Logitech introduced two new keyboards today, both named the G610 Orion backlit mechanical keyboard. The difference between the two keyboards comes down to the type of switch used for each key. The G610 Orion Brown uses a Cherry MX Brown switch while the G610 Orion Red uses a Cherry MX Red switch. These mechanical switches give better reaction and usually require less force to … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2016
Pwn2Own 2016 results
With some slight changes to Pwn2Own this year, the hacking event is underway with one day completed. Day One So far, there have been 6 attempts against the targets, which include VMware Workstation, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Adobe Flash, and Apple Safari. Out of those 6 attempts, 4 have been successful, 1 was partially successful (the exploit was previously reported), … [Read more...]
Cookie Monster appears in iPhone 6s commercial
Apparently the HBO money is not enough to satisfy Cookie Monster. The furry blue monster appears in this Apple commercial demonstrating the iPhone 6s and Siri. The digital personal assistant is used to set a timer for when Cookie Monster's cookies will be finished baking. You can view the minute-long ad embedded below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCbWyYr82BM … [Read more...]
Oculus Rift launch games announced
Oculus announced 30 VR games that will be ready at launch with the Rift hardware on March 28th. These games are from a variety of genres with some of them really taking advantage of the first-person perspective you gain with VR. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN6YCFlS8nU The games differ from racing and space exploration to pinball and platformers. These games are just … [Read more...]
Flash Player PPAPI plugin now available for distribution
With last week's release of an Adobe Flash Player update, I visited the Flash Player distribution page in order to download the latest version for my organization. With this release, there was a new option available to download. Previously, I downloaded the Windows ActiveX version for Internet Explorer, the Windows NPAPI version for Firefox, and the Mac OS X NPAPI version for … [Read more...]