Excellent -- although it's still depressing that a company had to spend years in court to protect their right to innovate. What's especially interesting is a product in such a high end niche will probably be amongst the first to get to pure Internet distribution. They won the battle, but it matters less than it did when it started.

Quoted: Kaleidescape argued, first and foremost, that nothing in the DVD CCA licensing agreement prohibits the development of products that allow users to copy their DVDs.

Very cool!

Quoted: Siemens researchers have developed a cell phone featuring a built-in projector system. A laboratory model was presented at CeBIT 2005 in Hanover. The system makes it possible to project a complete keypad or display onto a surface. With a special pen, users can write on the virtual keypad and operate the phone’s functions.

Briliant idea -- build an idea market for your company, enabling a structured approach to weighting ideas generated "from the trenches". Some good examples of the idea working are cited here.

Quoted: A Linux-style approach taps masses of people for inspiration.

A new video iPod ... so what? Well, the fact that the iPod plays video is pretty ho-hum news for me, the bigger news is that ABC/Disney is making ad-free versions of their TV shows available via this little device. Provided that this takes off, it could usher in a new era of on-demand TV.

Television shows are massively popular on the Internet (think illegal file sharing) for a variety of reasons. One is the fact that people in the UK like American TV shows, and vice versa. This could be a huge revenue source for ABC, I'm sure the other networks will hop on board if successful (I believe it will be). Good job Jobs.

Quoted: The Regency TR-1 transistor radio, made in 1954, had a decent claim to be a genuine piece of innovation, however. It was, by popular agreement, the world's first commercially sold transistor pocket radio.

Small enough to hold in your hand, and powered by batteries, it came in a variety of delicious colours, including green, pearlescent blue, lavender, white and red.