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	<title>Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets</title>
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	<description>Orginal Signal aggregates the 15 most popular gadget sites. The main purpose of the site is to provide 
a quick glance on what's happening without using your desktop/web RSS reader. New headlines (since your 
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Without their hard work Original Signal would not exist. Original Signal was inspired by Popurls and the Web 2.0 Workgroup.</description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:29:39 CEST</pubDate>
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  <title>Type much? Watch out for data-thieving lasers and power outlets</title>
  <link>http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/12/type-much-watch-out-for-data-thieving-lasers-and-power-outlets/</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:44:43 CEST</pubDate>
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  Articles like this make me glad I lead a relatively boring life and rarely type anything interesting enough to steal (or even read?) into my computer.Hackers will demonstrate a couple new methods of data theft at Black Hat USA 2009 in Vegas later this month. Both methods involve reading which individual keyboard keys are struck from afar. One method reads the impulses through electrical outlets and the other uses a laser shined on a flat surface of the computer to detect the minute wobble generated when each key is struck.  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Pyramid power – literally</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:14:48 CEST</pubDate>
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  The PowrAmid is a new take on a product that&#8217;s been around for years and years &#8211; the lowly power strip. It works just like an ordinary surge protected power strip, but the dome-like shape of the PowrAmid makes it easier to accommodate larger AC adapters that sometimes &#8230;     Filed in categories: Home Tech,  Spotlight GadgetsTagged: PowerPyramid power &#8211; literally originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 12, 2009 at 3:06 pm.  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title> German Bargain Hunters Conned Into Buying Bag of "Potato iPods"</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:14:38 CEST</pubDate>
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  A group of German bargain hunters, obviously thinking they had stumbled upon the iPod deal of the century, would do best do to stop bargain hunting because they're about as dumb as the sack of...  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title> Windows 7 Released to Manufacturing</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:14:38 CEST</pubDate>
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  Microsoft is expected to officially announce the Windows 7 RTM this week at their Worldwide Partner Conference, but a few users are reporting the OS is actually available today with build 7600....  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Appletell reviews Social News for iPhone, iPod touch</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:45:00 CEST</pubDate>
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  FROM APPLETELL - Category: News Developer: Alex Sydell Minimum Requirements: iPhone OS 3.0 Compatibility: iPhone and iPod touch File Size: 0.7MB Price: $1.99 Availability: Now Version Reviewed: 1.0 Social News is an application focused on brining your RSS feeds to your iPhone and making it easy to keep track of those stories you&#8230; MORE &raquo;Full Story &raquo; | Written by NEWS for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article &raquo;  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>DIY laser-controlled keyboard</title>
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  This is a wacky little project. Basically you train a webcam to follow a spot on a piece of paper. Then you set "hotspots" on the image and assign commands to each hotspot. When you aim at the spot you basically "press" a button. Why would this be useful? You could potentially create a presentation system with this or help a handicapped person type with it. It's also really cool. The whole project includes source code for Linux.  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Probably-fake video of the PS3 slim surfaces</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:44:40 CEST</pubDate>
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  We're pretty much assuming this video of a purportedly "stolen" PS3 slim at a street market in the Philippines is fake, but given the mounting pile of evidence and Sony's other recent leaks, we feel compelled to share it with you. Nothing here particularly amazing -- it's a blurry video of a black plastic box with that new rounded-off logo style from the PSPgo on it -- but if it's real it's certainly interesting. So, what say you -- KIRF, or the real deal?Continue reading Probably-fake video of the PS3 slim surfacesFiled under: GamingProbably-fake video of the PS3 slim surfaces originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:24:00 EST.  Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read&nbsp;|&nbsp;Permalink&nbsp;|&nbsp;Email this&nbsp;|&nbsp;Comments  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title> Norwegian PM's Monitor Rig Surely Doubles As Tanning Bed During Long Winter Months</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:44:39 CEST</pubDate>
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  Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway, laughs at your puny 3-monitor setup, and then he spites you by using only one of his eight ginormous screens to catch up on some local AP news. But aside...  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Polymer wallet that is water and tear resistant</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:14:50 CEST</pubDate>
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  Not a fan of leather wallets? The Dosh wallet from Australia looks like an interesting alternative. It&#8217;s made of a flexible water resistant, tear resistant material called Desmopan (which sounds like a drug name) and is available in 3 styles (3 card, 6 card and a &#8230;   Filed in   Filed in categories: Gear,  Spotlight GadgetsTagged: WalletPolymer wallet that is water and tear resistant originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 12, 2009 at 2:06 pm.  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title> Inevitable Kindle 2 Knock Off Spotted in China</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:14:39 CEST</pubDate>
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  Finally, we have ourselves a proper Kindle 2 knockoff, courtesy of&mdash;who else?&mdash;the Chinese. This fine specimen comes out way thanks to the hard, completely un-innovative efforts of one...  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Vacationers, watch out with Wi-Fi</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:44:55 CEST</pubDate>
