The Pirate Bay Lobs Another File-Sharing Grenade

Even with a verdict looming next month on the copyright infringement case against the four founders in Sweden, The Pirate Bay is currently beta testing virtual private network (VPN) technology for a new pay service, dubbed IPREDator, which would allow file-sharers to use the Swedish BitTorrent tracker without leaving a data trail. IPREDator, named after IPRED, the European Union’s Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement...

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Jamie Oliver Awarded Top Honors With Silent Drum Controller

Jamie Oliver just won 1st Place in the Guthman Musical Instrument Competition at the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology (GTCMT) with a new percussion controller dubbed the Silent Drum. The Silent Drum Controller is a transparent drum shell with an elastic head. As one presses it, the head deforms and a variety of shapes with peaks are created reflecting the shape of the mallet or hand. These shapes are captured by a video camera...

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