Archive for February 1st, 2010

It’s Illegal To Watch Super Bowl On A TV Larger than 55″

It’s illegal to watch the Super Bowl on a TV largers than 55 inches according to US Code Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 110 is called “Limitations on exclusive rights: exemption of certain performances and displays” .

“TV broadcasts and movie showings can only be displayed so long as “no such audiovisual device has a diagonal screen size greater than 55 inches, and any audio portion of the performance or display is communicated by means of a total of not more than 6 loudspeakers.”

Before I make everyone upset, let’s get the fact’s straight…. This pertains to ONE room. So if you have a large room with several 55+ inch tv’s and more than 6 speakers, you’re breaking the law.

Read more about it here

OLED Panels Will Be Growing In Size Quickly

The first widely available OLED panel was produced by Sony, which was a staggering 11 inches and cost $2500. LG is shooting to produce a 20 inch panel before they start mass producing. According to them, they’re shooting for a 20 incher this year, 30 in 2011 and 40 in 2012.

If you’re unsure of what an OLED panel is…….. all you need to know is that it’s a very thin and very bright screen.

Via OLED-Display

Turn Your Lousy Ideas In To Toilet Paper!

You’ve burned through a few reams of paper trying to dream up the next big thing but seem to have ended up in failure. Don’t worry, with White Goat, it won’t be a complete failure. You feed 40 sheets of your junk pile in to the machine and you’ll get a roll of toilet paper about 30 minutes later!

The paper is dissolved in water, thinned out and dried and provides you with a pretty standard sized roll. I’m not too sure on the quality of the toilet tissue, but I’m pretty sure its NOT the luxurious three ply type with a cotton texture.  Check out the video below

Google Drops Support For Internet Explorer 6

So you’re a casual computer user who just does not like change. You’re still using Internet explorer 5 from the stone ages simply because you’re worried about having to re-learn everything all over again. It really hasn’t been much of a problem until you loaded up your Google Docs.

Effective March 1st, Google Docs and Sites users will get prompted with a notice that their browser is no longer supported and Google will not guarantee that their site will function or display properly. Gmail and Google Calendar support will be dropped as well later on in the year.
If you want to be compliant, you will need to install Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 3.0, Chrome 4.0 or Safari 3.0.

Via Switched

Apple Gets “Free” Airtime During the 2010 Grammys

Stephen Colbert pulled out a shiny new iPad during the 2010 Grammys after pretending he lost his list of nominees to read. If you missed it, you could see the video above provided by Engadget.

Jailbreak and Unlock Your iPhone/iPod Touch With redsn0w Easily

The iPhone Dev team released the latest version of redsn0w which will allow you to both jailbreak and unlock your iPhone or iPod touch. Version 0.9.2 supports ALL models and OS firmwares 3.0 and 3.1.2 are supported. Bear in mind that if the unlock aspect of things does not work for you, you’ll need to use ultrasn0w or blacksn0w.

So what is the main difference you ask? Redsn0w will allow you to customize the logos and will automatically install Cydia for you with a click or two. Just remember, jailbreaking could be destructive if something goes wrong and will void your Apple warranty.

I know all of you are wondering………. If your device is already jailbroken, you can still use redsn0w to customize your logos.

Get more information about it here

Kingston DataTraveler 5000 For the Insecure

The new craze these days seems to be ultra secure USB flash drives. The Kingston DataTraveler 5000 supports hardware based 256 bit XTS-AES and Suite B cryptography patented by SPYRUS.

The drive will be available in 2GB, 4GB, 8GB and 16GB sizes and will have a malware detection software preloaded. No word on pricing yet, but I can assure you that they won’t be cheap.