On January 4, 2005, the GlobalFlyer will attempt to make the first solo, nonstop, unrefueled flight around the world.

The GlobalFlyer is from the same cast of characters (Scaled Composites) that brought us Voyager - the two-seat propeller-driven plane that went nonstop and unrefueled around the world in 1986 - and SpaceShipOne.

According to the New York Times, the top 10 games of 2004 are as follows:
1. Burnout 3: Takedown

2. The Sims 2
3. City of Heroes
4. Onimusha 3: Demon Siege
5. Myst IV: Revelation
6. Full Spectrum Warrior
7. Far Cry
8. Astro Boy: Omega Factor
9. Thief: Deadly Shadows
10. Katamari Damacy
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Sony, Toshiba and IBM (STI) said today that IBM is ready to begin pilot production in 2005 on their jointly-designed “Cell” processor.
The Cell consortium was formed in 2001. The Cell is a system-on-a-chip (SoC) design with an architecture that will be able to use ultra high-speed broadband connectivity to interoperate with one another as [...]

Thanks to Dave.

Thanks to Thanko, we now have the USB powered humidifier.

About $50.

The Mobile Data Association (MDA) was established in 1994 to increase awareness of mobile data amongst users and their advisers. The MDA recently handed out some awards on the occasion of their 10th anniversary.
The MDA’s winner in the category of best hardware product of the decade was the Microsoft Pocket PC. They described the winner [...]

Samsung recently released the Model SCH-S250, the highest resolution camera phone available in the market today, at 5 megapixels.
Not content to rest on their laurels, Samsung is aiming for a 6 or 7 megapixel camera phone some time next year.
According to Telecoms Korea:
LG Electronics’ spokesman comfirmed Thursday (Nov 25), “LG is considering the development [...]

The Ni3 is a wearable device that exchanges data by wireless with micro sensors located in its vicinity.
The watch is intended to form part of a ubiquitous sensor network. The network consists of modules that detect various events such as environmental or health conditions, and then communicate with other network modules for resolution or response. [...]

Imagine this scenario: robots defeat humans in the 2050 World Cup.
I was surprised to find that there is an organization dedicated to just that objective, namely: RoboCup.org
RoboCup is an international joint project to promote AI, robotics, and related fields. It is an attempt to foster AI and intelligent robotics research by providing [...]

$3,349.00 buys you this recessed bathroom mirror with a built-in 15 inch LCD TV.

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