WizbangTech: December 2006 Archives

Wii Forecast Channel Live w/ Update

Posted by Jon Marler · Published: December 20, 2006

I was wondering why my Wii had a pulsing blue glow for the last couple days: Tokyo, Japan (AHN) - Wii users were greeted on Tuesday with a system update enabling Wii Forecast Channel. The weather forecasts are provided by Weathernews and users can check the weather around the globe.... [Full Story]

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Wizbang Tech PS3 Christmas Giveaway Winner

Posted by Kevin · Published: December 16, 2006 · Comments (6)

Wizbang Tech is giving away a Sony Playstation 3 to one lucky reader. To qualify as a finalist you needed to win one of assignments. Finalists This is the list of finalists for the Wizbang Tech PS3 Christmas Giveaway. 1. TheKln (Kin) 2. Linoge 3. First Alaskan Man 4.... [Full Story]

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Wizbang Tech PS3 Christmas Giveaway - Assignment 10

Posted by Kevin · Published: December 14, 2006 · Comments (2)

Wizbang Tech is giving away a Sony Playstation 3 to one lucky reader. We keep adding ways to enter, and picking more finalists, all leading up the December 15th giveaway. We've already got 20 finalists and we'll be adding 5 more this week. Assignment 10 is open to open... [Full Story]

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Google Earth Finds Penis On Top of School

Posted by · Published: December 13, 2006

Blah blah blah, all you want is the picture. (Surprisingly it is probably safe for work)... [Full Story]

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Skype Goes Subscription

Posted by · Published: December 13, 2006

Skype is going to an unlimited subscription for SkypeOut. Skype expands calling options NEW YORK - Skype, which helped make free PC-to-PC calling a global phenomenon, will announce Wednesday a $29.95-a-year service offering unlimited calls to wireless and traditional landline phones. Skype's Unlimited Calling subscription moves the company toward the... [Full Story]

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Deal of the Day: PC-cillin 3 User, FREE

Posted by · Published: December 13, 2006

Virus protection doesn't get any better than PC-cillin and at $39.99 with a $40 rebate, you even make a penny. 2007 is a bit slower than 2006 but the last rev I installed was better. During the install, tell it to check sever for new versions. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16832286002... [Full Story]

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Windows Vista Activation Already Hacked

Posted by · Published: December 12, 2006 · Comments (1)

Who had 6 days in "When will Vista Activation be Hacked" pool? Pirates spoof Vista's enterprise activation Pirates are circulating a hack that lets them activate counterfeit copies of Windows Vista using a spoofed server that Microsoft relies on to make sure enterprises switch on the new operating system. The... [Full Story]

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Man Bites Dog -- Warez Site Bans ISP

Posted by · Published: December 12, 2006

Isn't this backwards? The Pirate Bay Bans ISP In Protest Move ... Swedish website The Pirate Bay (TPB) has decided to block the Swedish ISP Perspektiv Broadband's users from accessing the TPB's website. The move comes in response to ISP Perspektiv's decision to block its users from accessing the Russian... [Full Story]

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Fujitsu MHX2300BT: 2.5" 300GB SATA HD Launched

Posted by · Published: December 11, 2006 · Comments (1)

We're finally getting some reasonable sized hard drives for Laptops Fujitsu announces 300GB 2.5-inch hard drive Fujitsu Computer Products of America has announced a coordinated global launch of the MHX2300BT series of mobile hard disk drives (HDDs). The newest Fujitsu products feature impressive storage capacities of 250GB and 300GB, the... [Full Story]

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Apple Bashers Are Always Funny

Posted by · Published: December 11, 2006 · Comments (1)

It always cracks me up the insane lengths people will got to just to bash a brand they don't like. I have both Macs and PCs so I really don't care... But I have to say the Apple bashers are routinly the funnier of the fanboys. Rumors are running wild... [Full Story]

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Wizbang Tech PS3 Christmas Giveaway - Assignment 9

Posted by Kevin · Published: December 11, 2006

Wizbang Tech is giving away a Sony Playstation 3 to one lucky reader. We keep adding ways to enter, and picking more finalists, all leading up the December 15th giveaway. We've already got 19 finalists and we'll be adding 6 more this week. Assignment 9 revisits an earlier theme,... [Full Story]

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Wizbang Tech PS3 Christmas Giveaway - Assignment #8

Posted by Kevin · Published: December 9, 2006 · Comments (15)

Wizbang Tech is giving away a Sony Playstation 3 to one lucky reader. We keep adding ways to enter, and picking more finalists, all leading up the December 15th giveaway. We've already got 13 finalists and we'll be adding more this week. Assignment 8 revisits an earlier them, in... [Full Story]

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Shocking News: iPod Owners Collect Music

Posted by · Published: December 7, 2006

I'm not sure who paid them to do it, but Jupiter Research has done a study that finds iPod owners have larger music collections than other adults and that digital audio players have made people more interested in digital music. I tell ya, those fine folks at Jupiter Research don't... [Full Story]

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Gullible Geeks Punk'd By Fake Vending Machine Hack Video

Posted by · Published: December 7, 2006

Yesterday digg got Punk'd and today Gizmodo got pwned but a hoax video on how to hack vending machines. Forgetting the fact that vending machines take your money if your snack fails to drop so the hack won't work, you'd think someone would notice our supposed hacker has not 1... [Full Story]

