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Right, I’m probably right now writing one of my last blog entries via my absolutely terrible Virgin Media ADSL connection, and may I say that I will hopefully never look back After balling about them back in October about their worse than useless latency and bandwidth, I’ve done lots of research into other . . . → Read More: Bye Bye Virgin Media ADSL – and good riddance! Homeplug AV utilises the existing electrical wiring in a house to create a secure (128-bit AES encryption) network with a maximum data rate of up to 200 Mbps. The Solwise PL-200AV Push “Mobile internet finally becomes a reality” That’s the claim of Datawind, manufacturers of the Pocketsurfer2.
Pocketsurfer2 is a handheld device that delivers the full power and original graphic intensity of the internet rapidly and wirelessly to the palm of your hand. The PocketSurfer 2 has its own in-built GPRS antenna and SIM card which means it can connect itself straight to the mobile network to get you online immediately, you don’t need any other bits and pieces at all, just get it out of the box and go! You are not dependent on WIFI access and no Bluetooth connection with a mobile phone is needed either. The PocketSurfer2 allows you to browse the web in its original HTML layout, with full graphics, Java support and other complex web functionality on a 640 x 240 colour widescreen display. An integrated mouse pointer and a full format, backlit QWERTY keyboard must make it one of the most usable hand-held web device around. The rich user experience of the PocketSurfer2 offers Continue reading Datawind Pocketsurfer2 To celebrate the rebuilding of the WWII code breaking machine Colossus, the National Museum of Computing is running a challenge. During 15th and 16th November, historic Lorenz SZ42 ciphertext will be transmitted by radio amateurs at Heinz Nixdorf MuseumForum in Paderborn, Germany at the following times and frequencies preceded by a preamble in RTTY. The preamble message, which contains information needed to receive the SZ42 transmission is here. The ciphertext will be received by two teams of amateur codebreakers at Bletchley Park. The first will comprise members of the Milton Keynes Amateur Radio Society operating amateur radio station callsign GB2BP and using modern equipment. The second team will use the same type of equipment as used in the intercept Continue reading Colossus Challenge Sorry if you’re tired of hearing about ripoff Britain, but this has really got my goat! In the USA you can now get (From Amazon.com) the PS3 40GB Spider-Man Movie Pack for only $399.99, where as on Amazon UK we can get the plain PS3 40GB console on it’s own for £299.99 – does . . . → Read More: PS3 UK vs USA pricing – ripoff Britain Last month PC Pro wrote a hands-on review of the Asustek Eee PC, which is their interpretation of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC).
Spec-wise they are very reasonable, it runs an Intel Celeron M ULV 900Mhz processor, a 7″ 800×480 display, 256MB or 512MB of memory, 2GB or 4GB of storage Continue reading The £169 Laptop – On sale 1st November |
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replaces the popular PL-200AV, which was awarded Editor’s Choice in Personal Computer World magazine in October 2007 due to its good performance in noisy environments and price. The main difference in the new model is the addition of a push button which allows new devices to be added to the network without the need for any setup software, or even a PC – handy for linux or mac users, or anyone just wanting to connect a games console to the internet. The good news is that 
