Mark Fleischmann

Security researchers have determined that at least one major brand of broadband-enabled TV can be hacked, exposing the credit card information of users.

The revelation emerged from Mocana, a security firm in San Francisco. Researchers there found a vulnerability in TV web software that allows criminals to set up fake retail sites and obtain financial data. They could also eavesdrop on the TV as it sent information to websites.

What brand of TV was not disclosed. But according to The New York Times, "it was one of the five bestselling web-ready TVs."

Which would you prefer: To buy a new PC with Windows Vista, or go on using your iPod? You can't have both unless you're extremely careful. Apple Computer--oops! sorry! Apple Inc.--has issued an advisory with a couple of warnings. First, when ejecting your iPod from a Vista-loaded PC, use the eject command in iTunes, not the one in the Vista system tray. Otherwise the PC "may corrupt your iPod," Apple says. Other potential problems: Songs purchased on iTunes may not play in the iTunes software, and since the DRM-wrapped tracks won't play in any other software, that means they won't play, period. Contacts and calendars won't sync. And adjustments can't be made to some settings. Apple explains and offers a patch, but you might want to wait for the next full version of iTunes ("available in the next few weeks") before letting iTunes and Vista butt heads.

Canada's parliament is planning a wide-ranging overhaul of the nation's copyright law. And there's plenty of good news here. The proposed legislation would straightforwardly legalize many practices that consumers take for granted but that have ambiguous legal status in the U.S. However, some are critical of the fact that it also grants protected status to DRM.

What is it that the Canton Digital Movie soundbar has that no others do? To find out you will have to look closely at the back panel (not pictured, ha). It has a phono input. You read that right, a phono input. That's a set of values we applaud. It also has two optical, two coaxial, and two analog inputs (including phono) as well as two analog outs. On the front are two coaxial tweeter/mid-woofer arrays flanking four more mid-woofers, all aluminum. Look for it in mid-November for $1500.