40 Facts about Sleep You Probably Didn’t Know…

UMID M1 Mini Notebook Computer Available at Dynamism – “This white slim computer optimized for Internet navigation weighs only 0.69 pounds and sports a 4.8-inch touch-sensitive TFT LCD display of 1024 x 600 resolution…”

Fuel cell trains coming to U.S. – “Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Vehicle Projects LLC are developing fuel cell trains which not only will reduce emissions but can also be used to generate backup off-grid power…”

Google is watching – “When I tried Street Views by entering my address, I was surprised to see that with a single click a truly Orwellian image popped onto the screen: my house, my car, the newspaper in the driveway. I could zoom in for a clear view of the open window on the second floor and the handy drain pipe that potential burglars might use to reach that window when no one was home…”

Organize Multiple Inboxes in Gmail – “There’s an enhancement available for Google’s Gmail service which lets you see multiple views of your inbox on one screen. It’s called Multiple Inboxes…”

Where’s The Cash For Flash? – “Flash games are hugely popular, and they’re cheap to make. But is there money to be made as a Flash developer?”

A Postmodern Crime at TED2009 – “As I walked under the trees by the civic center, I was grabbed from behind. Both of my arms were pulled back alongside my backpack effectively pinning my upper body. A man’s voice said, “I need your badge right now!””

Windows Live Mesh: First Impressions – “Windows Live Mesh basically allows you to synchronize files and folders between different computers. You create a central “desktop” space in the “mesh”, which acts as the central store. You can then synchronize folders on multiple computers to folders in the mesh, and any files you store in these folders will become available both to the central store, and to any other computers also sync’ed to it…”

Is Iran’s space programme more advanced than thought? – “Iran’s first satellite launch aboard a home-grown rocket last week has left observers puzzled over just how it was done. Was the satellite launched by a feeble rocket pushed to its limits, or has Iran’s secretive space programme managed to develop a far more powerful launch vehicle without anyone noticing? The answer will affect how soon the country might achieve its stated goal of sending humans into space….”

Atom N280 CPU and smaller CPUs to come out this year – “Mark Bohr from Intel has stated that CPUs with a width of just 32 nm will be out in the fourth quarter of this year, and that 22nm CPUs are already being developed…”

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