Fujitsu Wireless PC Monitor

A wireless PC display sounds cool and I think could be pretty handy for people who are obsessed with keeping their workstation wire free although I think the display could be prone to theft as there is nothing holding them back.

Fujitsu shows off wireless PC display at CeBIT

Many of us can now wirelessly stream images from a computer to a screen over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi without too much trouble, but the display is still inevitably powered by cables. At CeBIT 2011, Fujitsu is showing off a working prototype of a 22-inch computer display that receives both images and power wirelessly. The power transfer is made possible by magnetic induction technology – similar toPowermat chargers – that's concentrated into hotspots built into office furniture or conference tables.

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I remember being somewhat disappointed when I bought my first wireless telephone. Although there were no cables connecting the handset to the base, there were still numerous wires joining the base to the power outlet and the telephone socket, and there was even one dangling down the back to provide a better signal.

Happily, wireless technology has moved on somewhat since then and we're now at a point where our homes are filled to the brim with computing solutions that connect to the internet without needing to be positioned next to a router, televisions and audio systems that can play digital media from a box located in another part of the house and mobile phones that can be charged by placing them on a special mat.

Now Fujitsu, working with the Fraunhofer Institute and other German partners under a project funded by the German Ministry for Economic Affairs, has developed a completely wireless solution for the provision of power and images to a computer display.

The new 22-inch proof-of-concept, park and play, wire-free monitor receives its power using something called Smart Universal Power Access (SUPA) technology. The display is placed on a hotspot area of a desk and draws power via magnetic induction from a transmitter located inside the desk or office panel or conference table, making as safe to use as electric toothbrush chargers. It receives its images over wireless USB from a desktop PC or notebook within a range of up to 10 meters (32 feet).

"We are planning to introduce the first models incorporating totally wireless power technology to our LED-backlit display range within the next year," said Fujitsu's Rajat Kakar. "This is another technology innovation from Fujitsu, following on from our 0-Watt PCs and displays. In operation, there's no difference in quality from the desktop image – except that we've consigned cables to the history books of display technology."

The working prototype is currently on display at the Fujitsu booth in the Dealers only section at CeBIT 2011. Pricing details are expected at launch.

http://www.gizmag.com/fujitsu-unveils-wireless-pc-monitor-at-cebit/18017/

Spyware Sneaks Past Facebook Safeguard

Just when you thought Facebook was safe.....

Hackers have found a way to create automated Facebook pages and are using them to spread spyware to unsuspecting users, says antivirus and Internet security firm AVG Technologies.

Artwork: Chip Taylor

In a blog entry posted last week, Research Chief Roger Thompson said that AVG's LinkScanner users had started detecting some "rogue spyware attacks" that were coming from Facebook pages. When AVG started looking at the pages, it noticed that the Facebook profiles featured pictures of the same woman and merely had different names to differentiate them. Each page had a link to a supposed video that would infect user computers with spyware if clicked.

Thompson says that there are likely untold numbers of such rogue Facebook profiles on the Web right now, meaning that the hackers have somehow found a way to bypass Facebook's CAPTCHA system that requires users to retype a series of letters to activate an account. Thompson said that while Facebook will certainly delete any rogue accounts it finds, the accounts "can't be an easy thing for them to find" and will thus be difficult to eliminate.

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The Facebook spyware attack coincides with an FBI warning released today saying that cybercriminals are increasingly using social networking websites such as Facebook to launch attacks. Among the popular techniques used by hackers are hijacking a user's account and sending spam to their friends that leads to a phishing site; creating applications on the site that include malware or rougue antivirus software; and using malware to gain access to users' personal information on their profiles.

Taken from:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/173072/spyware_sneaks_past_facebook_safeguard.html

Handwriting Input for PC

Now you can have a device to help you draw or write Chinese characters.

Wacom rolls out Bamboo tablets

GET CREATIVE:(From clockwise top)Bamboo Fun, Pen & Touch, Touch and Pen.

PETALING JAYA: Want to express your creative ideas freely on your computer? Wacom recently announced their new line of Bamboo tablets — the Bamboo Pen & Touch, Bamboo Fun, Bamboo Touch and Bamboo Pen.

With the exception of the Bamboo Pen, all the new Bamboo tablets come with multi-touch capabilities that enable users to perform natural gestures such as scrolling and rotating with two fingers and pinch to zoom in or out.

At the top of the line is the Bamboo Fun and Bamboo Pen & Touch, premium versions of the tablet that offer both pen and touch interaction. Both tablets feature a large active area that gives artists plenty of room to work with.

Wacom said the tablet is intelligent enough to activate multi-touch sensitivity when it detects fingers and switches to pen mode when the pen touches the tablet. Both the Bamboo Fun and Bamboo Pen & Touch come bundled with Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 / 7 for Mac and Windows respectively.

Wacom is also offering base line models of their Bamboo tablet, aptly named the Bamboo Touch and Pen. As you would guess, the Bamboo Touch offers users the same touch and gesture commands to make getting around the computer easier while the Bamboo Pen gives users more precise control over pen strokes for both writing and drawing.

All the multi-touch enabled tablets come with four ExpressKey shortcut buttons that users can customise to bring up actions in applications such as Photoshop.

The Bamboo Fun and Bamboo Pen & Touch are available at RM719 and RM419 respectively while the Bamboo Touch and Pen are priced at RM299. — CHONG JINN XIUNG

http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2009/10/1/technology/20091001171916&sec=technology

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www.wacom-asia.com

Opera 10:Fast Browser For your computer

For people who use Windows, we are mostly stuck between using Mozilla Firefox or

Microsoft Internet Explorer.

However, if you have been using both for a long time there are pros and cons.

For IE, there is always security issues where loopholes seem to appear very often as hackers always target it.

As for Firefox, you will notice a slow down if you have a lot of add ons.

As for Opera, it is proclaimed as the fastest browser and in version 10, they added Opera Turbo function which will speed up web page loading time but lower quality of pictures.

Another thing is they have Opera Mini which you can use for your web-enabled mobile phone for a better experience and Opera Link to synchronize your PC and mobile phone configurations.

You can try it now for free here:

http://www.opera.com/browser/