Technology Brother printers joins the Evil Empire, blocks third-party ink with stealth updates Ellsworth Toohey

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Technology A keyfob-sized e-reader you can 3D print for about $30 Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Reviewers love the Super 8-style Instax Mini Evo Cinema, but not its price tag and problems Rob Beschizza

surveillance Iran's blackout is a test for permanent two-tier internet Ellsworth Toohey

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gadgets New HP printer firmware so locked down you can't even use HP ink Rob Beschizza

gadgets FTC urged to stop companies paywalling hardware you already bought Rob Beschizza

drm HP CEO says customers are a "bad investment" unless they buy company's DRM ink cartridges Rob Beschizza

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music Why there's a cult market for really old iPods David Pescovitz

Boing Boing Gadgets Sonos warns customers that their older speakers will shortly be e-waste Cory Doctorow

education Security expert offers hacking advice to students whose campuses have implemented pervasive wireless surveillance Cory Doctorow

china Virgin's subsidized smartphones come with unremovable Chinese malware Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Tpmfail: a timing attack that can extract keys from secure computing chips in 4-20 minutes Cory Doctorow

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