Friday, May 14, 2010

Car Hackers Can Kill Brakes, Engine, and More (PC World). PC World - University researchers have taken a close look at the computer systems used to run today's cars and discovered new ways to hack into them, sometimes with frightening results. [Yahoo! News: Technology News]
7:19:34 AM    

The laser turns 50. On May 16, 1960, Hughes Lab researcher Theodore Maiman built the world's first laser, even as two Bell Labs researchers got the patent for the innovation. [CNET News.com]
7:14:09 AM    

And Then There Was A Solid Gold iPad [Ipad]. On the 107th day, Stuart Hughes revealed the solid gold iPad. With 53 diamonds set in the Apple logo, and the casing crafted from 22ct gold, 10 lucky people can snap one up—for $189,000. [Stuart Hughes] More » [Gizmodo]
7:12:56 AM