Scientists Turn Skin Cells Into Nerve Cells

Scientists Turn Mouse Skin Cells Into Nerve Cells - BusinessWeek http://bit.ly/9ImWTW This is potentially a major breakthrough in stem cell research.

Portable Fuel Cell Technology Available Today

Check out Horizon Portable Fuel Cell products. I first saw this here. This stuff is awesome and worth monitoring. If it delivers what is promised at a reasonable price, then it appears that 2010 will be a great year for practical fuel cells and alternative energy. What impresses me the most is that these HydroPak and MiniPak only require water as input and will extract the hydrogen for you. Read the specs, this stuff looks very compelling. I hope they get it right and price it for consumers in 2010.

VMware ThinApp

For deployment of Windows applications, VMware has a product called ThinApp (Wikipedia) which is an application virtualization and portable application creator suite by VMware that can package conventional applications so that they become portable applications. These thin apps virtualize the entire underlying Windows registry and device driver stack so that you can package and deploy portable applications on any type of storage device (i.e., USB drive, flash drive, etc...) Check it VMware Thinapp. Sounds promising... this is something to research in 2010.

Whole House Lithium-ion Battery

A new Lithium-Ion Battery to Power Up a House in 2011 for up to 1-week was announced by Panasonic. http://bit.ly/8GbLnl So why not sooner in 2011? It seems that all these new alternative energy announcements and products are always 2-years away. They appear to be a carrot on the stick. I recall that 2-years ago that in 2009 we would be able to purchase electric cars and plug-in hybrids. Now, this is still 2-years away. Huh?

MaxFlight FS2000

I went to a X-Mas party at VASC and got to enjoy the MaxFlight FS2000 simulator. All I can say is, "I gotta have on of these!". Incredible! This is what gaming should evolve into in about 10-20 years from now.

Tips on getting Hulu working on PS3

Hulu blocks video streaming the PS3 for whatever reason. Here is a tip that allows you to setup a DNS proxy that re-enables Hulu on PS3. Hulu and PS3. This tip is not really for those who are novices with networking. Otherwise, just try Sling.com.

Netflix on PS3 rocks!

In early November 2009 Netflix released its PS3 disc. The implementation and quality is the bet I have seen for any streaming video on any platform. I just totally rocks and the user interface is very intuitive. I have not seen any buffering or hiccups on the PS3 like I do on Windows or the Mac. I am impressed... oh yeah, and all this is happening over an 802.11g WiFi connection.

NASA Finds Water on the Moon

The LCROSS experiment last month (Oct2009) found lots of water on the Moon. This article from USAToday, NASA: Water found in moon crater, has a good graphic showing the mission.

Vatican Seeks Signs of Alien Life

The Vatican is seeking signs of alien life. See this article. This is a long way from the days of Galileo who was tried as a herectic and Darwin who was ridiculed for theory of evolution.

Mars in 39-days using new VASIMIR engine technology

This just sounds too good or far-fetched to be true. Anyway, saw it on Slashdot and here is the NewScientist article. The new technology, VASIMIR engine (nice diagram), is what makes is possible if it can be built and demonstrated.

Ultracapacitor charges at stop

This is interesting if can be brought to market. "Ultracapacitor Bus Recharges At Each Stop"

Google PowerMeter and TED-5000

I have been waiting for something like this for a long time. Google PowerMeter software and the TED-5000 bring it to you. Check this blog post, "Google PowerMeter's first device partner" dated 10/5/2009.

Portable Car Cam with LCD

This is very cool and practical if you want to record what you see while driving into a digital video. Check out this i4u post.

The Missing Link - Oldest Human Ancestor Discovered

Scientists have announced discovery of early humanoids that pre-dates 'Lucy' by one million years. See this article.

Holy Grail in America

The History Channel has a really good show, Holy Grail in America, that describes the Kensington Rune Stone and the theory that the Knights Templar may have discovered America 100 years before Columbus.

Color-blindness Cured by Gene Injection

This is incredible, "Color-blindness cured by gene injection in monkeys". This was accomplished in an experiment at the University of Washington.

Sony PS3 Slim!!!

The anticipated redsign of the PS3 is out. Smaller, quieter, more power efficient... I am in.

Lost Venetian City Found

Scientists uncover lost Venetian City using aerial photography and infrared. "Scientists uncover lost Venetian city" The lost city is Altinum which residents fled after an attack by Attila the Hun in 425 A.D. to found Venice.

Web-based Screen Casting

Take a look at ScreenJelly.

Firefox 3.5 is fast!

I installed Firefox 3.5 as soon as it was available on my MacBook. It is noticeably faster than 3.0. I like it. I am still waiting for Google Chrome on the Mac. I use Safari 4 and Firefox 3.5 daily and both run really well together.