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Wiimote Used as Mouse

Posted by · Published: December 6, 2006

So far the Wii seems like a whole lot more fun than the PS3. Now the Wiimote has been hacked to emulate a mouse.... Yep, we finally figured out how the darn IR camera works. It's just a quick hack, but I've written a program to take the data from... [Full Story]

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James Kim's Body Found

Posted by · Published: December 6, 2006 · Comments (1)

Sad news indeed. James Kim found deceased After 11 days stranded in Oregon wilderness, missing CNET editor is found; wife and two daughters were rescued Monday. just in The body of missing CNET editor James Kim has been located, authorities announced Wednesday. Arrangements are being made to transport Kim to... [Full Story]

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More Evidence of Water on Mars

Posted by · Published: December 6, 2006

The thrice yearly "we found water on Mars" story in the media again. This time however, they might be on to something. Click for full size NASA Images Suggest Water Still Flows on Mars NASA photographs have revealed bright new deposits seen in two gullies on Mars that suggest water... [Full Story]

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UPDATE: Kati Kim and Kids Found, James still missing

Posted by Jon Marler · Published: December 5, 2006

This is an update to an earlier post about missing CNET Editor James Kim, and his family. Kati and the children have been found! Apparently, their car ran into trouble, and Kati and the children spent nine days by the car, waiting for help. The most interesting part of the... [Full Story]

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Wizbang Tech PS3 Christmas Giveaway - Assignment #7

Posted by Kevin · Published: December 5, 2006 · Comments (7)

Wizbang Tech is giving away a Sony Playstation 3 to one lucky reader. We keep adding ways to enter, and picking more finalists, all leading up the December 15th giveaway. We've already got 12 finalists and we'll be adding more this week. Assignment 7 is a very, very specific... [Full Story]

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Making a Hot Air Balloon Out of a Teabag

Posted by · Published: December 5, 2006

Good thing to do with the kids while they're home for the holidays. ... [Full Story]

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New Chip EQs Car Stereos

Posted by · Published: December 5, 2006

It's not as magical as this report makes it seem but it is very cool. New chip provides high-end sound ...The technique, which Bongiovi calls the Digital Power Station for the studio he once built in a converted power station in Manhattan, can be described as a very sophisticated equalizer.... [Full Story]

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iPod ShuffleBud: Micro Charger for new iPod Shuffle

Posted by · Published: December 5, 2006

This thing is cool. Forget carrying your dock around with you, the ShuffleBud solves that problem... for a whopping 6 bux. I'd order it fast. I have a feeling they'll be out of stock soon.... [Full Story]

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Wizbang Tech PS3 Christmas Giveaway - Assignment #6

Posted by Kevin · Published: December 4, 2006 · Comments (7)

Wizbang Tech is giving away a Sony Playstation 3 to one lucky reader. We keep adding ways to enter, and picking more finalists, all leading up the December 15th giveaway. We've already got 11 finalists and we'll be adding more this week. Assignment 6 is an open ended assignment.... [Full Story]

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Ancient Greeks had Astronomical Warez

Posted by · Published: December 4, 2006

Thanks to better imaging technology, scientists are now taking another look at what many call the first computer. ... [Full Story]

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FBI Uses Cell Phone Mic as 'Roving Bug'

Posted by · Published: December 4, 2006

This is just freaky. Read all the way until you learn how they did it. FBI taps cell phone mic as eavesdropping tool The FBI appears to have begun using a novel form of electronic surveillance in criminal investigations: remotely activating a mobile phone's microphone and using it to eavesdrop... [Full Story]

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AMD QuadFX Spanked By Intel Chip

Posted by · Published: December 4, 2006 · Comments (2)

Technologists can be a fickle bunch. I was an Intel fan before AMD schooled the on processor performance and I remained in the AMD camp until Steve Jobs said he looked at the super-secret roadmaps for each company and he was going with Intel. - I figured Jobs had the... [Full Story]

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Geek Girl Gifts

Posted by · Published: December 4, 2006

My wife sent me a link for "GeekGirl Jewelry." Of course I had to explain to my wife what a resistor was, but she reminded me that I was the geek in the family and that I didn't look good in earrings anyway. But if there's a geeky girl in... [Full Story]

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CNET Editor James Kim and Family Still Missing

Posted by Jon Marler · Published: December 3, 2006

Tech news site CNET.com Senior Editor James Kim, his wife Kati, and their two daughters have been missing since November 25th after having brunch with family friend Ryan Lee. The Kims had traveled north from California to visit family in Washington. The Kims where last seen at a Denny's in... [Full Story]

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Court Decides Evidence is Evidence; Media Confused

Posted by · Published: December 2, 2006

I think this is the most misunderstood tech story of the month. I've had 3 people mention it to me. It did make me do a double-take at first, the reporting on this was very poor. However, if you look at what I bolded, makes sense. New Rules Make Firms... [Full Story]

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The Vista Era Begins

Posted by · Published: December 1, 2006 · Comments (1)

Well 2 years late and a few billion over budget. Microsoft finally ships Vista. Microsoft launches Vista version of Windows NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) launched Windows Vista for businesses on Thursday, unveiling the first major upgrade of its dominant operating system in five years and... [Full Story]

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