Month: May 2010

Being the geek with the cool gadgets is hard. Stay up to date with the latest gadget and tech developments and read reviews about the coolest new gadgets worth owning.

Wi-fi detecting watch: So the next time you go to work on your laptop, you will know exactly where to sit. This watch gives you wi-fi signal strength on a scale from 1 to 8 with a touch of a button.

Micro spy remote: This mini remote looks like the remote keyless entry for your car, but its actually a TV hijacker. It can mute, change the channel and volume as well as turning off the unsuspecting TV.

Stainless steel 8GB video watch: This watch sports a 1.8inch LCD screen and 8GB of flash memory. You can watch all your favorite videos any time, anywhere. As you can see, cool geek gadgets come in a wide range of products, but each one is essential to true geek Dom.

Tiny spy camera hidden in a tradeshow badge secretly: It is a  techie gadget that shoots video and stills.

Cameras are getting so small now a days, that they could be hidden just about any where. This new spy camera is a thin trade show badge. Tiny camera shoots video at a low resolution 352×288, and snags stills at a higher resolution 1280×1024.

Once you’ve grabbed the shots you need, plug it into a PC via USB for transfer and charging.It looks a bit thick for absolute sneakiness, but it might go unnoticed with bulky badge holder like those handed out at CES.

So you’ve gone out and bought yourself a brand new gadget to use to listen to your music. Your IPod, Phone, Walkman, mobile phone, home theatre system, whatever looks so shinny and new and you’re happy loading on all that music, looking forward to blocking out the world on the way to work. After the first listen you realise the headphones that came with the devise are truly biblically horrible.

Now if you want to make all that money you shelled out worthwhile you’re going to have to wade through the myriad of choices of headphones out there. The following should help you make sense of your choices and lead you to audio bliss.

Knowing how you plan to use your headphones (home theatre, music or gaming) and the listening environment (around the house or out and about) will help to greatly narrow down the options to investigate.

Below is a quick outline of the four dominant headphone types available today.

Ear bud headphones or in-ear headphones, are usually given away with purchase of most music devices, these ‘free’ pieces are usually poor quality. Quality ear bud headphones can have sonic reproduction rivalling the chunkiest of headphones.

Ear bud headphones fit the outer ear and are generally not held in place by clips and do not have a headband of any kind. Some models are now available that fit inside the ear canal.

PROS – Super compact and ultra light, the most portable of any design, can provide moderate to superb isolation from external noise.

CONS – Sound quality in particular bass response is usually not to the standard of larger headsets, possible discomfort after extended use, putting something into the ear canal can be uncomfortable for some people; two cables increase chance of wire tangling.

Sports Headphones can moon light under many names, some of these include; Fashion; vertical; behind-the-neck; clip-on; neckband; Walkman-style or portable headphones.

These designs most commonly consist of an ear bud type design with a method of keeping the speaker in place during activity. They may have a headband the stretches over the head, or behind the neck. Some models have clips that secure to the ear itself with small speakers sitting over the entire ear.

These headphones are almost always of an open backed design so as not to block out all the ambient noise, which will hopefully lead to less danger of being hit by a car while jogging.

PROS – Designs with behind the neck straps don’t get tangles in hair, earrings etc. they usually stay put while running for a bus or jogging for fitness.

CONS – Some of the more stylish models are not very durable and if sat on will break, some clip on designs will exert above average force on the ears.

Ear pad headphones also known as: Supra aural; open-backed; semi-open closed-back or on-ear headphones. These headphones rest on the outer ears, they can have closed designs that cover the ear they will never fully cover the ear as do full sized headphones.

PROS – Comfortable, less overheating of the ears than full-sized ‘phones; some fold for easy transport.

CONS – less noise isolation that full or in-ear designs, less powerful bass than full sized models.

Full-sized headphones also listed as circumaural; closed-back; ear-cup or over-the-ear headphones. Any headphone that fully encloses the ear. Considered best for home use.

PROS – Block outside noise, offer the most bass and loudness.

CONS – Size is cumbersome for portable use; some full-size models can make your ears sweat; ear cups and headbands often interfere with earrings, glasses, and hairstyles.

Hope this information helps with your choice.

Happy listening.

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PsP handhelds is one of most fun ways to play games, watch movies and listen to music. PsP software downloads are just some things that you can do to improve your psp. PsP software downloads are fun and easy.

There are many places on the net were one can find psp software downloads. Some sites have you pay per download and sometimes charge up to a couple dollars for each download. Other sites require a membership and a monthly fee were user share files. This method sometimes can be frustrating when you are in the middle of a download and the user signs off before the download is complete.

I prefer to use sites that have a onetime membership for psp music, psp movie, psp games and psp software downloads. The best sites have their databases jammed pack with over a million songs, movies, games, and software available for downloading. Some of these sites have no limit to the amount of downloads you do per day.

There are some sites were the database does not have quality psp movies, psp music and psp software downloads and they might be very slow to download. I have placed a link at the top of this site for a one that has quality psp music downloads, psp movies, psp games and psp software downloads. You may want to check it out.

Once you have downloaded some psp music, psp movies and games you can take them anywhere you go. This is great when you have places to go or have long travel times to get somewhere. It really helps to pass the time away, while your having fun either listening to psp music or watching a psp movie or just playing a new game. There are so many games available you should never run out of games to play music to listen to and movies to watch.

