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Audioquest MINI1 (Mini To RCA) 2M Mini-1 Mini-To-RCA Cable (6 7)

You want an affordable audio cable with superior signal transmission and a smooth, clear sound. That cable is the Mini-1, and its made by Audioquest. Audioquest has dedicated 20 years to producing the highest caliber audio and video cables, and all of their hard work has elevated their cables to the component level. And as a component, these cables will drastically improve the sound quality of every other audio component in your home-theater quiver. Really.

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Of course, there’s really no big reason why it looks like that other than for aesthetics. But for the Japanese who view bonsai as a work of art, this baby has its charms.

Actually, even I think it’s quite an exquisite piece of work. A set of clock gears designed to look like a bonsai, this clock could fit in the classiest of classy homes. The Bonsai Gear Clock runs on 2 D batteries, with its gears made of plastic, its stem of metal, and its base of wood. Best of all, it only costs 45, which I think is a steal considering that some Japanese wristwatches cost a lot more.

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Get theater like experience sitting in your home with the new Mitsubishi WD-73833 Television. This 73-inch 833 Diamond flat panel television features many advanced technologies like TurboLight180 lamp system and Plush1080p processing. Its high definition picture and enhanced sleek and chic look makes it worth placing in your home. So, go ahead and bring home Mitsubishi WD-73833 Television available in a black pearl finish.

Features

• PerfectColor.
• PerfecTint.
• Tru1080p Processing.
• Color 4D Video Noise Reduction.
• DeepField Imager.
• DarkDetailer.

Mitsubishi WD-73833 Television also features 6-Color Light Engine processes that produce different images with six colors. Sporting a large screen, this television incorporated Mitsubishi’s Smooth120Hz that minimizes the motion bur in fast moving action movies and scenes. Not only this, this easy to connect Mitsubishi WD-73833 Television comes with a TV Guide On Screen.

Box content

The box comprises of Mitsubishi WD-73833 Television, remote control and user’s manual.

Price

Mitsubishi WD-73833 Television is available at a price of $ 4299.99.

Source: Mitsubishi

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Floating Rose Spa Lights (3 Pack)
Naturally, they are waterproof. And yes, they float. But they also gently change colour and look remarkably like real roses. This means they are rather good at creating a perfect Bali-esque atmosphere in your humble bathroom.

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The internet runes have been cast and point towards a new 802.11n Airport Express this week, most likely tomorrow. The rumors are partially confirmed by a brief sighting of the new specs at the Swiss Apple Store, since deleted but preserved in the screenshot you see above. TUAW notes that the wait time on the Express at the Apple Store is currently two weeks, which indicates the clearing of old stock.

Nothing else seems to have changed other than the new WiFi radio: The price remains the same ($99) and there is no mention of either NAS capability (plugging in a hard drive to use on the network) or streaming music from an iphone . But you never know.

Enfin le 802.11n pour Airport Express? [Mac Generation via TUAW]

Posted Mar 17th 2008 8:59AM by Darren Murph
Filed under: Desktops, Laptops
Merely months after IBM first inserted silicon nanophotonics into our memory bank, and just weeks after we drooled all over ourselves reading about its green optical link, the mega-corp has chosen St. Patrick’s Day to trumpet the development of the “world’s tiniest nanophotonic switch.” The device, which boasts a footprint “about 100 times smaller than the cross section of a human hair,” is said to be a vital part of creating an on-chip optical network. More specifically, it’s bringing the gurus behind it one step closer to conjuring up multi-core CPUs that transmit data with light pulses rather than relying on electrical signals on copper wires. This particular switch would essentially divert traffic within the network, ensuring that “optical messages from one processor core could efficiently get to any of the other cores on the chip.” Keep on livin’ the dream IBM — just ping us when this stuff is anywhere near ready for the commercial market.

Posted Mar 17th 2008 8:28AM by Thomas Ricker
Filed under: Wireless
var What’s this? New Product from Apple on a Monday? Why, yes, yes it is. The 802.11n Airport Express rumored over the weekend just became official. $99 takes the little iTunes streaming, pocket base station home to a draft-n network near you. Yes, today.

Heise Security in the U.K. has found that USB sticks secured by fingerprint readers are not as secure as vendors are leading us to believe. Some of them can be accessed simply by using a free, open source piece of software.

Secure USB sticks are a combination of three major components–the flash memory, the fingerprint reader, and the microcontroller for controlling access along with pre-installed software. The microcontroller checks for a valid reading from the fingerprint sensor and then allows access to the protected flash memory.

Heise found that you do not need a valid fingerprint reading to gain access to the protected memory, however. Instead you can use the software PLscsi to send a Command Descriptor Block and switch the protected memory to non-protected. Heise also found that the microcontroller and software on the stick don’t always decide on the right to access, with that task falling to the software running on the PC’s OS in some cases.

The affected sticks use the Afa Technology USBest UT176 and UT169 controllers. Heise is recommending users do not buy USB sticks with fingerprint readers as a way of providing extra security to their data. Instead, hardware encrypted sticks are currently the best solution.

Those wanting to test their USB stick for vulnerability can download the PLscsi software and follow the instructions on the Heise Security website.

Read more at Heise-Online.co.uk.

Matthew’s Opinion

I’m surprised manufacturers can get away with selling products like this that market themselves as being more secure, but quite clearly aren’t.

Some of the responses Heise got from manufacturers are also surprising. One said the company was going to add to the manual that comes with the USB stick, saying that the fingerprint reader adds no extra security. Another said that only very professional users could take advantage of the vulnerability.

I think the point here is that the company should either be offering a working security solution or not selling USB sticks as such with a higher price than a standard stick.

Posted Mar 17th 2008 9:20AM by Paul Miller
Filed under: Gaming
Though Ben’s still hard at work at the modular “Access” one-handed controller to be sold by eDimensional, he’s certainly not frittering away that free time of his. The latest and greatest mod by Ben Heckendorn is a refined version of his right-handed Xbox 360 controller. As opposed to the one-size-fits-all modularity of the Access, his one-handed controllers puts all the buttons easily within reach and places the right analog stick at the base of the controller — you play the game by moving the analog stick against your leg. The new version has slimmed down the design considerably and spruced up the aesthetics — thought the inclusion of a PS3 d-pad could be seen as sacrilege to some.

[Via Cool Mods]

Word on the grapevine has it that the Airport Express will be receiving an updated model pretty soon - by this Tuesday even. The price remains at a static $99, so one should find the Apple Store to experience some downtime within this week as the folks at Cupertino start to tinker with their online shopping site. Faster surfing anytime is always more than welcome