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Steve Jobs – The Action Figure, that’s right.
£64 this will set you back, an action figure of Steve Jobs complete with miniature iPad and iPhone.
Now any normal action figure would not cost this much! You would normally look at around £15 for an action figure? Now just because of Apple’s status, does this really mean they can charge this much? The company that made the figure have depicted it as a masterful action figure and not just some cheap toy.
The former chief executive of Apple, who died last year, comes in his classically accustomed black turtleneck and blue jeans and is available from February onwards. Extras are also available at an extra cost; these extras include an iPhone 4 and a copy of the first Mac computer.
InIcon, the manufacturers of the figure will also include a spare pair of glasses and extra hands that can be used to interact with the prop extras.
Strange as this idea may sound, it has been attempted before by a company called MIC Gadget at a slightly lower selling price of £57. However the product was blocked by Apple’s lawyers and they had the following to say: “Mr Jobs has not consented to the use of his name and/or image in the Product. Unauthorized use of a person’s name and/or likeness constitutes a violation of California Civil Code Section 3344, which prohibits the use of any person’s name, photograph or likeness in a product without that person’s prior consent.”
Now that Steve Job’s is deceased, it is not clear that the same rules apply. InIcon are offering a number of props a long with the action figure that display Apple products and logos, so something will definitely be said before the February release date.
Let’s hope Microsoft don’t follow up this release with a Bill Gates figure!
BES Gas & BES Electric – Andy Pilley
Andrew Pilleys BES (Business Energy Solutions) is a leading independent supplier of Natural Gas to the Business and Commercial sector.
BES Gas, which is also a leading supplier of Electric, operates across the UK and employs 200 people in the Blackpool area in Lancashire, UK.
BES gas claim that they:
“Pride ourselves on being able to provide you and your business with the lowest possible price for your gas supply.”
And also go on to say:
“The ability to provide accurate real time information to the customer and BES Gas on the amount of gas actually being used.”
Digital technology – The latest in the world of technology
Digital technology involves the signals which are not as smooth as the signals used by the currents and analog voltage. Digital technology actually generates and stores and also processes data as a string of binary digits. These are also known as bits which are represented by 1 and 0. The history on the modern digital technology is a thing which can be actually traced back to the time when work was done on the semiconductors. Continue reading ‘Digital technology – The latest in the world of technology’
Cars could be hacked says McAfee
Modern cars’ reliance on computer systems makes them vulnerable to cyber attack, which could allow hackers to be disable them remotely, according to a report from McAfee released today. The report was released in conjunction with mobile software firm Wind River and embedded security firm Escrypt.
It stated that on-board safety systems could be hacked, citing a recent demonstration of this. ”Last year, researchers of the University of California, San Diego, and the University of Washington demonstrated that critical safety components of a vehicle can be hacked if physical access to the vehicle’s electronic components inside the passenger cabin is available,” said the report.
The report added that this type of attack could also be conducted remotely by exploiting the BlueTooth capabilities installed in many modern cars. ”Web-based vehicle-immobilisation systems that can remotely disable a car could be manipulated [by hackers]. ”The immobilisation system is meant to be a theft deterrent but could be used maliciously to disable cars belonging to unsuspecting owners,” it said. Continue reading ‘Cars could be hacked says McAfee’
Mobile Phones Could Soon be Powered by Walking
Researchers in the US have found a way to power mobile phones using the motion energy caused when walking. They have made a device that can be placed in a shoe and captures the energy of moving micro droplets which is converts in to electrical energy. This is already used in some watches and sensors. Continue reading ‘Mobile Phones Could Soon be Powered by Walking’
Eurostar has New Easy Mobile app
Eurostar has brought out a new app for the iPhone and Android. It allows customers to book their tickets using their phone, rather than having to do it from a computer or at a ticket office. The new website, allows you to search for journeys and then book them. You will receive a bar code on your phone, which you can use as a ticket when you board. Tickets between the UK, Lille, Paris and Brussels can be purchased in this way. Continue reading ‘Eurostar has New Easy Mobile app’
Tablet ban Samsung in court
Samsung has now got a court date where it will be challenging the ban on its European sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1. Apple had brought an injunction against the company and it plans to do the same thing in the Netherlands as well, which is not covered by the European ban that it currently has in place.
At the moment it is banned from promoting, selling or importing the tablet across most of Europe but it will appear in court to put a stop to this. It is expected that within a few weeks of the court date a decision will be made as to whether the ban can be lifted. At the moment some retailers do have the product because the injunction does not cover the sale by third parties. Continue reading ‘Tablet ban Samsung in court’
Teachers Are Cyberbullied
Research carried out by Plymouth University has shown that a third of teachers have been abused online. 72% came from pupils with the rest coming from parents. Most of those who said they were abused were woman.
It was found that most of it was on hat via social networking sites but some Facebook groups were set up in order to bully teachers. Some put up videos of teachers on YouTube and others put abusive comments about staff on the website ratemyteacher.com.
The research found that sometimes the parents were not only abusing staff but also pupils at the school and so it needs to be sorted out. The study found that some teachers even had break downs as a result of the bullying and there has been a group set up to help teachers in this situation. It was concluded that parents no longer use the normal means to talk to a teacher about problems but use social media instead.
A Facebook representative said that what happens online is just the same as what happens at the school gate but because it is not in writing then it cannot be stopped. Abuse on Facebook can be reported and something will be done about it.
Nintendo to release Wii 2
News on the street is that Nintendo will be releasing a successor to the Wii. Is it just a rumour? We hope not.
It’s thought that plans for the Wii2 (if that’s what it will be named) will be revealed this summer. Continue reading ‘Nintendo to release Wii 2′
YouTube buys Dublin tech company to increase quality
YouTube, the Google-owned video sharing website, has bought a Dublin company for an undisclosed sum.
Green Parrott Pictures which specialises in technology that improves the visual and technical quality of video and it is that which has attracted YouTube to the Dublin-based outfit.
The Director of Google video technology, Jeremy Doig, said the firm had been searching for a method to improve the quality of videos made available onto Youtube.
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