IT Show and Blue-Hacking

Ok, it's over. Who bought what? Frankly it's quite funny how Singapore has so many IT shows per year, claiming discounts and low prices, when actually the real low prices can be had days later after the show at Sim Lim Square, the very same people who purport to offer low bargain prices at these IT shows.

I myself did want to get a look at Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP) but for the life of me I couldn't find it. Trinity told me that the local distro tried to bring it in but could only secure the Nintendo DS (which we didn't find either). The PSP's really cool and is now the must-have gadget of 2005.

Speaking of mobile gadgets, did u hear tat Paris Hilton's mobile got blue-hacked (a term coined for BlueTooth hacking)? Me thinks Ms Hilton's a marked lady. More porn videos pls!

Blue-hacking seems to be a slowly building undercurrent but a possible riptide. To date I think there are 2 known BlueTooth viruses in the wild. The mobile industry is now doing what the PC industry did 5 yrs ago, throwing out feature-packed products without security designed into these features, 3G, BlueTooth, SD-WiFi, etc. The PC industry learnt it the hard way and are doing things properly right now. For Bill Gates, it's security first. Will the mobile industry need to face its first global meltdown before learning its much-needed lesson?

Me thinks yes.