Category: Gadgets

Tivo and Focus On The Family »

The Family was no different. This bothered me a bit, so I went to the Tivo website, got a number for their corporate headquarters and called. A very nice person named Alyson called me back, and we had a nice discussion about the situation. i followed up my conversation with the following letter.

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Hacking Heart Devices »

Cnet News has an interesting story about the implantable defibrilators that some heart patients wear (including Vice President Dick Cheney). Security researchers were able to reprogram the device to either shutdown or deliver very strong jolts that could be fatal.

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To iSleep, Perchance to iDream »

Those of you who know Lay well know that he does love his sleep. I think I might have found him the perfect gift…but for $20,000 - $50,000 for an iPod compatible bed, I’ll be asking for donations. Lot’s of fun stuff is always announced and show cased at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and this past week’s show was no exception. Leggett and Platt Bedding Division introduced the Starry Night Sleep Technology Bed.

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News for the Week Ending September 9, 2007 »

This is a collection of shorter news stories from the week ending September 9, 2007.

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The $54M Pants and Other News of The Week Ending June 5, 2007 »

This is a wrap of smaller news items for the week ending June 10, 2007.

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May 13, 2007 News Items »

A bit of news from the week ending May 13, 2007. Crack selling ministers and long car trips.

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