A child's view of the $100 laptop

"So Rufus is using his laptop to write, paint, make music, explore the internet, and talk to children from other countries."

"With no help from his Dad, he has learned far more about computers than he knew a couple of weeks ago, and the XO appears to be a more creative tool than the games consoles which occupy rather too much of his time."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7140443.stm

Routes scheme tops lottery vote

"A scheme to build a national network of cycle and walking routes has won a £50m lottery grant by topping a public vote.

Sustrans: Connect2, which aims to improve travel in 79 communities, beat three other environmental groups with 42% of all ballots cast."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7140621.stm

Charity Forced to Pay Copyright Fee So Kids Can Sing Carols

"Christmas is known world-wide as a time for sharing, a time for giving. But for one charity, instead of Santa arriving with gifts, the copyright police turned up demanding money. Why? Because the charity allows children to sing carols on the premises and their kitchen radio is a little loud. You couldn’t make it up."

http://torrentfreak.com/charity-forced-to-pay-copyright-police-so-kids-can-sing-071209/

Car Prototype Generates Electricity

"A team of UD [University of Delaware] faculty has created a system that enables vehicles to not only run on electricity alone, but also to generate revenue by storing and providing electricity for utilities. The technology--known as V2G, for vehicle-to-grid--lets electricity flow from the car’s battery to power lines and back."

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071203133532.htm

Custom Colour Palette

Color Hunter is a place to find and make color palettes created from images.

http://www.colorhunter.com/