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Gateway adds fingerprint sensor to notebook

Gateway adds fingerprint sensor to notebookEasily Defeatedhttp://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-916135.htmlBetter security - flash card readerEncrypt your hard drive or files, and place the key on the flash card. It can be a large (e.g., 4k) key, since you won't be typing it in. Use a system like GPG, so that a...

Tags: SECURITY, fingerprint sensor, Gateway Inc., notebook

Discussion threads 2004-03-24

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Let's get rid of usernames and passwords for good

RE: Let's get rid of usernames and passwords for goodIf you think technology can solve your security problems, then you don't understand the problems and you don't understand the technology. -Bruce SchneierCommon sense & best practicesFirst off social networking sites are a DISASTER waiting to happen, private data into a...

Tags: password, security

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Toshiba DMF82XKU 8-inch Digital Media Frame

Digital frames can be divided into two categories: connected digital media frames and digital photo frames. The Toshiba DMF82XKU 8-inch Digital Media Frame, is--surprise--one of the former. It easily connects to a Wi-Fi network for access to photo collections from a variety of online sources as well as letting you...

Tags: photograph, Toshiba Corp., digital media

Product reviews 2009-10-07

HP 2709m

The 27-inch HP 2709m offers a larger screen than the 25.5-inch HP w2558hc, but that's about the only advantage the display has over the latter. The 2709m exhibited worse performance in games and movies and has fewer features, and a slightly lower 1,920x1,080 resolution compared with the w2558hc's 1,920x1,200. The...

Tags: Performance management, OSD, Hewlett-Packard Co., display, bezel, w2558hc

Product reviews 2009-08-31

HP w2558hc

The 25.5-inch Hewlett-Packard w2558hc is packed with features and at an average price of $460, it's well worth the investment. A quick list of its features include: two HDMI ports, a Webcam, a microphone, five USB ports, compact flash and SD card reader, a night light, and a built-in...

Tags: Monitors & displays, screen-height, display, Hewlett-Packard Co., bezel

Product reviews 2009-07-30

iMood Detector 1.0 (Mobile)

Have others put their finger on the iPhone or iPod Touch fingerprint scanner, and iMood Detector will say what the person is feeling. You can preset up to four moods, and make the scan respond in any way you want. In other words, whatever iMood Detector detects, the next time...

Tags: Mobile, Finger, Scanners, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-07-28

HP's new 13" ProBook 4310s offers Core 2 Duo, discrete GPU; starts $799

In addition to its diminutive mini netbook, HP on Wednesday also announced the 4.34-lb., 13.3-in. ProBook 4310s laptop for small and midsize businesses and mobile professionals. Given its professional audience, the ProBook 4310s has features to match: a full-size keyboard; glossy "noir" or...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Mobile, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., GPU, Serial ATA, Chipsets, Advertising & Promotion, Processors, Storage, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Marketing, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-24

LG W2053TQ-PF - LCD display - TFT - 20"

The LG Flatron W2053TQ can be found priced from $150 to $180. The monitor includes a couple of useful eco-friendly options, and it has decent movie and game performance. Its matte screen also allows dark details to be seen more easily than the HP 2009m's glossy and reflective screen....

Tags: Monitors & displays, TFT, LCD, display, LG Electronics Inc., bezel, Autoset, LG Flatron W2053TQ, brightness, monitor, OSD, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2009-06-19

Edifier iF330 Plus

Edifier is a Canadian-based company that makes a variety of stylish audio systems. The company seems to have limited distribution in the U.S., but its compact and affordably priced iF330 Plus audio system for iPods is more readily available stateside. At first glance, the iF330, which costs around $75, looks...

Tags: Engineering, iF330, Edifier iF330, battery, Apple iPod

Product reviews 2009-02-03

LG Incite CT810 (AT&T)

Photo gallery:LG Incite CT810Despite LG's long history in the U.S. cell phone market, it has yet to introduce a true smartphone here like it has in other countries (For example, the LG KS20 is Europe-only). Sure we've seen high-end LG phones like the LG Voyager and the LG Dare, but...

