Eavesdropping On GSM

Speaking at the Chaos Computer Club on Tuesday, a pair of researchers demonstrated a method of eavesdropping on encrypted GSM calls and text messages by using a few cheap pay-as-you-go cellphones and a variety of open source software. The ability to listen in on cellphone calls has been available to law enforcement agencies for a [...]

DIY: Build A Solar Power Station

Why lug around a generator when you could go green and build yourself a portable solar power station? Okay okay okay, so you’re not gonna the the juice out of this thing that you would out of say a 1500 watt gas generator, but if what you require is less than 400 watts of power [...]

USB Prankster

This $32 USB device can easily cause some great laughs or it will cause you to be beaten senseless. Plus this flash drive looking USB device into an unsuspecting users computer and your victims computer will look like it’s possessed. Random mouse movements, caps lock turing itself off and on, or random garbled text and [...]

3DS Max Now Owns Softimage

You’ve probably heard of 3DS Max, the software suite that creates a lot of the visuals you see in games these days (and other media). You may have heard of Softimage as well, another software suite that is used in making games (and film/television). Well, Autodesk (maker of 3DS Max) just bought up Softimage’s business [...]

Stretchy Fabric USB Connection

Ever wonder how to carry current in fabric? Me either, but if you have ever wanted to make your own e-style vest with all of the wires hidden this is perfect. Imagine having your iPod in one pocket, a battery pack in another, and your headphones all connected together with the wiring sewn right into [...]

Hardcore Frag Vest

Hardcore FPS fans can now get a taste of what it feels like to get fragged. The GameVest, created by TN Games, allows gamers to do just that. With eight active zones that simulate the direction and force of the hit, or crushing explosions. Check the video out after the break. At $169 a pop, [...]

Nikon D60 Leak

Since the arrival of the interweb it’s pretty hard to keep a secret, unless your Apple of course who threatens their employes so that any leak is quashed. Either that or they sick their insanely huge team of lawyers on you that you just give up. Nikon is set to release it’s new D60 DSLR [...]

Best Buy Admits To Selling Infected Picture Frames

If you bought a picture frame for yourself or a loved one at Best Buy over the holiday season you might have gotten more than you bargained for. Apparently they came with a factory installed virus that is a threat to Windows machines if connected via the included USB port. The frames that had the [...]

Lift Fingerprints Like The Pros

Considering all the crime dramas that I watch on TV I think I would make a great crime scene investigator. Run a Q-tip on some blood, spray some cool looking mist on a carpet, insert a hair into a fancy machine, and way a gun around. Doesn’t sound so hard. I suspect that I’m not [...]

Duracell Mobile Charger

It was only a matter of time for battery companies to get in on the business of charging you gadgets on the go. With that said Duracell has launched it’s Mobile Charger for charging any devise that is powered by USB. Link: iLounge Link: Duracell Press Release

Google gPhone set to launch in 15 days

A popular Indian newspaper is reporting that google’s entry into the cell phone market, the gPhone, will launch within the next 15 days. The search engine heavy weight has already started talks with various service providers in India for an exclusive launch on one of their networks. A simultaneous launch across North America and Europe [...]