Look closely and guess what they could be Looks like pens with hidden cams , right? Nope,

Virtual worlds can be valuable places where children rehearse what they will do in real life, reveals research. They are also a "powerful and engaging" alternative to more passive pursuits such as watching TV, said the BBC-sponsored study. The research was done with children using the BBC's Adventure Rock virtual world, aimed at those aged 6-12. The researcher said the BBC should have involved children early on to guide development and provide feedback. Trial time Carried

By Mike Sachoff Growth rate at 23% Even with a sluggish economy online publishers are doing well and those with solid brands and quality content are poised to succeed according to the president of the Online Publishers Association. Web sites have an advantage over traditional media by allowing advertisers to target consumers in an affordable and very focused way, the association's president, Pam Horan told Reuters at the OPA's "Forum for the Future" in London. "This ability to highly-target the right consumers, and do it in a way that is very efficient, means that online publishers

How often do look up on the sky? No, not for the weather verification, to check if the rain should be expected, but just because. What was the last time you looked at the stars? Probably, long ago, in your childhoodGet ready, gray-haired romantics and all inquisitive users of the Internet and computers. You will be delighted with the new utility developed by Microscope. Worldwide Telescope (WWT) is the virtual telescope, offering surprisingly real pictures of space based on the collection of images collected by different world-wide observatories and also by space telescope Hubble. The project

Brainy guys at the University of Pennsylvania have created a robot that can self repair.

Utterly useless robot which is made from a trash bin but it's still fun to watch him operate. I can't understand Japanese but I think it's supposed to be an automated trash bin or something.

This is the new segway RMP. Not much is known about it but one thing is for sure is this new segway can move in any direction. Here is the video to demonstrate how it works.

How do you like the idea of an automated restaurant where there are no grumpy waiters and no need to tip anyone? There's one such restaurant in Germany. It seems there is a shortage waiters in Germany. Here's a video, the guy there explains everything.And here is the home page of the restaurant sbagger.de

Nothing gets your morning going like a cup of joe and a piece of toast slathered in your favorite spread. Of course, it can also be the time of day when things are hectic to start. Kids running around, people in and out, everyone trying to remind everyone else about the super important soccer meet after school. Next time, put it on toast.This toaster by Sasha Tseng incorporates a little message board where one can read quick notes. The message also gets “toasted” into the toast itself so it gives new meaning to “read while you eat”.Of course if I had it my way, I’d use it as

A simple game played on Microsoft Surface. It's called the firefly and although it's really simple it demonstrates the potential of Surface.