Hasta La Gadget!

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pToday’s episode of The 404 Podcast begins with a conversation about a new bill that would give President Obama the ability to shut down the Internet. Proposed by Senator Joe Lieberman, the “a href=”http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20007418-38.html”Internet kill switch/a” would, in the event of a “cyber-security emergency,” suspend access to popular search sites like Yahoo and Google, in addition to placing Internet service providers under the control of the White House. /p

pThe bill’s biggest opponent is a tech lobby group called a href=”http://www.itaa.org/”TechAmerica/a, which argues that the law would give President Obama absolute power to silence free speech under the guise of a national crisis. In fact, there’s already an a href=”http://www.thepetitionsite.com/5/stop-obamas-kill-switch”online petition/a that needs 100,000 signatures to stop the legislation formally called the Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act./p

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pWe switch gears in the first half of the show to an embarrassing rundown of a href=”http://blog.koldcast.tv/2010/koldcast-news/fourteen-90s-trends-that-thankfully-disappeared/”14 trends from the ’90s that still make us cringe/a, starting with the most hilarious: a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogs”Pogs/a. Kids today are too young to remember, but the popularity of Pogs proved that kids will collect ianything/i, even flat cardboard discs with cheap graphics./p

p Other ’90s trends on the list include the glory days of AOL chat rooms, Pokemon, Trapper Keepers, and Beanie Babies. We even have our own fads to add…remember a href=”http://inthewinds.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/slap-bracelet.jpg”slap bracelets/a?/p

pBe sure to stick around during the second half as we advise a listener on what to do when a friend or loved one unknowingly buys a shoddy gadget (shadget, for short). It’s a difficult question to answer: should you tell the offender to return said shadget and seek a more reputable product, or wish them the best of luck with their eighth a class=”cnet-product” href=”http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/palm-pre-sprint/4505-6452_7-33490473.html”Palm Pre/a?/p

pTune in to find out, and thanks for listening!/p

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A number of outlets are reporting an update to Apple’s privacy policy,
which now gives Apple the option to store your location, if you opt in.

Frankly,
this is all a bit puzzling. Users have been asked to provide
location-based data to location-centric apps for years now. But Apple
has apparently made this explicit in its privacy policy, leading
to a small round of hand-wringing.

The passage in question:

To provide location-based services on Apple products, Apple and
our partners and licensees may collect, use, and share precise location
data, including the real-time geographic location of your Apple computer
or device. This location data is collected anonymously in a form that
does not personally identify you and is used by Apple and our partners
and licensees to provide and improve location-based products and
services. For example, we may share geographic location with application
providers when you opt in to their location services.

Some location-based services offered by Apple, such as the
MobileMe “Find My iPhone” feature, require your personal information for
the feature to work.

As
you might expect, there’s a provision in the settings from turning off
the location features.

The LA
Times seems quite worried that Apple might collect and store
location information. If you’re that concerned, you might consider a
GPS-less featurephone.

Despite its other advantages, the newly redesigned Xbox 360 (around the office we’ve been calling it the 360 Slim, or even the Three-Slimmy) lacks the Xbox removable faceplate system. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-21539_7-20008451-10391702.html” class=”origPostedBlog”E3 2010/a/p

Video eyewear-maker Vuzix has just announced its Wrap Fashion Shades line, which includes red, blue, amber, and mirror shades. The Fashion Shades snap on to all current Vuzix Wrap models. Each one is made of durable plastic and has a soft finish.

Each Shade goes for $19.99 per pair, but you can get the whole four-color line, which Vuzix calls a “Fashion Pack,” for $49.95.

“The Wrap Fashion Shades are part of an accessory line that will be made available to Wrap users to allow for ultimate customization and visual appeal”, says Paul Travers, CEO of Vuzix. “Our video eyewear can now seamlessly complement any mood, personality, or outfit.”