BeyondTV Tivo-like PVR

Here's something about which Linlu sent me an email. (Thanks Linlu) BeyondTV is a Tivo-like personal video recorder device that does not require subscription fees. There are pretty good details about it at the BeyondTV site. The user manuals are available as PDF for perusing. It records in MPEG-2, DivX and other formats. Only down side I see if that is for Windows only (XP, 2000) and the FAQ at the site says there no plans for Mac or Linux versions. On the up side, it will work with any Windows machine that have the direct video interface. For notebooks you can get these on PCMCIA or USB cards now. Anyway, this looks quite impressive.

Bluetooth Laser Keyboard

This is pretty interesting device, Bluetooth Laser Keyboard. It uses lasers to project an image of a standard QWERTY keyboard on a flat surface and tracks your fingers for input.

The Missing Link Solved

The missing link in human evolution was sort of a holy grail of anthropology. Well, this link appears to be solved. "Missing Link Found Between Human Ancestors". Wow! Here's another article discussing the same, "Fossil connects human evolution dots".

Bio-engineered Bladder Success

Advances in the bio-engineering field continue to amaze me. Here is a scenario where bladder tissue from the patient was used to grow a new bladder and transplant that back into the patient. "Bio-engineered bladders successful in patients". This is a major milestone in the continuing advances in the bio-engineering field.

X-37 Experimental Spaceplane Test Flight

The X-37 successfully completed a test flight using the Scaled Composites White Night as its drop ship. (Slashdot article) This is the same mothership used for the SpaceShipOne. Scaled Composites is working under a DARPA contract. Saw this in this MSNBC article (04/07/2006). Here's additional info about the X-37 experimental military spaceplane built by Boeing.