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[Day Permalink] Monday, December 1, 2003

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iPod's Two-Year Anniversary: "Two years ago this month, Apple Computer released a small, sleek-looking device it called the iPod." [Slashdot]


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Trustworthy computing, NOT: "Microsoft Corp. is investigating a report of seven new security holes in its Internet Explorer browser discovered by a Chinese researcher, a company spokesman said on Friday." [vowe dot net]


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How to smell like a laundromat: "Among the featured designs at the National Design Triennial was the Demeter Fragrance Library. The company, run by Christophers Brosius and Gable, puts out perfumes, lotions, soaps, candles, and body gels with scents like Creme Brulee, Wet Garden, Funeral Home, Dirt, and Sugar Cookie." [kottke.org]


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Mood-recognition coming to Playstation: "The next-gen Sony Playstation will have an optical sensor built in for gesture and facial recognition, and is indended to allow for affective game-design that detects and responds to players' emotional states." (via Wonderland) [Boing Boing Blog]