that Ao-LAB has found a nice, practical workaround for the time being. The outfit's eSATA / USB Combo Drive arrives in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB flavors and provides dual interfaces along with a convenient way to power it if you're dead-set on using eSATA for transfers. And given that speeds over eSATA absolutely obliterate those over USB 2.0, you're going to want to. Shame there's no pricing / availability information, but we suspect you can get a few hundred of 'em sans issue should you contact the company seeking a bulk contract.[Via EverythingUSB]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Panasonic, Renesas team to mass produce 32nm chips
Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/416730721/
Filed under: Desktops, Laptops
We've seen some big names working on 32nm chips, and now we can add two more to the mix. According to Nikkei, Panasonic and Renesas have recently developed technology necessary to mass produce the little guys, using metal oxide film (instead of a silicon material) for the insulating layer and titanium nitride for the conducting layer. This has allowed the chips to consume less power, so the 32nm chips operate comparably to their 45nm siblings. Look for a street date sometime in 2011 -- but considering that Toshiba, IBM and others have set a target date of 2010 for their 32nm chips, and Samsung and Intel are aiming at 2009, Panny might be showing up to this party a little late.
Onkyo introduces wireless MHP-UW2 headphones, iPod adapter
Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/416750840/
Filed under: Portable Audio
[Via UberGizmo]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
HTC's first WiMAX-enabled handset revealed: T8290, from Russia with Speed
Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/416781753/
Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless
[Via Slashphone, thanks to everyone who sent this in]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Eee PC news: touchscreens, bumps to dual-core Atoms, sub-$300 model
Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/416811237/
Filed under: Laptops
We've seen tons of Eees modded with touchscreens, and it looks like ASUS is taking the hint -- it's saying that it expects to launch touch-enabled Eee PCs next year, as long rumored. It's not clear whether the new models will run XP or a special Linux build, but we'll find out soon enough, since the company plans to show them off at CES in January. Unsurprisingly, we should also be seeing dual-core Atom 330 chips make their way into the Eee line as soon as they're available in quantity, but the best piece of news is probably that ASUS will be getting aggressive on price with a sub-$300 Eee. Now just wrap all that up in the S101's case and we're all set -- that would be just about perfect.[Via Electronista]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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