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We have seen the devastating effects of an EMP blast before – mostly in comics, and more recently, in a plethora of sci-fi movies. Well, it seems that the EMP blast is something that the Pentagon is looking for, and to be more specific, they way an electromagnetic pulse grenade for their troops – the sooner, the better, of course. Imagine tossing one of these bad boys in the vicinity of the enemy’s main computer, and when it goes off, watch havoc ensue as all electronics within range will fry and be rendered as useless. Needless to say, the Pentagon figured out that such real-life capability would come in handy, and has put up a request for a Tony Stark wannabe to invent one.

Basically, the EMP grenade is meant for individual soldiers to put down IEDs without having to load them down with something far too unwieldy, complicated and large. In general, IEDs are blown up on purpose remotely, but situations are not always ideal for that to happen, so disabling it from a distance is always a far better option. After all, it is better to err on the side of caution, no?

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The tablet market is definitely a crowded one – at any one time you are able to find dozens of tablets, and with the crazy kind of fragmentation that the Android operating system has (although it does seem to be getting better now), choosing the right kind of tablet for your needs gets more and more challenging. Well, it seems that the Toshiba TabletMan is one of the more recent and definitely zanier efforts in attempting to draw attention away from the hugely successful iPad from Apple.

The Toshiba TabletMan debuted at the SITEX tech conference in Singapore last week, where he was specially suited up in order to help Toshiba with the promotion of its tablet range. Coming in black rubber, electro-luminescent lights, and 11 Toshiba tablets that would certainly remind one all too much of Tron, the Toshiba TabletMan proceeded to tour the city-state, where random folks were asked to record their wishes for the future onto the different tablets. These recordings were automatically uploaded to Toshiba’s YouTube and Facebook accounts for that added viral touch, now how about that?

The Toshiba TabletMan is said to continue his tour of Asia in the coming weeks, although I do wonder its effectiveness in spreading the word.

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If you thought that your parents were being unreasonable, asking you to call them when you have arrived at the prom, and arriving at the hotel or prom venue when the event is over, perhaps you might want to head on to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and live there as a female for a month to truly appreciate the kind of freedom you have here. For the longest time, women in Saudi Arabia cannot travel without consent from their male guardians and are unable to drive, and the latest development shackles them even more. It seems that women there are being monitored by an electronic system, where it is capable of tracking any cross-border movements to ensure that all the ladies and perhaps, one’s harem remain where they should.

As of last week, Saudi women’s male guardians started to receive text messages on their handsets, where these messages will reveal the location of the women under their custody should they happen to leave the country. Of course, it is all good and well if you are traveling with them, but if you are at the office, thinking that all is well at home, while receiving such a text message, hold on to your beard and think carefully just where they might have gone.

Needless to say, this electronic tracking system of women has received more condemnation in general than approval. What do you think?

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HP and network gateway hardware developer Nomadix have settled a patent infringement lawsuit that dates back to 2009, where Nomadix sued HP, as well as a handful of other, smaller companies, for unauthorized use of the company’s patents. Nomadix said they were seeking damages and injunctions over use of their “fundamental innovations” in mobile computing and network access technology.

Nomadix included eight of its patents in the lawsuit out of the 100 or so patents that the company currently owns. Financial terms of the settlement weren’t disclosed, but according to Nomadix, the settlement includes a license to HP for certain portions of Nomadix’s patent portfolio dealing with internet access technologies.

Nomadix is best known for developing internet gateway products, and is a subsidiary of DOCOMO interTouch, which acquired Nomadix in 2008. Nomadix had filed its original patent suit against HP in 2009, and also included 10 other companies in the lawsuit — most of which are smaller companies like Wayport, iBAHN, Guest-Tek, LodgeNet, Aruba Networks, and Superclick.

The chairman of Nomadix, Charles Reed, says that the company is “pleased to conclude the litigation between [Nomadix and HP] in a manner that respects Nomadix’s patents.” Reed continued by stating that company will continue to “enforce” their patent portfolio in litigation, but he says that it’s “gratifying” to reach a settlement with HP that “recognizes the value of Nomadix’s patents.”

HP and Nomadix settle patent lawsuit is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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