Anyone know where to get an MP3 car stereo? Not one that allows you to play a CD with mp3’s on it, but actually has a HD like the iPod. My brother is interested in one for an Xmas pressie and I wouldn’t mind one for my jammer (car ) too.

Backlash and confusion have dogged Google’s plans to scan millions of books, and, while continuing with its efforts, it has opted for a name change from Google Print to Google Book Search.

Fully Story

“We don’t think that this new name will change what some folks think about this program,”

“But we do believe it will help a lot of people understand better what we’re doing.”

Do you believe them? I sure as hell don’t. Why does Gator… er, I mean Claria spring to mind?

According to a news item on Wired News, some mice are able to regrow organs.

Researchers systematically amputated digits and damaged various organs of the mice, including the heart, liver and brain, most of which grew back.

While the quote above does sound cruel, just think of the implications of this if the ability was reproduced in humans (and other animals for that matter).

Of course, it’s not like we could take a bullet to the chest and pass it off like the terminator in T3, but it sure would be nice to be able to replace lost limbs like fingers and toes.

That said, I want to state for the record, that I don’t like to see cruelty to animals.

My PC got a nice increase in RAM. From 256MB to 768MB. The difference is sweet

I also purchased a 200GB HD while I was at it, but I’ve yet to install it.

How Microsoft plans to beat its rivals.

An interesting read