Rearview Mirror Video Recorder

No, this camera doesn't record what's happening behind you; it records forward looking video. I can't say I would mind having one of these in my car permanently - so many are the dangers on the streets these days.

Besides the camera, you also get a small 2.5" LCD screen in the rearview mirror so you can watch your recorded videos.

And to prove it works, what about a real live action scence from a recorded accident?


[Youtube video]

The price? $450 USD.

Product page: [Brickhouse Security]

Flash Player Updates

If you haven't checked it yet, be sure to visit this Adobe webpage to check your current Flash Player version, and if required update it.

An outdated Flash player poses a very serious security risk, and I'm sure that's something you can live without.

If you use multiple browsers, like Firefox and IE, don't forget to repeat the procedure for each browser, as they use different Flash players and need to be updated separately.

Why Reinvent the Wheel?

Because now you can squish it. :)


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Houston, We have a Problem

Some pictures are definitely worth a million words:


[Space Shuttle approaching ISS]

Double-Layer DVDs affect Wii

The latest game for Nintendo Wii: Super Smash Brothers Brawl is the first to use double-layer discs, and it's causing a lot of problems. Multiple reports of people experiencing lots of disc read errors have been complaining about it.

Now Nintendo has stated that these problems are probably due to dust build up on the DVD drive lens, as the double layer DVD requires more "sensitivity" to be read.
Drives that can read single-layer DVDs may fail when trying to read these DL DVDs.

The introduction of Dual-Layer DVDs seems to have been dictated by "copy-protection" reasons alone - as it's doubtful that such a game would require more than the disc space provided by single layer DVDs.
If that's so, lots of people will have problems when they buy this game, problems that would be avoided if they used a single layer DVD.
"Pirates" on the other hand, will continue to copy these games as usual, with reports of hackers already stripping the dummy data and placing the entire game in a single layer disc.