Friday, August 29, 2008

Scientists prevent deadly pacemaker hijack

A 'cloaking' device that stops computer hackers maliciously hijacking pacemakers' radio signals could save lives, say scientists.
Earlier this year a team of U.S. scientists using a radio signal were able to simulate interference with the devices and claimed that, in theory, hijackers could shut them down or deliver potentially lethal electric shocks to millions of heart patients.
Now a computer scientist has devised a cloaking device that is designed to resist any instructions that come from anyone other than the doctor.
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Thursday, January 17, 2008

Pocket DJ

Being a DJ is a blast — you get to add your own touch to music you love. Now you don't need a huge mixer to do it. The Pacemaker is a pocket-size DJ system featuring a line out crossfader, headphone crossfader, bend and pitch, and more DJ-specific controls. From a technical standpoint, the device rocks a 120GB hard drive, a signal to noise ratio of more than 100dB, 18 hours of music playback, 5 hours of DJ operating time, and support for MP3, AAC, WMA, OGG Vorbis, WAV, as well as for Mac and PC.

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