Posted on April 18, 2008 by Jonathan Hensley
Quick Links for Apr 18th
Here are some interesting links from today:
- Sony EL display is paper thin
There's thin. Then there's paper thin. Sony showed an electroluminescent (EL) display that's print-paper thin at the Display2008 conference in Tokyo. The Sony EL display is based on organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology that uses electroluminesce - Paypal to block ‘unsafe browsers’
Customers will first be warned that a browser is unsafe but could then be blocked if they continue using it. Paypal said it was "an alarming fact that there is a significant set of users who use very old and vulnerable browsers such as Internet Explorer 4 - NBC to Create Programs Centered on Sponsors
It sounds farcical when you first hear it, but NBC has teamed up with an ad agency to produce actual feature programs that are centered around promoting the products of the network's sponsors. The network has already began production on one sci-fi program - How to make a Sawed-off USB Key
Holy crap– somebody just went and TORE MY FREAKING USB CABLE IN HALF while it was still attached to my laptop!!! - Why the U.S. cellphone system is un-American
Any TV you buy will work with any cable or satellite TV service you have. Any PC you buy, even a Mac, will work with any Internet service provider you use. Any landline phone, wired or cordless, will work any phone company's landline service. Duh, duh and