Helium-filled 'air penguins' that use a wireless network to avoid collisions. The manufacturers, Festo have some other interesting autonomous robots on their site.

SSL is the cornerstone of secure Web browsing, enabling credit card and bank details to be used on the 'Net with impunity. We're all told to check for the little padlock in our address bars before handing over any sensitive information. SSL is also increasingly a feature of webmail providers, instant messaging, and other forms of online communication.
Recent discoveries by Wired and a paper by security researchers Christopher Soghoian and Sid Stamm suggests that SSL might not be as secure as once thought. Not because SSL itself has been compromised, but because governments are conspiring with Certificate Authorities, key parts of the SSL infrastructure, to subvert the entire system to allow them to spy on anyone they wish to keep tabs on.

Read the full article over on arstechnica.com

Download a template and make your own "Steve said to Bill" comic.

"Conficker controls 6.4 million computer systems in 230 countries at 230 top level domains globally, more than 18 million CPUs and 28 terabits per second of bandwidth, said Rodney Joffe, senior vice president and senior technologist at the infrastructure services firm Neustar. The biggest cloud on the planet is controlled by a vast criminal enterprise that uses that botnet to send spam, hack computers, spread malware and steal personal information and money, Joffe said. In other words, the cloud is mobbed up."

Roberto Delle Curti is an Italian sound engineer who takes great pleasure in taking his work home with him. He has the most amazing sound system at home, designed from the ground up (literally!) to focus on the best way of delivering sound to the listener.

You won't find kilowatts of amplification, just an entire room designed around advanced audio theory. His double horn subwoofers live in a cavity 1m under the room and are powered by a total of 16 woofers.

Check out his website for a very detailed look at his amazing listening room, which he claims to be 'the best audio system in the world'.

I am certainly not arguing, it is jaw-dropping and totally badass - although I was disappointed I couldn't see any Monster cable anywhere ;-p

HUNDREDS of Chinese air travellers scored a major bargain when a computer glitch allowed them to buy online tickets from China Eastern Airlines for less than three dollars.

The Global Times reported that China's third-largest carrier last week sold tickets, including some first-class fares, to at least 300 customers for just 20 yuan ($3.25) each.

A similar thing happened to me a few years ago, my sister alerted me to $50 flights on Thai Airways (even flying First Class). Turned out to be a website glitch, but they wrote to everyone saying they wouldn't be honouring the bookings. How rude!

This is not a new device (I remember seeing a demo a couple of years ago) but they have added some sweet new features.

Watch the demo all the way through, the language translation stuff is amazing.

Wow, nice fingerwork and great timing. No loops or sequencers, this was all triggered using the monome.