- Mon Nov 23 10:22 AM PST 2009 Time short to agree on smart-grid standards
The next phase of smart-grid standards is due to start next year but vendors pushing their own home networking options threatens to slow the process, says a NIST official.
- Mon Nov 23 7:09 AM PST 2009 Another iPhone worm, but this one is serious
A new iPhone worm is impacting jailbroken iPhones and iPod Touch devices. The threat, unlike the previous one, is extremely serious.
- Sun Nov 15 3:00 PM PST 2009 Hackers create tools for disaster relief
At the first-ever Random Hacks of Kindness event, developers work on technology tools that emergency relief workers can use in disasters.
- Fri Nov 13 9:41 AM PST 2009 Wrapping up Speeds and Feeds, part 5: Access
It isn't enough that all our devices are efficient, reliable, rugged, and secure. They still need to learn to work together more conveniently. Here's how.
- Fri Nov 13 5:00 AM PST 2009 Crave giveaway of the week: Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale
Withings' Wi-Fi scale is the world's first Wi-Fi-connected personal weight scale and we're giving it away in this week's edition of the Crave giveaway!
- Thu Nov 12 8:01 AM PST 2009 Wrapping up Speeds and Feeds, part 4: Security
PCs and the Internet provide only fragmented support for secure storage and communications. Technology and standards are available to provide security by default. What are we waiting for?
- Wed Nov 11 12:31 PM PST 2009 Your wireless Xbox connection just got faster
Microsoft has released the Wireless N Network Adapter for high-speed 802.11n networks.
- Wed Nov 11 9:47 AM PST 2009 Wi-Fi certification might be tweaked for smart grids
Task force to look at modifying IP standards for Wi-Fi devices as opportunity to become communication tool of choice between home appliance networks and smart grids becomes evident.
- Wed Nov 11 4:00 AM PST 2009 Wi-Fi Body Scale tweets your weight daily
If I was on a weight loss kick right now I'd get one of these. Maybe after Thanksgiving?
- Tue Nov 10 3:56 PM PST 2009 Two new remote Webcams: Mole and Vue
One is small and simple but fails as a security camera; the other is big and ugly but does it all.




