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  Monday, 5th September 2005 

In this golden age, when technology delivers us new miracles daily, we have learned to treat what were once wonders as mere commodity items. Take the Robopet, for example. A robot dog that does a pretty good job of fooling people into thinking it thinks for itself. Are we amazed? Astounded? Completely blown away? Not really. Another day, another robot dog.

Now, give us a ten-buck pack of little stickers with Teflon on one side, and we think it's the greatest thing since Teflon-coated frying pans. Whack these babies on the underside of your mouse and it feels like you've turbo-charged your PC.

Equally impressive is noise-cancelling headphone technology. God bless science. With these you can shut out anything -- or anyone. Or at least pretend to. "I'm sorry I can't hear you, I'm wearing my parent-cancelling headphones."

This week when we do feel like thunderous noisiness, we've taken to the skies in the wonderful new Heroes of the Pacific. It's out on PC, Xbox and PS2 and it's even Aussie made. If you're in the mood for some flight combat action, this one comes with our hearty approval.


  • Robopet
  • Teflon: What can't it do?
  • Creative HN-700 Noise-cancelling headphones
  • First play: Heroes of the Pacific
  • Katrina scammers try to infect PCs
  • How not to get hacked: Microsoft
  • IBM to serve centre court view at US Open
  • Potential legal fight simmers in Google book-copying project
  • Firefox 1.5 Beta 1 due next week



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    Robopet
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    Teflon: What can't it do?
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    Creative HN-700 Noise-cancelling headphones
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    First play: Heroes of the Pacific
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    Katrina scammers try to infect PCs
    As experts predicted, the day Hurricane Katrina roared ashore there was growing evidence that scammers and hackers were using the disaster to distribute phishing attacks and worms to the unwary. More...

    How not to get hacked: Microsoft
    Microsoft pushed security to the front of its Tech.Ed agenda on the Gold Coast this week, holding a developer and technical support session aimed explaining the easiest routes to hack attack on any IT network. More...

    IBM to serve centre court view at US Open
    IBM will use breakthrough technology to give viewers a centre court perspective on the US Open Tennis Championships in New York City. More...

    Potential legal fight simmers in Google book-copying project
    Google appeared more likely to face a legal challenge over its book-copying project, as a writers' group said it was "pessimistic" over the chances of avoiding the courts. More...

    Firefox 1.5 Beta 1 due next week
    Firefox 1.5 will hit Beta 1 on 8 September, according to Mozilla Foundation developers. More...

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