Tech News Roundup March 29
by Liam Bailey
2008-03-29 21:38:14 **news**
One of coolest Gadgets this Year to Date
California based Dash Navigation are releasing one of the coolest gadgets of this year so far. Their new GPs system not only tells its owner directions, but using information on traffic speeds collected from other users GPS will update the best route according to congestion -- cool. Well, a cool concept anyway, the downside is that it is heavily reliant on its own success, if there aren't enough users in your locale, then you are left with little more than a standard GPS system.
Mac the First to Crack in Security Trials
In an annual event where hackers are challenged to hack some of the most up to date laptops for $10,000 and the laptop they crack, the Macbook air was the first to be compromised, in just two minutes. The Macbook Air withstood a full-day of standard hacking attempts, as did all three other laptops on trial, but on the second day, when hackers were allowed to send malicious links, the Macbook Air was cracked in around 2 mins. The purpose of the event is to bring to light vulnerabilities in today's computers and operating systems in a controlled environment, and then provide the manufacturers in question the data, with which to issue security fixes.
Space Station Freighter to Practice docking
The Jules Verne space freighter, one of Europe's inclusions to the Space Station is about to start practicing docking with the station. It will make two approaches and retreats before performing its first ever full docking operation.