Make sure that what ever site you choose either comes with a money back guarantee in case your not satisfied with their database of music songs games and software. I have been using the above site for over three months and never had the need to ask for my money back. I now have so many psp software downloads, psp movies, music and games downloaded that I often find it hard to decide which game to play, song to listen to, or movie to watch. If you’re wise and make the right choice you will be having fun all day long with your psp.

So far the best site I have tried is PsP Blender. I have put a link at the top of my site so you can check it out. Come back and visit my site. I will be posting some reviews on software sites.

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Cyber world today is facing the most complicated problem of fighting a crime which is hard to detect and curb in the borderless world. Cyber crime though has its origin in the conventional crime, it is hard to detect because of the highly technical mode of committing it. It is ironical that the advancement in the computer network worldwide, which has brought all the nations together on a global stage, has given rise to such an alarming situation. The law enforcement agencies, unaware of the technological know-how find it hard to nab the criminals involved in the offences related to cyber space. The main categories of cyber crime include hacking, theft of information, data diddling, virus attacks, web jacking, Trojan attacks etc.

Cyber terrorism is another dimension of the cyber crime which has raised serious security concerns world over. It could be understood as planned and intentional hacking of computer programs, data and information. The US economy is extremely vulnerable to cyber crimes as all the functions being performed by the government and financial institutions in the US are highly dependant upon the world of computers.

Cyber terrorists are capable of causing devastation to an unimaginable extent. In the year 1988, a computer virus was created that infected more than six thousand internet servers. In some other part of the world, a group of cyber criminals, posing as phone technicians, rerouted calls by tapping the phone lines. In yet another incident, the services provided by an airport were greatly affected when a hacker halted the airports’ computer system in 1997. These incidents indicate that cyber terrorists have the potential of inflicting damage to the whole community.

There are many criminal groups within the territorial boundaries of United States, which are capable of carrying out destruction through cyber technologies within the country. They have sophisticated websites that provide links to other criminal groups.

Among the various terrorist organizations, Al Qaeda has notoriously held the top most position in the list of U.S. government since many years. Its network has penetrated its roots deep within the humanity across the world. Planned attacks by Al Qaeda prove the use of advanced and sophisticated technology by the organization. Hizbullah is another terrorist organization which functions in the U.S. They are determined to establish Islamic power in the Middle East countries and propagate beliefs and ideas through their website.

The mode of operation of cyber crimes is different from the conventional crimes. Just with a single cyber attack the professional cyber criminals can affect a huge number of network servers and computer systems and can conduct his activities by remaining far away from the place of incident.

Tracking cyber terrorists and prosecuting them is not an effortless procedure. The government of U.S.A has framed the National Strategy for the security of cyber world which includes clauses for the expansion of national cyberspace security response system and procedures for development of training programs.

Co-operation and collaboration from all segments of society – right from home level computer users to extremely crucial government bureaus, is required to combat cyber terrorism. At worldwide level, Interpol, which works as mediator between law agencies of different countries, has served a great role in publicizing the names of cyber terrorists and in tracking of criminals on international scale. Apart from providing intelligence services to the countries associated with it, Interpol is attempting to facilitate data sharing between member nations, conducting operational information analysis, sponsoring training in cyber terrorism.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has set up the National Infrastructure Protection Center which is trying hard to enhance communication levels between different government agencies for curbing cyber terrorism. The principle behind the U.S.A Patriot Act is to detect and scrutinize cyber crimes. This act has given the authority to probe the activities regarding cyber terrorism to Secret Service.

The search for desktop computers can be daunting. If you are new to the search you will be confused by the technological terms and may not be sure where to compromise. You might be confused as to why some computers seem to be the same as others but cost a lot more. Perhaps the information here can help.

It helps to know what the primary use of the desktop computer is going to be. If it is primarily for business you are going to want to focus on different areas than someone looking for a gaming computer.

Once you know what your primary use is going to be, the rest is really pretty easy. If you are looking for a business computer you will be fine with the simple video card that comes standard on most machines. You will want a decent sized hard drive but you probably won’t need anything over 500gb. Spend the extra money on business software and a good monitor. Make sure to swap out the standard throwaway keyboard for one that is ergonomic or that feels comfortable to you.

If you are looking for a gaming system, forget about business software and get the best graphics card you can afford. A 1tb hard drive wouldn’t be a bad investment either. You will want to focus on hard drive space and graphics. A good set of speakers will make the gaming experience even better.

If you are looking for a family computer, one for homework, some games and such, look for a mid range video card, upgrade the standard speakers and invest in some good hardware. If there are children involved you might want to get one of the parental control programs on the market to block inappropriate sites. You are also going to want the largest hard drive that you can afford. The more people using the computer, the more space it’s going to need.

No matter what else you are looking for in your desktop computer make sure you buy the highest GHz that you can afford. This is the speed of the computer and it’s one thing that cannot be upgraded.

In all cases the operating system you are most likely going to encounter is going to be Windows Vista. That’s ok as most of the bugs have been worked out and it runs much better now than it did when it was first released.

While most computers now come with a DVD-RW drive (that means it can play and write DVD’s and CD’s), check to make sure. Even if you don’t think you need one, you will eventually want it. They don’t really cost any more than if you don’t get one.
Software bundles, once a big selling point for new desktop computers, no longer matter as much. You can often get a seller to discount a particular piece of software if you buy it when you buy the computer. As long as you know what the primary use of your new desktop computer is going to be, selecting the components is quick and easy. Choose the features that are most important to you and then sit back and enjoy!