ShareBy: Chief Gizmateer, Gizmos for Geeks
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews
Welcome to the next step in robotics for hobbyists… the PC-BOT is a mobile robotics platform that runs off a PC allowing you to create new functional robots from off the shelf computer parts.
The robot basically is a mobile PC with standard bays and even runs the same [...]

ShareBy Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
As Jimmy wrote earlier, Sony reached a settlement earlier this week with California and Texas over the rootkit debacle from last year. Today, a group of 39 other states announced a similar agreement, with a $4.25 million settlement with the record label over the issue.
Like earlier announced agreements with [...]

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Contributing Writer, RealTechNews
There have been many posts here about the Sony anti-piracy programs, XCP or MediaMax 5.0, i.e. rootkits, that was installed with some music cd’s distributed by Sony, well, this MAY be one of the last, as they have settled the lawsuits that were filed in Texas and California.
Sony BMG Music Entertainment [...]

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By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
For as long as I can recall, many times (not always) when a commercial comes on during a TV show it is a LOT louder than the show itself. So loud that you have to reduce the volume to be comfortable. Of course, with remote controls that’s not [...]

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Contributing Writer, RealTechNews
Double Trouble … or … Double Joy?
” Staying out of DOUBLE trouble is easy now with the QSTARZ Double 32 Bluetooth GPS Receiver!
The recently announced BT-Q818 gives us double the endurance — 32 hours — and double the normal number of satellites tracked — also 32.
So running into the [...]

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By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
As I previously said, speculation over Apple and an iPhone has been rampant. But what I didn’t know, and apparently many didn’t know, is that the iPhone is a trademark which was acquired by Cisco Systems after the 2000 acquisition of telephone equipment supplier InfoGear. And now it’s [...]

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By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
Rumors have been rampant about an iPhone to be announced at MacWorld in 2007. Now there’s a rumor that’s possibly just as exciting. Apparently Google has been talking to Orange, the mobile phone carrier, to create a GooglePhone, which will make it easy to search the web wherever [...]

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Contributing Writer, RealTechNews.
Another product that falls into the category of “Why didn’t they come out with this sooner?” This steam iron by Oliso has an ‘auto-lift’ system. If your hand isn’t on the handle, the iron automatically deploys some legs so that the hot iron plate isn’t in [...]