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U3 Smartdrives, USB flash drives that conform to the U3 standard, are due to arrive in October. This standard will make developing and deploying portable applications that run stand-alone on USB drives a snap. Full article here.

Nature has an article about a brain-computer-interface hat that "can read your thoughts". You can "stroll down a virtual street" by just thinking about walking. I have to admit, if I could do something in the virtual world just by thinking about it, I doubt that it would be walking down a street.

Here's a great selection of unfortunate domain name choices. Be careful what you register. Did you mean ExpertsExchange.com or ExpertSexChange.com?

Wired has a good story about ZigBee ,"a specification for building large networks of low-power radio transmitters". Expect consumer products by the end of the year. Because of the low-power consumption, batteries will run for years. Applications include home-monitoring systems and checking up on the elderly.

MDI (Moteur Developpment International) claims that they have developed a car that uses "bi-energy" (compressed air + fuel) that has an effective driving range of 2000 km with "zero pollution in cities and considerably reduced pollution outside urban areas". They are promoting it to be used as a CAT vehicle.