This article talks about a company who designs workplace monitoring software. This isn't new technology, but the reason I point it out is how human they make these guys seem. Check out the Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica references 😀

Tags: Big Business

Shigeru Miyamoto asks in Yahoo's answer service, "How old were you when you first heard of Nintendo and what does it mean to you?".

Tags: Gaming, Nintendo

Now that Google is getting in the game (so-to-speak), the chance of seeing in-game advertising has just skyrocketed. Would a company like Google who tracks your searches match your ads to your search habits? Hmm…I guess Penny Arcade was right.

Tags: Big Business, Gaming

In a nod to people who actually understand the consumer psyche, here's an article explaining that users are likely to find the User Account Control so annoying that they'll just turn it off.

Tags: Microsoft, Windows Vista

Apparently the head of the DHS doesn't see why the REAL-ID act is such a big deal.

I'll make this very simple: Passports. E-voting. Airline security. Domestic spying. Not a great track record.

Tags: Big Brother, DHS, George Bush, Security Theater

Here's something that the RIAA and MPAA haven't admitted publicly, P2P filesharing has actually helped to kill pirates. Where once you could make real money by copying a movie and selling it at a flea-market, now that's impossible.

Tags: P2P, Piracy, RIAA

A company who's trying to seel their solution to the TSA is out to prove that the no-fly list is bogus. By going to their site, you can enter a name and see if you have a good chance of being on the no-fly list yourself. Hopefully, enough people will try this and see what a stupid idea it was for the TSA to have done this based on names alone.

Tags: Security Theater, TSA

I’ve seen this around before, but apparently, they’re getting closer to releasing it. What is it? A keyboard where the keys are made of tiny displays so the keyboard can change to suite the application that you’re using. Just go check it out and you’ll see what I mean.

Optimus keyboard in PhotoShop mode	Optimus keyboard in Quake mode

Update

Apparently due to price concerns, they’ve scaled back on the features and a lot of people are really mad about it. Of course, there’s obviously a lot of interest so maybe even if this product doesn’t make it, a competitive model probably will.

Tags: Neat Toys, Optimus Keyboard

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According to the Washington Post if you live in DC you are eligible for a Credit Security Freeze as of July 1st. There's a $30 fee for doing it ($10 per credit reporting company). The article fails to mention if the freeze is permanent or requires yearly fees, but it does say that if you have been a victim, you can't be charged.

Tags: Credit Freeze, DC, Identity Theft