Born out of equal parts ingenuity and too many Naruto episodes, a new Japanese “urban camouflage” series of disguises packed into bags and backpacks aims to deter crime by hiding from it.

                                             A portable vend machine? Or a lost ninjutsu?

Ever seen a Japanese national or an anime character doing the victory sign and then saying “V”? Well, a chinese company has taken it as inspiration to “reverse engineer” (i.e. rip off) the Japanese-made Wii console, and they call it a “Vii”.

                                             I'm pretty sure Winnie Churchill wasn't referring to the "Vii". 

Today marks the 30^th anniversary of the Atari 2600’s unveiling. This may not seem to mean a lot for most people, in fact, the Atari brand is hardly a household name these days, being credited with only a few noteworthy games the past few years.

                                              Part of Atari's original logo.
 

There have been many classifications attached to the overriding definition of the word “gamer”. From the original tag for a player of board games, to the current whiz-bang, technology oriented geek description; gamers have come a long way.

                                              Grandfather gamers.
 

AMD may seemingly be out of circulation these days on the “big breakthroughs” and “chart-topping” side of the business, but it heartens loyalists to know that AMD is still working hard to find chinks in Intel’s new-found Core2 armor.

                                             AMD has fast HP regen and godly comeback powers.

The PC modding scene has come and gone like tidewaters after the moon, leaving behind a hard-core enthusiast group that carries on with their modding and PC – embellishing long after most other people has stopped adding blinking lights to their rigs.

How much storage do you actually use on your system? Consequently, how much storage do you actually have? With the availability of all types of media at an all time high and the ability to access and record data from a variety of sources increasing everyday, the need for storage increases – but probably not for everyone.

As well as being a hardware editor and lover of all things tech, I also read a lot of science fiction, mostly from the author Peter Hamilton (highly recommended). From this dual influence, I get a unique perspective for technology as I am holding it in the present and technology as it may look in the (not so near) future – depending on the sci-fi book that I’m reading at the moment.

                                             Science fiction at its best.

Being a geek is nothing to be ashamed of these days. In fact, it can be described as an “in” thing, with big names in Hollywood  hyping up characters playing as such and the general trend towards gadgetry and the people with the mojo to fully use them. Exploring in the direction of the geek’s rise to prominence, we discover many traits that are parallel or is a direct influence to a person being a geek. Primary among these “traits” in my opinion would be shyness.

An old PC is a poor, depressing piece of kit. It probably has been through many hours of mayhem with games, gone through deadlines with you, given you headaches with its idiosyncrasies and whatnot. Yet new life can be had with these old PC’s, if you can be creative with what you put it up for.

Many classifications have been bandied around for things as diverse as food preferences to general movie stereotypes. Hence, being “vegetarian” has replaced your religious orientation in resumes, while you’ll find it difficult to find a teen movie without a jock, a snob, and a geek.