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Whole-Body Gaming

May 12th, 2008 | By CentroN | Category: Multimedia, Online Games


New software makes it easier to build games controlled by a user’s body position.
The massive success of the Nintendo Wii proved the appeal of motion-controlled gaming. Now Softkinetic, a company based in Belgium, is working to let video-game players use a wider range of more-natural movements to control the on-screen action.

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The Biggest Ever BitTorrent Leak: MediaDefender Internal Emails Go Public

Sep 15th, 2007 | By CentroN | Category: News, Online Life

When TorrentFreak reported that Media Defender (MD) was behind the video site MiiVi, they cast doubt on us. Now, in what is surely the biggest BitTorrent leak ever, nearly 700mb of MD’s emails have gone public. When MD’s Randy Saaf found out we rumbled MiiVi he said, “This is really fucked.” This is too, but [...]



Top 20 oldest domains on the Internet

Aug 15th, 2007 | By CentroN | Category: Online Life

1. SYMBOLICS.COM - 15-Mar-1985
2. BBN.COM - 24-Apr-1985
3. THINK.COM - 24-May-1985
4. MCC.COM - 11-Jul-1985
5. DEC.COM - 30-Sep-1985
6. NORTHROP.COM - 07-Nov-1985
7. XEROX.COM - 09-Jan-1986
8. SRI.COM [...]



How to Protect Yourself from Cyberstalkers

Aug 14th, 2007 | By CentroN | Category: Online Life, Security

by Shelley Lowery
A Cyberstalker is a person who electronically harasses another person via email, instant messaging, forums, chat or any other electronic means. Although the type of harassment varies, it often includes threatening messages, which can be very intimidating.
Being the victim of a cyberstalker can be a very scary thing. However, unfortunately, it is difficult [...]



Have fun with your photos

Aug 13th, 2007 | By CentroN | Category: Online Life

Just go to dumpr.net and you will find cool things to do with your photos.

see your photos in museums around the world
customized Rubik’s Cube
turn your photos old
create your amazing circles
create reflections

or try Dumpr .net toys!
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Social networks for dogs, bikes & sneakers

Aug 11th, 2007 | By CentroN | Category: Online Life

By Paul Thomasch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A San Francisco native who loves the beach, parks, running and dancing, Marco has easily made connections over the Internet, racking up 5,200 on his profile. Not bad for a 4-year-old Miniature Schnauzer.
Marco is just one of thousands of dogs with a Web profile on Dogster.com, an online community [...]



Hidden Content on the Web

Aug 7th, 2007 | By CentroN | Category: SEO

- Robert J. Lackie, Associate Professor-Librarian, Rider University
“The Web,” according to Chris Sherman, Internet search expert and Associate Editor of SearchEngineWatch.com, “is increasingly moving away from being a collection of documents and becoming a multidimensional repository for sounds, images, audio, and other formats.” Because much of this information is not accessible to many general search [...]



Top places to play Mahjong online

Aug 5th, 2007 | By CentroN | Category: Online Games

The Mahjong Guide
You might call it Mahjong, Mah-Jong, Mah Jong, Mahjongg, Mah-Jongg or some other variation on the theme! And you might prefer multi-player Mahjong or the individual Mahjong Tiles or Mahjong Solitaire versions.
Find here The Mahjong Guide Top 10 Best Sites for Online Mahjong
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Harry Potter Quiz: Which Character Are You?

Aug 4th, 2007 | By CentroN | Category: Books, Online Life

Beliefnet.com
From brainy bookworms to impetuous daredevils to quirky dreamers, the Harry Potter series is full of colorful characters. Which one are you most like? Take our quiz to find out.
Click Here To Start Harry Potter Quiz
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The Head Turning Apple iPod Nano

Jul 31st, 2007 | By CentroN | Category: Apple, Online Life, Technology

by David Faulkner
How cool would it be to have five days’ worth of your favorite music, if you’re someone who plays your favorite music 24/7, or 25,000 of you favorite snapshots suspended from a chain around your neck on a black, or pink, or green, or silver, or blue device about the size of a [...]



Sentient world: war games on the grandest scale

Jul 27th, 2007 | By CentroN | Category: Technology, Virtual World

The Register
By Mark Baard
Perhaps your real life is so rich you don’t have time for another.
Even so, the US Department of Defense (DOD) may already be creating a copy of you in an alternate reality to see how long you can go without food or water, or how you will respond to televised propaganda.
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Congress: P2P networks harm national security

Jul 26th, 2007 | By CentroN | Category: Security, Technology, p2p

CNET News.com
By Anne Broache
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
WASHINGTON–Politicians charged on Tuesday that peer-to-peer networks can pose a “national security threat” because they enable federal employees to share sensitive or classified documents accidentally from their computers.
At a hearing on the topic, Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) said, without offering details, that he is considering new [...]