The Photosystem I is the world’s first solid-state photosynthetic solar cell.

Aka the Spinach Chip, the device generates electricity based on the principles of photosynthesis. This represents the first successful integration of a photosynthetic protein molecular complex with a solid-state electronic device. The prototype currently operates at 12% efficiency; researchers at MIT are hoping to up [...]

Nikon just announced the D2X, which is a 12.4 Megapixel SLR camera costing about $5000 and intended for professional photographers.

The model provides a number of improvements over previous models, and also has a wireless transmitter that allows photographers to not only transmit images over a Wi-Fi network, but also allow wireless remote control of [...]

The following image shows all the hardware used to run a company called Google back in 1999.

Image courtesy of The Wayback Machine.

The following map, courtesy of Postini, shows where most of your spam originates.
Apparently the IP address of the worst offender is 207.69.200.46.

Here are some pages from the aptitude test that Google apparently gives to those seeking enployment at its Lab. I had trouble with some of them ….

Sharp just announced the LZ0P3738 a miniature 2 megapixel camera with 2x optical zoom intended for cell phone use.
The 3738 builds on the success of the 3731, which was used in the Sharp V602SH, the first camera phone with optical zoom.
What’s new in the 3738 is a faster auto focusing mechanism, and implementation of an [...]

Korean DAP manufacturer IOPS has a nice new MP3 flash player, the F4.
Compatible with MP3, WMA & OGG music formats. Flash capacity up to 1GB (264 songs at 128 Kbps) . Also has an FM tuner & recorder and a voice recorder. Fairly lightweight at 43g.

Olympus has just announced the C-7000, which seems to be the world’s smallest 7.1 megapixel camera.

At a size of 4×2.3×1.7 in. it does seem quite compact. The unit comes with a 32MB xD Flash Memory Card, which can hold a generous 6 SHQ images at a resolution of 3072 x 2304 pixels.

Oakley states that the Thump is the world’s first MP3 playing eyewear.

The device weighs 1.8 ounces has 256 MB of flash memory and sells for about $500.

StrikeAlert is a wearable lightning detector that provides an early warning of approaching lightning strikes.
An audible alarm sounds when there’s a strike and a corresponding LED light illuminates accordingly at lightning distances of 20-40 miles, 12-24 miles, 6-12 miles and within 6 miles.
The company’s website provides the following encouragement to purchase the [...]