Toshiba’s 3D monocle may have been a joke, but what you’re looking at above is not. It’s one of the latest additions to its 3D Satellite lineup, now growing to include the P770 and P775 3D. Both include massive 18.4-inch displays that clock in at 120Hz, enabling use of NVIDIA active-shutter glasses — which you’ll have to find a spot for in your laptop bag. Dual webcams in the bezel let you add a little depth to your video calls, while the HDMI output can manage depth-enabled content too. There’s a re-writeable Blu-ray drive and what’s sure to be a massive price tag to match, though that part has yet to be confirmed by Toshiba. We don’t have a release date just yet either.

Toshiba’s P770 and P775 3D Satellite laptops do 120Hz on the go originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink

Troubling news here. AVG, the anti-malware company, says that the majority of smartphone users are unaware of the security risks they face when, um, using smartphones. What? You mean I have to be careful when fiddling around with my iPhone or Android device? Yes. Yes you do.

The study finds that a remarkable 91 percent of respondents are unaware of the fact that smartphones can store financial information like credit card numbers, and that evildoers could, if they so desired, code apps or malware-laced Web sites to steal said information.

(Of course, it’s just as dangerous to misplace a smartphone that’s loaded with personal information, but that’s much less shiny than “HACKERS HACK SOME STUFF, STEAL SOME THINGS.”)

Also of note is that 56 percent of people are unaware of the fact that you need to actually log out of a Web site in order to clear you out, so to speak. You can’t just assume that closing the browser window will log you out. And what happens if someone finds the phone while you’re still logged in? You could leave yourself open to, say, a series of malicious or embarrassing tweets or Facebook Wall posts. You don’t want that.

Is there a bottom line? Yes, and it’s to take your phone and bury it 11 feet below the surface of the Earth. Failing that, try to be a little more smart with your mobile device. Make sure it’s password-protected (at the very least) if you’re going out. Maybe not have superfluous radio connections (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, etc.) when you’re out and about. It’s tough with mobile stuff because we’re sorta in the middle here: people still aren’t used to being super secure with their mobile because we’re not using them (at least not here in the U.S.) to buy every little thing yet

Troubling news here. AVG, the anti-malware company, says that the majority of smartphone users are unaware of the security risks they face when, um, using smartphones. What? You mean I have to be careful when fiddling around with my iPhone or Android device? Yes. Yes you do.

The study finds that a remarkable 91 percent of respondents are unaware of the fact that smartphones can store financial information like credit card numbers, and that evildoers could, if they so desired, code apps or malware-laced Web sites to steal said information.

(Of course, it’s just as dangerous to misplace a smartphone that’s loaded with personal information, but that’s much less shiny than “HACKERS HACK SOME STUFF, STEAL SOME THINGS.”)

Also of note is that 56 percent of people are unaware of the fact that you need to actually log out of a Web site in order to clear you out, so to speak. You can’t just assume that closing the browser window will log you out. And what happens if someone finds the phone while you’re still logged in? You could leave yourself open to, say, a series of malicious or embarrassing tweets or Facebook Wall posts. You don’t want that.

Is there a bottom line? Yes, and it’s to take your phone and bury it 11 feet below the surface of the Earth. Failing that, try to be a little more smart with your mobile device. Make sure it’s password-protected (at the very least) if you’re going out. Maybe not have superfluous radio connections (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, etc.) when you’re out and about. It’s tough with mobile stuff because we’re sorta in the middle here: people still aren’t used to being super secure with their mobile because we’re not using them (at least not here in the U.S.) to buy every little thing yet

This is not a special-effects still from an upcoming movie. Instead, it’s a photo taken at Nyiragongo Volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is one of the most active volcanoes in the world, and National Geographic has the story of a team of Congolese seismologists who journeyed into Nyiragongo’s crater to study the volcano’s massive lava lake, and try to learn more about what’s going on inside a mountain that could potentially kill thousands.

This photo, taken by Carsten Peter, shows a scientist walking on cooled lava within the volcano’s caldera. The red color comes from a reflection of the light off the nearby lava lake. There’s lots more breath-taking photos on the National Geographic site.

See the original article here:
Scientists journey into an active volcano crater

This is not a special-effects still from an upcoming movie. Instead, it’s a photo taken at Nyiragongo Volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is one of the most active volcanoes in the world, and National Geographic has the story of a team of Congolese seismologists who journeyed into Nyiragongo’s crater to study the volcano’s massive lava lake, and try to learn more about what’s going on inside a mountain that could potentially kill thousands.

This photo, taken by Carsten Peter, shows a scientist walking on cooled lava within the volcano’s caldera. The red color comes from a reflection of the light off the nearby lava lake. There’s lots more breath-taking photos on the National Geographic site.

More:
Scientists journey into an active volcano crater

We’ve had our eye — so to speak — on Bionic Vision Australia (BVA) for sometime, and with the invention of a new implantable microchip it’s coming ever closer to getting the bionic eye working on real-deal humans. The tiny chip measures five square millimeters and packs 98 electrodes that stimulate retinal cells to restore vision. Preliminary tests are already underway, and clinicians are in the process of screening human guinea pigs for sampling the implants — the first full system is still on track for a 2013 debut. In the interest of future success: here’s mud in your eye, BVA! Full PR after the break.

Continue reading Bionic eye closer to human trials with invention of implantable microchip

Bionic eye closer to human trials with invention of implantable microchip originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink

Yesterday scientists announced that they’d discovered a way to harness the painkilling powers of the active ingredient in marijuana, THC, while eliminating the high. What this means is that a special, non-hallucinatory version of THC could become the new aspirin. More

Starting your plants indoors for their eventual outdoor transfer doesn’t have to mean buying little pots. Half of a grapefruit or orange can do the trick, too, as one crafty blogger demonstrates. More