Hibiki Kono scales a wall at his school, King's College School in Cambridge, England. Not to worry; there's a nice thick mat below in case the gadget comes unplugged or otherwise fails him.(Credit: Geoff Robinson Photography)
Monday, July 5, 2010
The Vapor: One slick iPhone 4 case
Element Case's Vapor starts at $79.99 and ships July 12.(Credit: Element Case)
Welcome to the Naval Academy: 'You're too slow!'
Thursday was Induction Day at the U.S. Naval Academy, and 1,247 new plebe candidates showed up for the first step toward being a Naval officer. CNET Road Trip 2010 was on hand. Here, the plebes are taught to 'plebe their covers,' otherwise known as hold their hats.(Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET)
Google Voice newbies, start here
Groups push feds for video game age restrictions
Video game aficionados might have to enter a credit card or find another way to verify their age before playing a networked game, thanks to a new push from advocacy groups who say they want to protect minors from in-game advertising messages. In-game marketing has become so advanced that it "allows advertisers to track game users" and detect if people who are exposed to certain ads eventually use or buy the advertised product, a coalition including the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, the Center for Digital Democracy, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and U.S. PIRG told federal regulators this week. They say (PDF) that because "mobile devices, instant messaging, social networks, virtual reality, avatars, interactive games, and online video" have become so pervasive, the Federal Trade Commission must enact new regulations to protect minors from electronic advertisements and other marketing messages. Not only young children are at risk, but the FTC "should seek ways to provide protections to teens," the coalition recommends. Some of these groups have spent the better part of a decade training their crosshairs on video games. Allen Kanner, founder of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, has claimed that "Grand Theft Auto 3 portrays the brutal murder of women, minorities, the elderly, and police officers."
Regulators bound to stack up over Google-ITA
When will the U.S. government eventually decide to confront Google?That's really the only question that needs to be debated in the wake of Google's announcement that it plans to acquire ITA Software, the leading provider of flight information from airlines to travel Web sites, for $700 million in cash. As it stands, the deal would marry the world's leading Internet search company with a crucial link in the online flight reservation process, making life for executives at online travel sites such as Orbitz, Kayak, and Expedia a whole lot more complicated.
ITA Software's products power the reservations systems at travel sites and airlines such as Alaska Airlines. (Click for larger image.)(Credit: ITA Software)
Hands-on: SlingPlayer Mobile for Android
(Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) 'Spider-Boy' spins his own wall-climbing device
Hibiki Kono scales a wall at his school, King's College School in Cambridge, England. Not to worry; there's a nice thick mat below in case the gadget comes unplugged or otherwise fails him.(Credit: Geoff Robinson Photography)
The Vapor: One slick iPhone 4 case
Element Case's Vapor starts at $79.99 and ships July 12.(Credit: Element Case)
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