"The tiny device purportedly lets the Boys in Blue carry out about 150 different digital crime fighting actions, including password cracking, analysis of internet history and activity, incriminating file searches and more."

I'll bet that password cracking works much better on the LoseDoze O/S than on anything else, if at all.

Jim

"Redmond is being a tad secretive about the full scope of the device’s abilities but, then again, we wouldn’t want criminals knowing how to cover their tracks."

Hah! Criminals just need to use Linux, Unix, or any other non-Windows OS. We all know MS only makes stuff that only works with their own OS...
And as to being a bit secretive about the abilities is better than promising all kinds of technology for your new OS and then not delivering it, but charging top dollar for it...

--rolls eyes, takes coat and gets up to go to the pub--

First: You have to Meet False Blue online, then converse, then Buy, then LOSE Your Home. FFFUUUUNNNN.?

Works better on porn, you needn't supply any pesky embarressing stuff.
Mc drashek

What a great invention, if i was a baddie, i would be getting my hands on one of these, what a great way for a novice hacker to get loads of private info. Thanks Microsoft :)

You may re-brand your COFEE as TEA as long as you pay the Java fee.
165 million cups of tea a day?
Soho Oim off to get a duo core quad London espresso, and curb me jitters.
The thing is: if you mix Bitter with your coffee, I suppose you'd have bitter coffee; but at least you wouldn't know whether you were coming or going.
Now the Irish coffee is good with the Bushmills, you no need none of that Baileys Irish Cream. Ouzo and espresso? That's just mad.