By MaxW on Jul 31, 2009 in Cellphones, Featured | 0 Comments
Security experts at the Black Hat conference said Thursday that hackers can break into an iPhone to intercept text messages, deliver spam and deliver malware.
Charlie Miller, Independent Security Evaluators researcher, and Collin Mulliner, a Ph.D. student at the University of Berlin, demonstrated during a Black Hat presentation that hackers can break into an iPhone via [...]
By MaxW on Jul 31, 2009 in Cellphones | 0 Comments
The next-gen T-Mobile USA G1 Android smartphone goes on sale Aug. 5, but unlike the previous G1 that had a swivel-out physical keyboard the next-gen version does not, but it still has the 3.2 inch touch screen.
When T-Mobile describes the myTouch 3G, it emphasizes its design focus on personalization, and how users can customize menus, wallpapers [...]
By MaxW on Jul 30, 2009 in Auto | 0 Comments
San Diego-based Ethos Environmental, Inc. today announced the appointment of John D. Dunlap, III as the Chairman of its newly formed Technical Advisory Board. As former Chairman of the California Air Resources Board, John brings a wealth of experience as both a regulatory consultant and green technology expert that will aid Ethos in identifying opportunities for [...]
By MaxW on Jul 30, 2009 in Cameras | 0 Comments
Since Nikon’s introduction of DSLR video in the D90 last year, many photographers have been eager to see what Nikon unveiled today: the D300s.
It’s Nikon’s first professional D-Movie-equipped DSLR. The rugged new D300s offers 720p HD video, allows for autofocus while recording, and supports an external stereo microphone (built-in microphone included).
Nikon has also refined many [...]
By MaxW on Jul 30, 2009 in Audio | 0 Comments
Scosche Announces Availability of IDR350M –
IDR350M Earphones Ship with Six Interchangeable Color Caps
Oxnard, CA – July 30, 2009 – Scosche Industries, an award-winning innovator of mobile electronics and iPod accessories, today announced availability of the new “Works With iPhone” and “Made for iPod” certified IDR350M (Increased Dynamic Range) noise isolating earphones for the [...]
By MaxW on Jul 30, 2009 in Featured, Hardware, How-To | 0 Comments
In todays day in age almost everything we use is a small computer, and while devices are getting smallerand smaller every day they are also getting more complex and require all sorts of connections.
In this article i will talk about setting up a home network and centralizing the entire home telecommunications into one central location [...]
By MaxW on Apr 19, 2009 in Auto, How-To | 1 Comment
So now that the Jeep is running and drivable we wanted to spruce the exterior up a bit. We thought a nice change in color was in order, and since we already have a white Jeep we decided to go with something a little more exotic, like, uh, yellow. After a bit of research we [...]
By MaxW on Apr 15, 2009 in Auto, How-To | 1 Comment
When we got the Jeep the transmission was slipping badly and was not drivable, because of this we wanted to rebuild a transmission we had pulled from our 88 Jeep Cherokee.
We started by removing the transmission from the Jeep and carefully examining all the components, we took a close look at the torque converter and quickly noticed [...]
By MaxW on Apr 15, 2009 in Auto, How-To | 1 Comment
Now that the Jeep is registered we had to make a game plan of what we would do to the Jeep. Since the plan was to create a daily driver (DD) that is also highly capable off highway, because of this we wanted to lift the Jeep but also have a smooth ride on highway.
After [...]
By MaxW on Apr 9, 2009 in Auto, How-To | 1 Comment
We started Project Code Yellow by searching for a proper donor vehicle, we wanted a Jeep Cherokee for this project as we have lots of previous experience with this model Jeep. After searching Craigslist and other online sources for a cheap Jeep we found one that was about 100 miles away, the advertisement stated that it ran good and that [...]