Now it’s MP3 spam…
Internet security firms are reporting a new trend in the "pump-and-dump" spam world -- e-mails containing MP3 advertisements.
McAfee Avert Labs reported the phenomenon yesterday. "The spammed MP3 attachments...
Shiny things: Sun’s energy efficient data centers
Sun Microsystems recently completed energy efficient data centers in US, UK and India, reducing Sun's energy costs by 60 percent and earning the company nearly $1 million in rebates and awards, a company statem...
Shiny things: 10-Gigabit fiber optic devices
I'm pleased to announce a new component to Blast Magazine. For a bonafide nerd, there's nothing exciting than a bunch of circuits, wires, boards, lights and plugs -- especially when you have no idea what they d...
Trey — a chair and other stuff too
Trey is a unique approach to seating. At first glance, it's a modestly comfortable low back desk chair, but a it actually converts into a three-piece table/rocker/stool, giving it a variety of uses away from yo...
A look at UnearthTravel.com
Many college graduates backpack through Europe, drive across the country or splurge on visiting an exotic destination before joining the working world. But Robert Allen, Pip Bennett and Jeremy Boote, who have k...
Mac worm claimed by blogger
Researchers announced today an exploit for Macintosh OSX that could potentially expose thousands of computers to worm-like activity.
A blogger wrote that he created proof of concept code that opens Intel pro...
Blast reporter gets dogged on iPhone hunt
Like millions of other people, I wanted to get the latest gadget from Apple: the iPhone.
So I went to AT&T's website, where it says "Find iPhone at an AT&T store," plugged in my address and I wa...
Icy Dock
Do you have more hard drives than drive bays? Icy Dock may be a good solution. Icy Dock's model MB453IPF takes three 3.5" hard drives and fits them in the space of two 5.25" slots. The adapter support...
Eve of the iPhone
Well, it's coming.
Is everybody on the AT&T-formerly-Cingular-network ready for the iPhone?
In a statement more fit for Hollywood than Silicon Valley, Apple announced that their cell phone/portable mu...
Will WiTricity unplug us?
Researchers at MIT are working on a viable way to power our gadgets without the use of wires
Microsoft Surface: Revolutionary
Microsoft has just announced a new tabletop computer which, according to the company, will "change the way we interact with technology." This table computer, named Microsoft Surface, utilizes a new intuitive i...
A look at Gottaplay.com
Late charges, long drives, lines, high prices and poor selection.
These are just a few of the reasons our generation has seen a dramatic decline in the popularity of traditional movie rental stores.
Over ...
Timex Ti700 iPod alarm clock
Timex--well known for their time pieces--has released an alarm clock radio compatible with an iPod: the Ti700.
The Timex Ti700 comes with, unlike many other iPod alarm clocks, a remote control. The remote le...
iHome iH4 iPod alarm clock
SDI Technologies struck gold in 2005 with the popularity of its iPod-compatible clock radio, the iHome iH5 ($99). In an attempt to expand upon its success, SDI recently introduced a new line of iPod-dockable au...
Quik Pod
Attention MySpacers, your photographic savior has arrived.
With Fromm Works Inc.'s new Quik Pod, taking photos of yourself has never been easier. The Quik Pod is just seven and a half inches when retrac...
MyVu for iPod
Initial Impressions: The glasses seem strange at first, since they only block a center strip of your eyes, and they have tinted glass on either sides of the screen. This does allow you to see around you when th...
Blast and McAfee talk shop
Malicious coders and hackers are constantly finding new ways to circumvent security precautions, and this isn't likely to change in 2007. While a solid anti-virus program is a good bet, the best way to avoid co...
Flowery career path
Here's a career path. Start out as a florist searching for the perfect balance of red roses and limonium. Eight years later, end up tracking down the spread of viruses for one of the top computer securit...
Invisible Shield
I saw Shield Zone's Invisible Shield at Mac World in Boston, and obtained the iPod Nano version, with a cut out for the scroll wheel. It's basically three pieces of plastic, the front cover, back, and a little ...
