The ecosystem of accessories GoPro

The GoPro is sold in packs of three different versions: Outdoor Edition (generic situations) Motorsports (accessories for car and motorcycle) and Surf (surfboard and water sports), being the most recommended Outdoor and serves you a bit to all. All cameras are the same in all three editions, and the only thing that differentiates them are the accessories that includes the pack.

A good plus is that all accessories GoPro can be purchased separately and are compatible with previous models, so that if you break one you will always have a spare at a very affordable price.

The camera comes with a waterproof housing (submersible up to several meters), which ensures you use in various fields without risk of damage and also serves as a support to anchor it all sells accessories GoPro: stands for bicycle handlebar for flat and curved surfaces, helmets, surfboards, Doll and more.

If you are thinking and where is the viewer to see the recorded image, the answer is no screen. Actually you do not need when you catch the trick of the camera frame, although there are two solutions: one is the LCD BacPac (90 €), which is a small LCD screen that attaches to the back of the camera and lets you see the frame color, the other solution due out in April: Wireless Remote: remote control that controls the camera via wifi and an accessory with which we expect to see the image you’re recording streaming to your iPhone or Similar smartphone. This ultimate accessory desconcemos the price.

The total price of the GoPro HERO2 in one of its three versions (Outdoor Surf or Motorsports) is 348 €. A very affordable cost for the amount of services offered and the party that can get after a few videos.

OSX / OpinionSpy: Spyware infected Mac computer screen saver

The security firm Intego Warns Mac users from spyware, which installs itself along with screen savers. The malicious software collects data, we log-in names, passwords and credit card numbers and passes them on to third parties. The windows version of the spyware has been known since 2008.

The spyware OSX / OpinionSpy is active on Windows PCs since 2008, is a new version for Mac OS, which is distributed just about big download sites, security experts warn of Intego. At the website MacUpdate, VersionTracker and Softpedia it is not dark corners of the Internet, but well-known sites for downloads.Therefore, the user probably less vigilant in terms of what they install on their computers.

Widespread is the spyware during the installation of screen savers, although it is not directly included in it, but is downloaded only during the installation. While OSX / OpinionSpy often disguised as a poll, it will be downloaded in part without further notice to the user. A Windows version of the malicious software is already in circulation since 2008, the new Mac version is still dangerous, according to Intego. OSX / OpinionSpy collects lots of data and sends them to unknown third parties.

Usernames, passwords, credit card numbers and some others are of the spyware that is updated itself incidentally, spied. The spyware has it apart not only on the locally stored data of a user, but also scans data on other computers on a network. Read the rest of this entry »

Steam Statistics: Windows 7 is on Gaming PCs

Windows 7 is gaining increasing acceptance. Also in the gaming industry seems to verify this trend. More and more gamers rely on the latest Microsoft operating system, so Windows XP is slowly but surely to the outlet model.

The gaming platform Steam has some 25 million users – and thus an excellent basis for statistics on gamers. As illustrated by the April figures, will Windows 7 is also a growing number of gaming PCs, and could catch up to Windows XP almost complete. Only just under one percent separated the former top dog of the current Microsoft Windows XP operating system – and the trend is clear: While Windows XP User lost lately, winning seven additional Windows users. As early as next month, could Windows 7 should be the leading operating system for gamers.

The slim majority of Windows XP that is worrying wobble. While Windows XP lost around 1.4 percent, could gain added Windows 7 just under 1.5 percent. If it remains at these levels in May, then Windows XP was officially replaced with gamers. But the statistics tell by Steam not only interesting details of the gaming software on PCs, the hardware is made in detail under the microscope. There is no head-to-head battle here, however. Both graphics cards, as well as processors, there are clear positions. Read the rest of this entry »