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VeriChip goes consumer with its implantable RFID chips; Would you buy?

VeriChip said Tuesday it will begin pitching its implantable RFID chips directly to consumers in a move that aims to link doctors directly to personal health records. VeriChip said it will launch a direct-to-consumer marketing campaign in South Florida on April 28. The general idea appears...

Tags: VeriChip, Health Care, RFID Chip, Personal Health Record, Chip, Microsoft HealthVault, Health Link, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-22

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Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux

Is 20th century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking...

Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Kernel, Mandrake, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Foxconn snubs Linux users

Several readers have sent me a link to a discussion in progress on the Ubuntu forums which outlines how hardware manufacturer Foxconn crippled Linux support on the G33M-S motherboard by breaking ACPI support. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Foxconn, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-07-25

What paper trail?

I've been carting around my latest sheaf of press releases about the green-ness of electronic document technology for weeks now. Yes, as I've blogged before, I am still one of those people who can't help printing out certain emails in order to act on them. Yes, it's bad, I know....

Tags: Xerox Corp., Paper Trail, Survey, Printers, Data Centers, Marketing Research, Hardware, Peripherals, Storage, Data Management, Marketing, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-25

GMail adds "https:"-only connections but still not by default

GMail adds "https:"-only connections but still not by defaultGoogle obviously - and rightly so - regards this matter as important,as can be seen from the fact that even we in Sweden are now allowed to choose the [b]Gmail[/b] option to «Always use https» - I checked immediately after reading Ryan's...

Tags: E-mail providers, cloud computing, Google Gmail, Gmail Add, HTTP, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-25

Gartner pitches analysis of PHRs in the clouds

The problem, Gartner says, is that the private clouds could disrupt local initiatives to collect and use Personal Health Records. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Gartner Inc., Health Care, Personal Health Record, Analysis, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Weekend Gadget Guidance: Diagnose your hard disks, free

Hard drive acting kinda funny? Free application HDDScan is a utility that diagnoses your hard drive's ills. The app allows you to analyze drive temperatures, conduct S.M.A.R.T. tests, export and print reports to document changes in your hard drive's health, and works on ATA,...

Tags: Hard Drive, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-07-25

TP-LINK TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router

The TP-Link TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router is a wireless router that supports the Draft N 2.0 specification and not much else. This means no network storage or dual-band support (the router works only in the 2.4GHz frequency), no print-serving capability, and no Gigabit Ethernet. The router doesn't even offer N-mode-only...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Home networking, router, TP-Link, Wireless-N, TP-Link TL-WR941ND, TL-WR941ND

Product reviews 2008-07-24

HP Pavilion dv2945se

Editors' note: This review is part of our Back to School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.HP's 14-inch HP Pavilion dv2945se looks like it should cost more than $899, thanks to a cool subtle pattern on the keyboard tray and lid...

Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Processors, laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion, keyboard

Product reviews 2008-07-24

2008 Audi A8 L W12

Photo gallery:2008 Audi A8 L W12The 2008 Audi A8 L W12 rests in a premier echelon of cars that combine extreme luxury with exceptional driving performance, cars that make it difficult to decide whether you'd rather be reclining in the back seat while a chauffeur drives or up there where...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, subwoofer, Audi A8, Audi AG, Bang & Olufsen, car, MP3

Product reviews 2008-07-24

Ready for real Indian medicine?

Ready for real Indian medicine?Reply from C.A. ChienDear Mr. Blankenhorn:Thanks for your note. To clarify: (1) I wanted to document my inventive system-design and inter-connection work on [i]Medical Onshoring[/i]; thus, the USPTO filing; (2) as to the "how," head to --http://tinyurl.com/6c4tj4" .. Covering the professional world (e.g., health care, computing),...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, Medical Onshoring, health care

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soon

Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soonTTLSomething I wish I'd asked during the webcast and which I can't quite get my head around:It was said that setting a long TTL doesn't help because of the way delegation works - has to...

Tags: Domain names, DNS server, TTL, server, Kaminsky

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

The little wind turbines that could

The little wind turbines that couldAll righty then...Here's the scoop. The average american household uses 14,000 kWh/year, about 1,200 per month in round numbers, meaning a 6kWh generator is about the right size--assuming the wind never dies.I couldn't find prices for Proven Energy, but a Quiet Revolution 6kWh unit costs...

Tags: Engineering, battery, turbine

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Government, markets and regulation

Government, markets and regulationJust Another Gov't Program Gone BadFannie Mae was created in the Depression to create liquidity in the mortgage market. Lequidity had been wiped out by the stock market collapse and bank runs.As with all government programs, it just grew and grew and never went away. ...

Tags: Mortgages, Vertical industries, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage, government

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Apple's coming notebook transition

Apple's coming notebook transitionBarking up the wrong tree?I think it might be something else.I think Hell may have frozen over again.What if this 'transition' is actually Apple making MacOS X available for the general PC public as a purchasable product?Think about it. Everyone said Apple would never use Intel....

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Notebooks, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, notebook, OSX, hardware

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel."

July 24th, 2016. Josef Konsumer, a home-based employee and portfolio manager for ICBC/CiticorpChase, a Chinese-owned multinational investment bank, wakes up to hear his alarm clock go off at 8am, and gets out of bed, his 47-year old body aching from an aggressive personal trainer session from the...

Tags: PC, Linux, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Gateway FX4710 desktop computer

Gateway's last $1,000-ish desktop came out earlier this year with an aggressive 4GB of RAM and 64-bit Windows Vista. The resulting performance impressed us greatly. Perhaps working under the assumption that more is always better, Gateway's new $1,150 FX4170 comes with 64-bit Vista and 6GB of RAM. Surprisingly, we saw...

Tags: 64-bit, Desktops, Memory, Network technology, Flash memory, desktop computer, desktop, computer, Gateway Inc., Gateway FX4710

Product reviews 2008-07-23

Nokia 500 Auto Navigation

First announced at SEMA 2007, the Nokia 500 Auto Navigation system is finally hitting the streets. It's the second portable navigation device we've seen from the Finnish cell phone manufacturer (the first being the Nokia 330 Auto Navigation) and it's a big improvement over the 330. The design is a...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Nokia 500 Auto Navigation system, power button, Nokia Corp., Nokia 500, Nokia 500 Auto Navigation

Product reviews 2008-07-23

Firefly flyPhone (blue)

Though cell phones for youth came into vogue two years ago, it wasn't long before they fell out of favor. While some parents liked the idea behind simple handsets such as the LG Migo and the Enfora TicTalk, many children weren't so impressed. They wanted more features for playground comparisons,...

Tags: Cellular phones, display, Firefly flyPhone, Firefly, phone, cell phone

Product reviews 2008-07-23

Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875

Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.The Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875 is a thoroughly average, entry-level laptop. It wasn't too long ago that an average, entry-level laptop meant one that was underpowered and shabbily...

Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite, Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875, laptop computer

Product reviews 2008-07-23