This year it looks like the gift everybody is looking for is the same as last year: the Nintendo Wii. The small video game console sells out almost immediately when it reaches stores, even after Nintendo Co. has ramped up production several times, a year after its launch. The Wii responds to the user moving the wand-like wireless controller, while other consoles are controlled by a confusing array of buttons and joysticks. It also comes with an array of casual, nonviolent games that appeal to adults. That’s why. With the Wii, Nintendo set out make a console that would entice people who were not hardcore gamers, and it has succeeded.
Category: Computers
Fake EBay and Paypal e-mails
The first time it ht my inbox there was suspicion and right, they will lead you to a link that will get you lost. Now fake EBay and Paypal e-mails which are used to con users out of money are being targeted by a secure mail system. The online auction site and web pay service are working with Yahoo to use the firm’s anti-phishing technology. The firms are supporting the emerging standard known as DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM), which block fake e-mails by validating the sender with a digital signature, will be available to millions of Yahoo Mail users worldwide in the coming weeks. “Our message to both businesses and consumers is: beware of unexpected or strange-looking e-mails regardless of their sender and never open attachments or links contained in these email messages”, said David Sancho, of TrendLabs at Trend Micro.
Cell Station at Mt. Everest
Sometimes when our cellphones don’t pick up signal, we would try to climb up to higher elevation just to be able to text or call. But now, it seems people would not need to climb to their roof anymore for there is going to be cell station at Mt. Everest! They want to be on top and do not see hurdles. China’s largest cell phone service provider successfully tested a transmission station on Mount Everest on Tuesday, making it possible for people in the area for next year’s Olympic torch relay to make calls, a state news agency reported. China Mobile had to hire yaks and porters to transport equipment up to the station at an altitude of 21,325 feet, the Xinhua News Agency said. Aside from the physical challenge of climbing the mountain, which straddles the border of Nepal and Chinese-controlled Tibet, the torch had to be designed to burn in bad weather, low pressure and high altitude.
Coolest phone out of US
Exactly what cell phone you can choose depends on where you live, for carriers dictate what models their networks will support. The 8800 Sirocco, by Nokia, features ring tones by Brian Eno, a stainless steel body and a sapphire-coated glass lens. But this super-spendy phone is only available in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. It is just one of the coolest cell phones that are not available in the United States.
Nokia N95 Cell Phone
It’s GPS. It’s a photo studio. It’s a mobile disco. It’s the world wide web. It’s anything you want it to be. Explore the internet with 3.5G ease. Navigate the world with interactive maps and purchasable local city guides. Download your favorite music tracks. And capture it all with 5 megapixel clarity and Carl Zeiss optics. Experience the true power of multimedia computing. It’s the Nokia N95 multimedia computer!
PDA security
The most basic method of accessing data on a handheld device is directly through the devicea’s user interface. The first thing you should do when you start using the smartphone or PDA is change the default password. Use strong passwords as a first line of defense, which should include upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Configure the password setting for power-on, meaning you need password authentication when turning on the device and when the device has been idle for a set period of time. You can also configure password settings to lock the device after multiple failed attempts.
Motorcycle dealership software
Motorcycles. So you love one. Simplify Your Inventory with Commander Software. CommanderNE.com has business inventory tracking software and dealer software for power sports, marine and OPE, for motorcycle parts, ATVs, boats and power equipment including lawn mowers. Everyone knows that handwriting parts invoices and work orders are definitely not the way to go. And using generic off-the-shelf software is usually a dead-end exercise. The key is to have power sports / motorcycle parts price databases available to you so you never have to manually enter part numbers, descriptions and prices yourself. Otherwise, you end up turning into a typing clerk instead of running a power sports / motorcycle business. So why do you need the motorcycle dealership software? It makes you work easy and accurate. It’s very affordable. It’s easy to use. And it interfaces with your QuickBooks financial software.
Kindle e-book reader
The online retail giant Amazon will unveil its Kindle e-book reader equipped with a Wi-Fi connection that taps into an Amazon e-book store, which users can access to purchase new electronic books–and Amazon has reportedly signed onto a deal with Sprint for EVDO access. Additionally, the device comes with a headphone jack for audiobooks, as well as an e-mail address. They have a huge repository and huge track record of selling content. They also have customers who keep coming back to them; it will be an e-bust, though they bet to be not a total one.