Posted by on under iphe, th weekend, beta releases, reas, ipod touch, frts, expiry, ski resort, betas, timeframe, kernel, challenges, blog | 
While we continue working on the two current remaining challenges from Apple (the iPhone 3G soft unlock and iPod Touch 2G jailbreakâ??see the end of this post), weâ??re also watching the latest beta releases from Apple.
The first beta 2.2 from Apple reveals a few things:
- Theyâ??re continuing with their ski-resort theme; Version 2.2 is nicknamed TImberline.
- Theyâ??ve gone back to using expiry dates. The first 2.2 beta is due to expire on November 30, 2008. They stopped using expiry dates about halfway through the 2.1 betas, but for some reason theyâ??ve started using them again.
- Version 2.2 is still vulnerable to pwnage and quickpwn on everything but iPod Touch 2G.
To demonstrate point #3, hereâ??s the non-AppStore application Terminal.app running on 2.2, showing the kernel build information.
Hardware already vulnerable to pwnage remains vulnerable in version 2.2.
Regarding the two current challenges: the 3G iPhone soft unlock and iPod Touch 2G jailbreak are still relatively new challenges (compare them with the timeframe of the iPhone challenges last year). Weâ??re making slow advances on both fronts, but itâ??s not the sort of thing that can be easily described in a blog like this.
But, to maybe show how interlinked these challenges are, this weekend weâ??ll be trying some hardware based ideas on the iPod Touch 2G jailbreak :)
Tagi: iphe, th weekend, beta releases, reas, ipod touch, frts, expiry, ski resort, betas, timeframe, kernel, challenges, blog
Posted by on under iphe, th weekend, beta releases, reas, ipod touch, frts, expiry, ski resort, betas, timeframe, kernel, challenges, blog |
While we continue working on the two current remaining challenges from Apple (the iPhone 3G soft unlock and iPod Touch 2G jailbreakâ??see the end of this post), weâ??re also watching the latest beta releases from Apple.
The first beta 2.2 from Apple reveals a few things:
- Theyâ??re continuing with their ski-resort theme; Version 2.2 is nicknamed TImberline.
- Theyâ??ve gone back to using expiry dates. The first 2.2 beta is due to expire on November 30, 2008. They stopped using expiry dates about halfway through the 2.1 betas, but for some reason theyâ??ve started using them again.
- Version 2.2 is still vulnerable to pwnage and quickpwn on everything but iPod Touch 2G.
To demonstrate point #3, hereâ??s the non-AppStore application Terminal.app running on 2.2, showing the kernel build information.
Hardware already vulnerable to pwnage remains vulnerable in version 2.2.
Regarding the two current challenges: the 3G iPhone soft unlock and iPod Touch 2G jailbreak are still relatively new challenges (compare them with the timeframe of the iPhone challenges last year). Weâ??re making slow advances on both fronts, but itâ??s not the sort of thing that can be easily described in a blog like this.
But, to maybe show how interlinked these challenges are, this weekend weâ??ll be trying some hardware based ideas on the iPod Touch 2G jailbreak :)
Tagi: iphe, th weekend, beta releases, reas, ipod touch, frts, expiry, ski resort, betas, timeframe, kernel, challenges, blog
Posted by on under decis, baby boomer, assisted living, challenges, parents |
by Pat Krushen As our parents age, we, the baby boomer generation, are confronted with new challenges in being able to assure that their lives will remain as enjoyable as possible. How can we help our parents to make decisions that will be in their best interests? Are we ready for the physical, social, [...]
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Posted by on under audi tts, vw passat, robotic car, valet parking, adreneline, parallel parking, hill climb, speed record, pikes peak, miles per hour, darpa, vail, passat, stanford, kilometers, volkswagen, challenges, cars |
You can make a robotic car, and you can
make a robotic car -- and it looks like Stanford is leading the charge on the no compromises approach with its new driverless Audi TTS. That, of course, is only the latest in a long line of robotic cars from the folks at Stanford, and it looks like it's also by far their most ambitious, as it's going above and beyond the usual
DARPA challenges in the hope of breaking a few records and winning a few races. In fact, the car apparently already holds the "unofficial" speed record for an automous car at 130 miles per hour and, in the long term, Stanford hopes that it'll be able to complete the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, which stretches some twenty kilometers and includes no less than 156 turns. To balance all that adreneline, the Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Laboratory at Stanford has also developed a new VW Passat "valet system" that may not win any races, but can sure do some mean parallel parking. Videos of both after the break, more details a few hands-off impressions courtesy of
BotJunkie at the links below.
Read - BotJunkie, "Stanford's New Robotic Audi TTS Knows How To Drift, Will Tackle Pikes Peak Next Year"
Read - BotJunkie, "VAIL Demonstrates Autonomous Valet Parking System"
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Stanford builds robotic Audi for racing, robotic Volkswagen for parking originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted by blogs@bobvila.com (Ben) on under bob vila, bob shares, massachusetts communities, bob talks, eastern massachusetts, leslie mann, local writer, pitfalls, comm, challenges |
In case you missed it (and you probably did, since it's a relatively small blog), here's a link to a recent interview Bob Vila gave with Leslie Mann of "Wicked Local," a blog serving Eastern Massachusetts Communities. In it, Bob shares some valuable thoughts and tips on owning an antique home. Relining fireplaces, remodeling cautions and common pitfalls are all brought into light. Do you own an antique home? What are some of the challenges you have faced?
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