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Purchasing a ticket to the opening and closing ceremonies to the Olympics in Beijing comes with more than just admission. In a first-time move for the Olympics tickets will have a chip embedded in the ticket. That chip will contain the ticket bearer’s photograph, passport details, e-mail address, regular address, and telephone numbers. The organizers [...]
Wed, May 28 2008 » tech » Comments Off
New York, NY – May 15, 2008 – This summer, hackers from around the world will track the movements of thousands of visitors to New York City. As part of a social experiment, attendees at a hacker conference in July will be issued badges with electronic tracking devices. Large displays will show in real-time where [...]
Thu, May 15 2008 » tech » Comments Off
If you’ve bought a Zune and a plan to do a software update you may not be able to play all of the content you’d like. Through a round-about way it was revealed that Microsoft plans on making non-copyrighted material (specifically video) not be able to play on the Zune. NBC has announced that they [...]
Thu, May 8 2008 » tech » Comments Off