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A car alarm for your laptop

News It's a car alarm for your notebook computer," said Randy Green, the Missouri-based creator of the iAlertU alarm system, which is expected to go on sale at Green's site, Slappingturtle.com, next month for $9.95 (£5.70).

12 April 2006, 9:14

Windows exploit code raises worm alarm

News Computer code has already been written to take advantage of a Windows flaw that was disclosed on Tuesday, a sign that a worm attack could be near. Exploit code exists for four of the 14 vulnerabilities for which Microsoft provided fixes this week...

14 October 2005, 8:49

'Podcessory' market hits 1,000-product mark

News The first iPod alarm clock, the $99 (£55) iHome, has been a hit, filling a niche that the speaker makers had somehow missed. JBL is hoping its product, with dual alarm and higher-end speakers will also find a place on the digital bed-side table.

16 January 2006, 10:14

Flood alerts now available by text

News Agency (EA).Since its introduction in 2006 FWD has raised the alarm with 99 per cent of users within 30 minutes of an alert being issued by the EA. FWD system alerts emergency services simultaneously with residents, raising the alarm through...

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30 May 2008, 8:52

Is Intel a safe bet for Apple security?

News Apple's switch to Intel chips is no reason to raise the security alarm, experts say. Yes, Macs will have the same hardware at their core as Windows PCs, but it is the operating system, not the hardware, that has made those Microsoft-based computers...

8 June 2005, 10:42

Computer saves drowning girl

News A Poseidon monitoring system installed in the pool registered that a swimmer was in distress because she was at the bottom of the pool and not moving, and within three seconds sounded the alarm to the lifeguard on duty who pulled the girl out of...

2 September 2005, 9:38

Samsung YP-K5 touts built-in speakers

News Its 2GB and 4GB capacity options are nothing unusual, nor are the added FM radio tuner and alarm clock functions. Samsung's new MP3 player, aimed at the party-on-the-go crowd, features a set of compact speakers that slide out from the back of the...

4 September 2006, 10:34

'Big Brother' cameras listen out for aggro

News If aggressive tones are picked up, an alarm signal is automatically sent to the police, who can zoom in to the location of the suspect sound and analyse the situation. Smarter CCTV cameras have been given the ability to listen out for disturbances...

23 November 2006, 9:22

News.blog: TV fridge gets even cooler

News The appliance also has an information centre with features including a calendar with an alarm and a pre-loaded, eight-category bank of 100 recipes. You can watch TV on your iPod. Why shouldn't you able to watch it on your refrigerator?

15 December 2005, 10:15

Photos: New Segways leaner and meaner

News It also includes a security alarm that goes off when someone other than the owner steps on the vehicle. The Segway i2 Personal Transport is geared toward commuting and running errands in an urban envronment.

15 August 2006, 10:25

Web shopping thriving despite phishing fears

News At the same time, VeriSign sounded a note of alarm over online fraud, noting in its report that phishing scammers have started to use more sophisticated techniques as a response to security countermeasures.

16 June 2005, 9:16

Photos: Beauty tech tools

News Here's another beauty treatment that got our skeptic alarm sounding. Beauty routines have come a long way since pink rollers, poodle-curl perms and Pond's Cold Cream. These days, beauty seekers can, among other things, turn to infrared light and...

8 October 2007, 10:21

Photos: Futuristic home appliances

News This device begins to blink red and send up whoops of alarm when someone goes past your fence. National, one of the subsidiaries of the Matsushita conglomerate, recently opened a technology centre in the Shiodome area of Tokyo to showcase a growing...

10 October 2007, 10:11

Foreign powers are main cyberthreat to UK

News Cummings said people needed to be aware of the threat from terrorism, but stressed that he didn't want to hype the threat or alarm people. Foreign governments are the primary threat to the UK's critical national infrastructure because of their...

23 November 2005, 8:58

Greener Apple launches iPod recycling programme

News Environmental groups have been sounding the alarm for some time over the volume of waste generated by the electronics industry. Apple introduced a US-wide iPod recycling programme on Friday that rewards participants with a discount.

6 June 2005, 9:07