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  Section: Computers, Laptops, Networking, Security, WirelessAh, summer.&nbsp; Time to relax, go visit friends, vacation.&nbsp; No worries, right?&nbsp; Well, there may be a small one if you like to use public Wi-Fi on your travels.The latest trend for the in hacker is what has become known as &#8220;vacation hacking.&#8221;&nbsp; It works by the hacker setting up fake Wi-Fi hot spots where they can lure in unsuspecting travelers.&nbsp; Some favorite locations are airports and hotels.&nbsp; Vacationers think everything is safe, especially if it is set up to somehow include the name of the place they are currently in while trying to connect.&nbsp; Little do they realize that instead, they are logging on to phony networks, and handing over all the information on their laptops.A recent investigation by Fox News showed that a wireless security company called AirTight Networks, based out of the Silicon Valley, sent in a crew of their own hackers to see what was up with all of this.&nbsp; These guys are known as &#8220;white hat&#8221; hackers, the good guys.&nbsp; They try to shut down the &#8220;black hat&#8221; hackers to see what they do and how they do it in order to stop it.What they found was rather disturbing.&nbsp; After checking out the Wi-Fi networks at 27 airports (20 in the US, five in Asia, and two in Europe), they found insecure networks all over the place being used to run things like baggage claim and the ticketing system.&nbsp; On top of that, a huge percent (77%) of the Internet connections being made were actually peer-to-peer networks.At every single location, they found fake Wi-Fi hot spots that were set up by hackers on a mission&#8212;phishing for the clueless vacationers&#8217; information successfully.&#8220;More and more people are traveling with Wi-Fi devices like smartphones and laptops,&#8221; says Marian Merritt, Internet safety advocate at the computer-security giant Symantec.&nbsp; &#8220;Airports and airlines and hotels are responding. They&#8217;re setting up free Wi-Fi networks to lure in customers. Now they&#8217;re luring in hackers as well.&#8221;Most of the people didn&#8217;t seem to either realize or care if the Wi-Fi they were using was secure or not.&nbsp; The just would sit down, open up their laptop and look for a connection, and get down to business.&nbsp; And, they did all kinds of business on insecure connections.&nbsp; Not just checking email, but banking, paying credit card bills, buying stocks&#8212;all the sorts of things a person shouldn&#8217;t be doing on public Wi-Fi.&#8220;Much of the time, people just log in to the first robust network they see,&#8221; says AirTight spokeswoman Della Lowe. &#8220;When we did our airport study, we found only 3 percent of the people were using secure networks.&#8221;And even those &#8220;secure&#8221; networks may not be too safe according to their study because 80% of the private Wi-Fi networks that they surveyed were secured by Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) protocol (which was cracked 8 years ago).As a result of the study, some companies are starting to beef up security.&nbsp; American Airlines made changes, as did JetBlue, where they found the insecure baggage claim machines at JFK.&nbsp; &#8220;Phishing is a risk that exists anywhere there are wireless services available, which is pretty much everywhere these days,&#8221; says JetBlue spokesman Bryan Baldwin.&nbsp; &#8220;At our Terminal 5 at JFK, where we offer free Wi-Fi, we have measures in place to minimize risks for our customers,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We&#8217;d prefer not to go into detail about the specifics of those measures, because the details could be used by clever hackers against the defenses.&#8221;Anyone knows, and the security experts agree, you want to stay on the offensive when it comes to this area.&nbsp; Some advice from Symantec comes in five simple steps.&nbsp; While it may seem like common sense to some, it still bears repeating.1. Pay attention to your surroundings.&nbsp; Just because you are on vacation does not mean you&#8217;re not in public.&nbsp; Don&#8217;t look at important documents when sitting in a waiting area for a plane or a train — wait until you&#8217;re alone and in private for that.2. Beware of &#8220;Evil Twins.&#8221;&nbsp; Some Wi-Fi networks look legitimate but are actually dummy networks created by criminals.&nbsp; Even if they contain the name of your airport, airline, or hotel, they will directly link your computer to the hacker&#8217;s.&nbsp; If you always use the official access keys provided by the establishment, then you should be safe.3. Always assume Wi-Fi connections are being eavesdropped on.&nbsp; Never enter sensitive data&#8212;Social Security numbers, bank account information, etc.&#8212;when browsing the Web via a Wi-Fi network.4. Set all Bluetooth devices to &#8220;hidden,&#8221; not to &#8220;discoverable.&#8221;&nbsp; Better yet, if you don&#8217;t use Bluetooth, just shut off the function altogether.5. Keep your security software current and active.&nbsp; Mobile PCs are just as vulnerable to viruses, worms and Trojan horses as are desktops, so make sure you have the latest protection installed.Bottom line, just because you are on vacation, don&#8217;t assume the &#8220;black hats&#8221; are as well.Read:&nbsp; Full Story &raquo; | Written by Jodie Andrefski for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article &raquo;  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title> Norwegian PM's Monitor Rig Doubles As Tanning Bed During Long Winter Months</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:14:41 CEST</pubDate>
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  <title> BlackBerry Tour Available Today, As Expected</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:14:41 CEST</pubDate>
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  As promised, the BlackBerry Tour went on sale today at Sprint and Verizon for $199, with contract. The wonderful lack of carrier exclusivity surrounding a smartphone launch feels good. [Sprint,...  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Hot gaming news for the week of 7-05-2009</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:44:56 CEST</pubDate>
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  Section: No need to scour the interwebs for hot gaming news, Gamertell&#8216;s already done that for you!&nbsp; Here&#8217;s a look at this week&#8217;s top stories&#8230;PlayStation Store Update: The Punisher shows no mercy, bonus content, too (July 5 to July 11, 2009)Hands On: Photos of Sony&#8217;s PSPgoMcFarlane&#8217;s makin&#8217; more Halo toysRumor: Next PSP might include a quad core chipMore that 13,000 games in the Apple App Store and countingFull Story &raquo; | Written by NEWS for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article &raquo;  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title> Future E-Ink Ads Powered By Solar, Still Annoying</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:44:42 CEST</pubDate>
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  Neoluxiim's diminutive e-ink displays are powered by solar, which is great. Now, when I blow by them at the mall in the near future like I do today's traditional point-of-sale ads, my subconscious...  ]]></content:encoded>
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