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Japanese innovation

Usually, I do not read the “Special Advertising Section” in magazine (for obvious reasons). However, a recent piece on “The Japan of the Future” in FORTUNE magazine caught my attention not only because of the abundance of innovative ideas (such as the Lunascape browser, Toppan’s eco-friendly Cartocan, Takram’s Afterglow software, etc.) showcased in the article,… Read More »

Conspiracy theory

InternetNews.com reported today that a number of Seagate’s Maxtor Basics hard drives were shipped with a virus that searches for passwords for online games and sends them to a server located in China. Seagate said the problem products originated from its subcontractor’s factory in China, although the company did not disclose the stage in the… Read More »

Smile, you’re on Sony cameras

If you’ve ever missed capturing a smiling moment on camera because of shutter lag, you will appreciate Sony‘s new line of digital cameras. The Cybershot DSC-T200 and DSC-T70 sport a “nearly foolproof” smile mode that recognises grinning subjects and then automatically takes a shot. A sequence of six smile shots can be taken without manually… Read More »