Gibson Sues Over Guitar Hero

So it was only a matter of time. Activision is getting sued by Gibson under claims that the style used to create music violates their 1999 patent on utilizing technology to create music. It seems as if every good thing comes to an end.

Smallest USB Bluetooth

The world's smallest USB bluetooth is now out and it only costs $14.99

Features:
Bluetooth 2.0 compliant
USB 2.0 compliant
Plug-n-Play
LED Indicator when Plugged
Supports Bluetooth voice (A2DP) / data
Enables wireless Personal Area Network (PAN)
Connecting to your Cell phone, PDAs or PC for data transfer, networking or even dial up, fax…
Compatible with Windows XP and Vista

USB Skype Phone

Skype will be releasing a USB phone for use with its VOIP program. The specs are as follows:

Features:
Support Plug & Play and Hot-Plug features.
Compliant with USB 2.0 Full-Speed operation.
Powered by USB bus, no need for external power supply.
Full numeric keypad for speed-dial and SkypeOut callng.
Built-in audio speaker, microphone and ringing buzzer.
16 incoming ringings.
Supports Skype 3.0
Compatible with Windows Vista, XP, 2000, ME.
Dimensions Approx. 96 x 51 x 19 mm
Weight : 80g

The Hanging Printer

Its always a pain to have a printer taking up a huge amount of space for no reason on your desk. This printer design eliminates just that by having the major components hanging off underneath the desk. No word on price or shipping date yet.

Solar Power Keychain

Brando has come out with a small portable keychain charger that utilizes solar panels. The device can hang with your keys and when needed plugged into your device via attachments that match it to the thing your plugging it into (cell phone, iPod, PDA, ect..) The keychain will retail for $22. The package will contain the following:

Package Content:
# One Mini Key Chain Solar Charger
# One USB cable
# One A/C adapter (110V~220V)
# One extended cable
# Five connector adapter (Sony Ericsson Fast Port, Samsung, Mini USB (for Motorola/HTC/Dopod/MP3/MP4) , Nokia (2mm), Nokia (3.5mm))

Mario Kart on the Wii

Nintendo has just announced Mario Kart for the Wii. Scheduled ship date is April 27th. The game will ship with the steering wheel so that everyone can pretend their actually throwing those annoying shells at each other.

Hackers Get into your Heart

Those with defibrillators beware, it seems as if hackers can gain control of that little thing inside your chest and use it to kill you from engadget:

...researchers are now warning about a possible vulnerability to an especially important bit of technology: medical devices that control the human heart. As The Wall Street Journal reports, the concerns are mostly centered around so-called "programmers," which are devices used to wirelessly communicate with the implanted defibrillator or pacemaker. Those devices are obviously only sold directly to physicians by a select group of companies but, as the researchers warn, it is at least conceivable that hackers could transmit the same radio signals using another device, allowing them to shut down the defibrillator or deliver a shock, or possibly even obtain a patient's medical information.

iPod Locker Dock

Disney has come out with an iPod dock that looks like an old high school locker. The dock is a product of their high school musical movies which aired on the Disney channel. (yes those are the movies with that chick who ended up having nude pictures of her circulating the internet).

F-117 to be Retired

The first (well what the Air Force said is the first) stealth fighter is to be retired. The aircraft will make its final flight to Tonopah Test Range Airfield in Nevada on April 21st. It seems as if the new F-22 Raptor got everyone so excited that there is no need for the F-117. Out of the 59 total produced 37 have already been retired prior to this announcement.

iPhone Firmware 2.0 Already Jailbroken

Apple should just give up. Firmware 2.0 isn't even out yet and the iPhone Dev Team has it already jailbroken. There should be no need to prevent people from installing things on a product the purchased. I honestly believe it is only a matter of time before Apple just makes the iPhone open to all. Apple probably wastes an huge amount of money paying their engineers to keep the thing locked down.

Wal*Mart Pulls Linux

Wal Mart pulls their line of low end linux PCs from their shelves due to "customer confusion". The retail giant says that most customers might get confused as to why their new PC can't run all the new windows programs they just bought as well. If i had a say in the matter, I would leave the computers on the shelf. If people cannot tell the difference then that's their loss.

TSA goes crazy over Macbook air

So some unlucky guy tried to go on a plane with his macbook air but not if the TSA had something to say about it. The unlucky gent had to answer questions as to why his "laptop" did not have an optical drive, any ports, and why it weighed less than the bag it was placed in. After hours of questioning and missing his flight the TSA did eventually allow the guy to make it through security.

New Intel Atom Processor

Intel has just announced a new line of dual core atom processors. The soon to be released atom 230 processor will boast a 1.87ghz, 533 Mhz bus, and 512kb level 2 cache. Price has not been release but in comparison to the current 1.6Ghz model it should not be too much seeing as to how the 1.6Ghz model costs a mere $29 when 1000 of them are purchased.

NES Game: American Gladiators

So remember that show from back in the day, American Gladiators, that is now airing again on TV. Will it seems that there is a long forgotten NES game. Now the geeks who lack the muscular strength needed to compete in real life can battle in their own realm, the computer world.

Ultra Powerful Laser

Wicked Lasers has made a laser so strong and so compact that it can fit in your pocket and be taken out to light your cigarette. The laser pointer will also cause a burning sensation if placed on skin (why would they sell this?) and can pop balloons from over 100 feet away. I can just imagine a bunch of bored teens at a theme park popping a little kids ballon from a concealed location.