New toys, practicality questionable

Posted on January 9th, 2013 by haiku

It was bound to happen:

http://news.slashdot.org/story/13/01/07/1548223/windows-rt-jailbroken-to-run-third-party-desktop-apps

A circular argument: using a wireless network to control a switch:

http://inhabitat.com/belkin-unveils-wemo-light-switch-that-can-be-remote-controlled-by-your-smartphone/

Taking your home entertainment with you:

http://www.wegotserved.com/2013/01/07/ces-2013-hp-join-wireless-storage-party-pocket-playlist/

How to charge a 100% premium for a hard drive:

http://www.wegotserved.com/2013/01/07/ces-2013-lacie-starcks-blade-runner-takes-storage-scifi/

Fill it with 40’s music and kill (via boredom) every neighbourhood acne-faced hacker:

http://www.wegotserved.com/2013/01/07/ces-2013-seagate-streaming-storage-lands-wireless-seagate-central-hard-drives/

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One Response to “New toys, practicality questionable”

  1. Wolfie, on January 9th, 2013 at 21:24 Said:

    Blade Runner : £200 for 4Tb of storage is very good value regardless of the styling. No wonder its out of stock on their site.


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