Dreams ‘could be shown on computers’ – “A JAPANESE research team says it has created a technology that could eventually display dreams or what people have on their minds on a computer screen…”

Trouble in the (99-cent) App Store – “In fact, the business model that nurtured its success now threatens to choke off the programming talent that sustained it…”

Crystals turn roads into power stations – “AN ENVIRONMENTALLY friendly road that positively welcomes heavy traffic may sound odd, but by placing piezoelectric crystals under the asphalt that convert vibration into electricity, Israeli engineers hope to harvest energy from passing vehicles…”

Online Video: 15 Billion Views And Not A Dime Of Profit? – “New data released by comScore shows that US internet users watched more than 15 billion videos last month. Almost 40% of those were watched on Google (GOOG) sites, most of them on YouTube. The search company as much as admits that it has not come up with a way to make money on this business. It is not clear that is different for any of the other large online firms which offer large libraries to consumers…”

Next up for Intel’s 32 nm chips: Prepare for production – “Intel is set to announce a completed development phase of its 32 nm chip manufacturing process, which is expected to deliver first commercial processors in late 2009. 32 nm chips will now move into the production phase, while a 22 nm technology, due in 2013, comes out of research and moves into development. Since Intel’s process technology development is based on a three-stage strategy, that also means that research on the 16 nm process has already begun…”

HP saves the world with long-life battery – “HEWLETT PACKARD is now offering a crazy three-year battery for its portable computers…”

The Benefits of Swimming in Eliminating Acne – “Now how is swimming particularly helpful in eliminating acne? It is a well-known fact that exercise in general promotes healthy skin. In addition to that, the deep breathing allows more oxygen to be processed and circulated by the body assisting in the removal of toxins and dead cells from the body and promoting the regeneration of cells. (see my next post for information on what everyone means when they speak about toxins)…”

The hottest PC technology for 2009 – “How many cores will your CPU have? How fast will they be? What will be powering PC graphics, and what type of memory will be the next must-have? “

Students to attempt to break water speed record on lake where Donald Campbell died – “The Quicksilver team will try to bring the record back to Britain on Coniston Water in the Lake District, the scene of the disaster which killed Donald Campbell in 1967 as he tried to break the 300mph barrier…”

Sugar can be addictive, Princeton scientist says – “A Princeton University scientist will present new evidence today demonstrating that sugar can be an addictive substance, wielding its power over the brains of lab animals in a manner similar to many drugs of abuse…”

Turning air into water? Gadget does just that – “WaterMill is touted as a pricey but environmentally friendly H20 source…”

‘Next Christmas the iPod will be kaput’: How Sir Alan Sugar got it wrong 174million times… and the web’s other worst predictions – “But should he be worried about his lack of foresight, he’s in good company, including Microsoft founder Bill Gates…”

Adobe Experimenting With Semantic Autogeneration of 3D Worlds – “Infinite Images takes any collection of tagged images, not necessarily from the same location at all, and stitches them together in 3D by analyzing their composition and the semantics of their tags (“sky” is above “ground,” for example). Microsoft’s PhotoSynth is cool, but this is much cooler…”

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