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Cheap Plastic Box Detects Cameras and ‘Spy Wi-Fi’

The “Spy Wi-Fi Signal and Camera Lens Detector” is a cheap version of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s yacht, which can detect and shield against the paparazzi’s peeping lenses. A very cheap version, in fact, coming in at just $40 instead of a ...

From CHARLIE SORREL, Wired,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Roman Abramovich

New Worm Attacks iPhones, Targets Mobile Banking

A second iPhone worm is in the wild, and unlike the jokey Australian worm authored by hacker prankster Ikee two weeks ago, this one is dangerous. Unlike Ikee’s hack, which merely rick-rolled owners of infected iPhones, the new Dutch variant targets ...

From CHARLIE SORREL, Wired,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: BBC

TomTom GPS Kit for iPod Touch

TomTom is set to sell a GPS Kit for the iPod Touch, further closing the gap between Apple’s top-end iPod and the iPhone. The unit will have a built-in GPS receiver which “turns your iPod touch into a mobile navigation device.” Many people choose the ...

From CHARLIE SORREL, Wired,  23 Nov 2009

Cannondale Concept Updates The Dutch Bike

The Dutchess, from magnificently-named designer Wytze van Mansum, is the best concept bike we have seen in a long time. It is both practical, innovative and, even better, exists in the real world as a proper working machine. Designed for Cannondale, ...

From CHARLIE SORREL, Wired,  23 Nov 2009

DIY iPhone Macro Lens Carousel

The first two iPhones had terrible cameras, something Apple fixed with the 3GS. Those of us who like to complain can still find fault with the lack of an optical zoom lens. Those who don’t just whine go out and fix this for themselves. Instructables ...

From CHARLIE SORREL, Wired,  23 Nov 2009

Imation Ships First Wireless USB Hard Drive

You may remember (and even be excited by) Wuss Bee, aka WUSB aka Wireless USB. It’s a protocol that lets you hook up USB devices over the air, thus eliminating most of the cables that clutter and choke your workspace. Imation has just shipped the first ...

From CHARLIE SORREL, Wired,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Imation

The Illustrated Man: How LED Tattoos Could Change The Face of Humanity

In Ray Bradbury’s book, The Illustrated Man, the title character is covered with moving, shifting tattoos. If you look at them, they will tell you a story. New LED tattoos from the University of Pennsylvania could make the Illustrated Man real (minus ...

From CHARLIE SORREL, Wired,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ray Bradbury,  University of Pennsylvania

Power HotSpot: Juice Your Gadgets Anywhere

The Power HotSpot from Solis takes something good (solar power) and makes it easy to use. For $375, you get a portable solar panel and base unit which puts out a 12 Volt supply. Plug in anything with a car cigarette-lighter adapter and you have ...

From CHARLIE SORREL, Wired,  20 Nov 2009

Credit Card Cutlery: Ordinary Cutlery, Without the Cut

How many times have you wanted to eat something whilst out and about but been unable to do so because you had no cutlery? Me neither, and that’s because, like you, I have hands and teeth. But for the prissier amongst you, those who have what my mother ...

From CHARLIE SORREL, Wired,  20 Nov 2009

‘Smart Info Engine’ Media Player Isn’t So Smart

The Cyberus Smart Info Engine may sound like a steampunk computer which connects to the Victorian Internet (which would actually be awesome) but it is instead the most full-featured digital photo-frame ever. To be fair, the manufacturer, Sungale, ...

From CHARLIE SORREL, Wired,  20 Nov 2009

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