Tags: Keyboards, Smart phones, Monitors & displays, Cellular phones, Handhelds, AT&T Corp., LG Electronics Inc., LG INCITE

Product reviews 2008-11-25

Kindroid: Two Great Tastes that would taste great together

Kindroid: Two Great Tastes that would taste great togetherGet a netbookYou now try to present your absurd arguments in another post!I'm watching you Barney! ;)RE: Kindroid: Two Great Tastes that would taste great togetherAh, yes. The subject how electronic books would become popular (and even, possibly, replace paper-based books)...

Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi, Kindroid, Sprint Communications

Discussion threads 2008-10-23

Sony's Centrino 2 laptop lineup

Details of Sony's new laptops have been trickling out for several weeks, but Sony held off on an official announcement to coincide with Intel's Centrino 2 launch this week. Sony introduced four new VAIO lines ranging from the 3-pound Z-series ultraportable with a 13.1-inch display to the...

Tags: Sony Corp., IBM zSeries, Hard Drive, Sony Vaio, Intel Centrino, Memory, Microsoft Windows Vista, Intel Core 2 Duo, Series, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Graphics, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., SP1, SR Series, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-07-16

Desktop Login 1.0.2 (Windows)

Desktop Login uses fingerprints to provide an easy way to log-in to Windows. It replaces the standard username and password login with a fingerprint identification procedure. To set it up,need to register fingerprints with Desktop Login and linking them to user account. Then, when touch the fingerprint reader, Desktop...

Tags: Desktop, Password, Username, Griaule Technology, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-06-29

Biometric Network Logon 2007.2.0.0 (Windows)

The Biometric Network Logon is a biometrical authentication solution for the user-friendly, comfortable, safe and secure access to Windows Networks with Active Directory. Each user or group of users can use one of the following login methods: Username + Fingerprint Smart Logon. Only Fingerprint Fast Logon. Username + Password...

Tags: Password, Network, Logon, Griaule Technology, Biometric Network Logon, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software

Software downloads 2008-06-29

Desktop Identity 1.0.2 (Windows)

Desktop Identity is a versatile end-user application that provides an easy biometric integration to existent systems or any out-of-the-box program. There is no need to change the target application or write a single line of code. This software allows you to enroll and identify fingerprints on your computer and make...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Identity, Griaule Technology, Desktop Identity, Desktops, Biometrics, Keyboards, Hardware, Security, Peripherals

Software downloads 2008-06-29

Asus M70

The Asus M70 is the most fully loaded laptop we've seen in a long while. Aside from its massive terabyte of hard-drive space (enough to hold a few hundred movies or a few hundred thousand MP3s), the multimedia system incorporates a Blu-ray drive and a full-HD display, plus an HDMI...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, Desktops, Asus M70, ASUS

Product reviews 2008-06-06

fp_all_pr201_nb.zip 2008-05-05 (Windows)

Click on the following links for the driver package readme info:.../extract/Readme.txt This package supports the following driver models:TouchChip Fingerprint Reader TouchChip Fingerprint Coprocessor TouchStrip Fingerprint Sensor

Tags: Driver, MSI, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-05-05

Sony Handycam HDR-SR11

I used to think that hard drive models would take over the camcorder market as miniDV slowly faded into the horizon. I've since changed my tune after using flash-based models, especially those that include some onboard memory. However, if you shoot a lot of video--or just don't bother to back...

Tags: camcorder, Sony Corp., AVCHD, hard drive

Product reviews 2008-04-10

A closer look at the HTC Shift from Sprint

I've been using an HTC Shift from Sprint for over a week now and as you can see in the more than 140 photos and screenshots found in my image gallery and quick and dirty post yesterday I have had a chance to try out most all aspects of the...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Microsoft Windows Vista, Sprint Communications, HTC Shift, SnapVUE 1.8, A/C Adapter Brick, Origami Central Application, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Engineering, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-03-20

Want Vista SP1? Here's what to expect

When Microsoft released Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to manufacturing on February 4, they promised to make it available for the general public in mid-March. Today they delivered on that promise, making SP1 available to Windows Vista users through Windows Update and as a standalone installer package from the Microsoft...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Update, Version, Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, SP1, Installer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-03-18