NecSoft, a NEC subsidiary, offers BiodeLogon, a new software to log on to Windows. There are several ways to access a PC, but image recognition is probably the easiest one for the end user. With the NecSoft software, you just have to show your pretty face to the webcam to access your computer. NecSoft made [...]

LG Electronics today confirmed that U.S. consumers can now purchase the industry’s first dual-format high-definition (HD) disc player at U.S. retailers. In addition to offering Full HD 1080p picture quality from high-definition discs, the player incorporates interactive functions based on BD-Java, which allows advanced menus and functions to be displayed over the video of Blu-ray [...]

Google Inc. announced that the Google Mini now offers sophisticated search features for finding and sharing information within small businesses and departmental groups, including document and user-level security, as well as access to any business content through Google Onebox for Enterprises.

A group of hackers has compromised the anti-piracy technology on Toshiba’s new HD DVD format, and high-definition copies of several feature films have been uploaded to the BitTorrent file-sharing network, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. Less than a month ago, a programmer called “Muslix64″ released free software that lets users make copies of [...]

The Spirit RS can be used on DDR and DDR2 memory modules and includes two separate contact patches to maximize compatibility among single-sided and double-sided memory modules. The Spirit RS heatsink is separated into two compartments – the area that comes in contact with the chipset is made of extruded aluminum to effectively transfer the [...]

A computer virus has made use of devastating storms sweeping across Europe to infect email systems and spread rapidly throughout the world, a Finnish IT security company has said. The virus appeared in emails with the subject line “230 dead as storm batters Europe” and attachments bearing names such as “Full Clip.exe”, “Full Story.exe”, “Read [...]

Radio frequency-based fingerprint sensor technology may soon be a common aspect of retail environments that use Microsoft’s Windows Embedded for Point of Service (WEPOS) operating system. AuthenTec’s “TruePrint” fingerprint sensing technology goes beyond simple optical pattern recognition, to penetrate the finger’s outer surface, according to the company. TruePrint accurately detects fingerprint ridges and valleys by [...]

In August, we looked at a micromotor powered by bacteria created by researchers in Japan. This new microrobot will also based on bacteria, and will use flagella as power to move through the human bodies. Wired writes that the surgical microrobot will be “small enough to pass through the heart and other organs, will be [...]

This key generates a unique random six digit number every 30 seconds, and the number will be used as an additional step in accessing your account. You will continue to use your regular user name and password to authenticate, but you also enter the security code that the device displays. The code is synchronized with [...]

IAdea Corporation, a Taiwan-based licensee of BitTorrent technology, and Star Semiconductor Corporation, an affiliate of the semiconductor giant UMC Group, jointly announced the availability of STR9810/20 — the world’s first BitTorrent-optimized microprocessor chip. Most of the BitTorrent downloads today are done by software that runs on the PC. The new microprocessor will enable consumer electronics [...]

NEC has partnered with Canada-based Carmanah Technologies to offer a solar-powered system for use with all its monitors. Offering a solar-powered system integrated with monitors is a world-first. According to TG Daily, “The system takes in solar energy throughout the day, and in well lit situations can bring in more power than is needed to [...]

Google to help build telescope from the Associated Press covers Google looking again to space as a new frontier. This time, the company is getting involved with the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST). To be built in Chile, the LSST is planned to scan the sky on a continuous basis, which should allow “movie-like” looks [...]

The 12-inch widescreen notebook has a 2.8-inch external auxiliary color display on the LCD cover so you can take a quick glimpse at information like playback information, phone numbers, and e-mail messages without ever opening or turning on your laptop! SideShow is an independent operating system that can be switched on without booting up the [...]

Sony will put an end to its computer monitors in North America, Japan, and soon Europe. Sony generated little profit from its monitors, despite being the 10th largest manufacturer of monitors worldwide with 3.07 million units sold in 2005. Sony will however continue to sell displays for professionals including displays for broadcasting, medical-technology, and video-surveillance [...]

CBS Corporation on Friday announced that it has resurrected its historic CBS Records label, which now plans to focus on digital distribution and integration of roster artists’ music into CBS TV shows. The new entity will make songs, music videos and other music-related content available for purchase and download from CBSRecords.com, as well as from [...]