Leftlane News reports that all is not well in the world of high-tech gadgetary in cars. It looks like thieves are using laptops to crack the wireless code that controls the keyless entry systems for cars.
I’m glad my car still uses a good old key.
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Thoughts on UMPC – Origami
It looks like the hype machine got carried away again. The announcements at the Intel Developer Forum and Cebit did not give us the iPod killer that people expected. The information from Microsoft’s Ultra-Mobile PC site provides a little bit of information. Microsoft’s channel 9 has a great interview with Otto Berkes, the architect behind the Ultra-Mobile PC.
Engadget has a number of pictures and articles on the UMPC.
The UMPC will be playing catchup to OQO 01+ mini-tablet PC and the Nokia 770 Linux-based tablet. Battery life will be an issue for all of them.
The Segway creator’s next entrepreneurial spin
Dean Kamen is at it again. Business 2.0 has an article on the Segway creator’s next project Segway creator’s next entrepreneurial spin. This is another great example of what really needs to be done to improve life for a large portion of the world’s population. Clean water can help reduce the distruction that preventable deseases have in many parts of the world.
Interview with Bill Gates
Channel9 has a geat interview with Bill Gates. Seventeen Minutes With Bill is a casual interview with Microsoft’s blogger Dave Scoble.
Topics include what he does online, prioritization of time and using computing technology to help fight diseases in the third-world. He also talks about how important math is for students. Whether it is a plumber calculating the flow through a piping system or a rock climber calculating the weight and motion when using a set of ropes, math is used in everyday activities.