Geek Link Goodness - 6-10-08
8 Types Of Annoying People You’ll Find Inside Starbucks [Holy Taco]- The 8 types of people guaranteed to annoy the sh*t out of you.
From Atari Joyboard to Wii Fit: 25 years of “exergaming” [BoingBoing] - Wii Fit is hardly the first example of an attempt to meld videogaming and exercise — it’s not even the first fitness offering from Nintendo.
Inside a Classic: The TRS-80 Model 100 [PC World] - Released in 1983, internal 300 baud modem, Instant-on, with a comfortable keyboard and 20 hours of battery life: Little wonder this Radio Shack model is one of the most popular portables of all time.
Paralyzed Man Walks in Second Life [Kotaku]- A 41-year-old Japanese man who suffers from a progressive muscle disease that has left him almost totally paralyzed, moved his Second Life character about a virtual environment using his brain wave.
PGP rolls out Whole Disk Encryption for Mac [ZDNet] - Whole Disk Encryption is already used on the Windows platform in multiple verticals, but PGP Corp., a security company focused on data encryption, plans to announce that it is offering a Mac OS X version of its product next.
Lost Cameras Phone Home to Catch Thieves [eWeek] - Equipped with a memory card and wireless Internet, a stolen camera sent home lost family photos and images of the thieves. While they were walking by an unsecured wifi network, the camera ‘discovered’ it and automatically uploaded all photos to it’s master.
Hasbro Unveils New ‘Star Wars’ Toys [Extreme Tech] - Here’s some video of the upcoming versions (larger scale) of the Millennium Falcon that can hold 18 action figures, a big AT-TE walker that can hold 20 clone troopers, and of course an army of action figures including R2, Anakin, Yoda and more.
