{"id":435,"date":"2005-03-02T17:40:20","date_gmt":"2005-03-02T17:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.little.org\/blog\/2005\/03\/02\/PureSecurityGenius.aspx"},"modified":"2005-03-02T17:40:20","modified_gmt":"2005-03-02T17:40:20","slug":"pure-security-genius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.little.org\/blog\/2005\/03\/02\/pure-security-genius\/","title":{"rendered":"Pure security genius"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>Hey computer industry&nbsp;writers\u2026 you want to get geeks interested in your tech article?&nbsp; Incorporate espionage into your gadget review.&nbsp;&nbsp; Throwing in a reference to 007 or some other, handsome, non-geek-like, gadget-swinging spy is like rubbing bacon grease on dog treats, it\u2019s really not necessary\u2026 but it really gets the dog excited and is a whole lot of fun to watch (there\u2019s nothing more entertaining than nerd drool).<\/P><br \/>\n<P>The latest thing that caught my eye was in an <A href=\"http:\/\/www.eweek.com\/\">eWEEK Labs<\/A> write up by <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.eseminarslive.com\/expert_bio\/0,2286,a=123884&amp;e=2296,00.asp\">Cameron Sturdevant<\/span>&nbsp;of <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20080209122045\/http:\/\/www.mobileedge.com:80\/Items.asp?cid=2&amp;scid=2&amp;pid=3\">a new Mobile Edge bag<\/a>:<\/P><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><br \/>\n<P><STRONG>Bluetooth Bunker Protects Devices<BR><\/STRONG><EM>Taking a page from a spy novel, Mobile Edge offers stylish computer carriers with a Wireless Security Shield Pocket.<\/EM><\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P>Gasp!&nbsp; Spy novels?!?&nbsp; Tell me more.<\/P><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><br \/>\n<P>Taking a page from a spy novel, Mobile Edge offers stylish computer carriers with a Wireless Security Shield Pocket\u2014made of radio-blocking material that forms a physical firewall between mobile devices and hackers or virus-infected Bluetooth devices\u2014big enough to accommodate a PDA and a small cell phone handset. <\/P><br \/>\n<P>My testing at eWEEK Labs proved that no radio signals penetrated the pocket, thus protecting my Bluetooth-enabled devices from possible viral infection just by being in close proximity to a compromised wireless device.<\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P>Now, I know what you\u2019re thinking: \u201cMy cell phone is small and portable\u2026 if I\u2019m going out for the evening I don\u2019t want to carry a briefcase just to protect my valuable cell phone.&nbsp; There\u2019s no way I\u2019m going to show up on <A href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2005\/03\/02\/movies\/oscars\/02leak.html\">the red carpet at the Oscars<\/A> carrying a huge bag!\u201d<\/P><br \/>\n<P>No worries.&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20101130210644\/http:\/\/www.adityabansod.net:80\/home.aspx\">Aditya<\/a> and I are starting a new business based around our new, hacker-proof shield for your cell phone.&nbsp; Our \u201cBluetooth bullet-proof vest\u201d is small enough to fit in your pocket yet packed with enough radio-wave-blocking technology to keep out even the most advanced hackers.&nbsp; Your new cell phone will be snuggled in, safely protected from all radio signals, ensuring your phone will never get a virus from another infected device.&nbsp; As an added bonus our new product will also protect you from all <A href=\"http:\/\/www.consumeraffairs.com\/news\/cell_phone_cancer_link.htm\">the cancer-causing radio waves emitted by your cell phone<\/A>.&nbsp; Even if you don\u2019t have a Bluetooth-enabled cell phone the health benefits of the \u201cvest\u201d are worth the investment.&nbsp; Imagine the feeling of security that will wash over you, knowing that both you and your device are now totally protected from harmful cell phone RF.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>Want to be one of the next generation of tech gazillionaires?&nbsp; Get in on the ground floor with our new company!&nbsp; Angel investors may submit proof of fiscal liquidity directly (no checks or credit cards please, just send cash in small, unmarked bills).<BR><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey computer industry&nbsp;writers\u2026 you want to get geeks interested in your tech article?&nbsp; Incorporate espionage into your gadget review.&nbsp;&nbsp; Throwing in a reference to 007 or some other, handsome, non-geek-like, gadget-swinging spy is like rubbing bacon grease on dog treats, it\u2019s really not necessary\u2026 but it really gets the dog excited and is a whole [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,24],"tags":[79],"class_list":["post-435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-techgear","category-webweird","tag-techgear"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.little.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.little.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.little.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.little.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.little.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.little.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.little.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.little.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.little.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}