Hasta La Gadget!

Kim Dotcom has done it again. Two years after he rented a bunch of musicians (including Will.i.am) to promote his doomed Megaupload service, he’s turned to a group of presumably more affordable artists to support his next project, Baboom. The music …

On November 30, 2012, the Korean Central News Agency, North Korea’s government "news" agency, reported that scientists had "reconfirmed" the existence and location of the final resting place of the unicorn ridden by King Dongmyeong, the founding father of Goguryeo of an ancient Korean kingdom. The unicorn’s grave was located under a rock near the North Korea capital of Pyongyang with an engraving that read "Unicorn’s Lair."

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It almost seems like there’s nobody that you can trust these days. From governments spying on its own citizens, to retailers getting hacked, it seems like the world is just not safe anymore. Looking to add fuel to the fire is a report where personal details of over 20 million South Koreans might have been exposed after an employee at a credit ratings firm was arrested on suspicion that they might have taken confidential information and sold it to marketing firms. Given that marketing firms base their strategies on the behaviors of consumers which involves knowing who their consumers are in terms of age, income, gender, and so on, no doubt the stolen information would be a huge boon in their marketing efforts.

Based on the reports, the perpetrator was a temporary consultant who worked for the Korea Credit Bureau and is suspected to have stolen information from a variety of credit cards, such as KG Kookmin Card, Lotte Card, and NH Nonghyup Card. The stolen information was then allegedly sold to phone marketing companies. According to the Korean Financial Supervisory Service, they promised that the credit card firms will be covering any financial losses that might have been a result of the crime. To put this into perspective, the population of South Korea is at 50 million, meaning that almost half of the country had its information stolen and sold, which we have to say is a pretty damn big deal.

South Korean Credit Rating Bureau Experiences Data Breach Of 20 Million Personal Details original content from Ubergizmo.

Earlier this month, Sony unveiled the tennis sensor at CES 2014. At the time of unveiling, Sony stated that the device was merely a prototype as opposed to an actual product that consumers could go out and purchase for themselves. Well the good news is that it looks like the response must have been good enough where Sony has decided to actually turn the tennis sensor into reality. Dubbed the Smart Tennis Sensor, unfortunately it seems that the device will only be available in Japan and will see a release this May and will be priced at around $175.

For those hearing about this for the first time, the sensor is basically a little gadget that is attachable to the base of a tennis racket. By attaching it to be the base, the sensor will be able to pick up a variety of information from the player, such as the speed at which the ball is hit, how hard it is being hit, and where on the racket it is being hit, all of which should help the player learn from their mistakes. According to Sony who announced the sensor’s availability in Japan, the sensor will be compatible with around six Yonex EZone and VCore tennis rackets, but additional racket compatibility will be added after launch.

Pretty cool stuff and with the Australia Open currently underway, we’re sure there are many players, both pro and aspiring, who might be feeling particularly motivated to up their game!

Sony To Make Tennis Sensor A Reality, Will Launch In May original content from Ubergizmo.