Good afternoon everyone! I've got some great headlines for you today on this beautiful Friday, so let's get right to it:

Our friends at PopSci asked a string theorist if warp speed (a la 'Star Trek') is actually possible...

Ever wonder what would happen if an iPod and a Kindle mated? Well, not anymore! A new e-reader is making HUGE waves online -- it's called the Cool-er, and it comes in some great colors. Hopefully, we can get in a review copy to take a look at soon! With a price like that, it's hard not to be totally intrigued!

Whoa, calm down everyone -- Google is finally admitting to some service errors that set the web on fire yesterday.

Lookng to get away form Twitter? Good luck -- since now, not even the vacuum of space is free from 'tweets.'

OK, now let's lighten things up a bit with Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat! -- some funny videos apparently taking the web by storm. It's about a cat playing an ear-worm-worthy song with funny clips of unexpected uncomfortableness. So funny ... we recommend the kid on the slide, the Chuck Norris on and the Sign Guy one.

Finally a viable and awesome option for you iPod users out there who hiz-ate the white earbuds as much as I do: How about matching them to the color of your iPod Nano 4G? Awesome, thanks to TruTunes!

Not to worry -- video game sales are down again, but IMHO that's only because all the cool games are being postponed. Again.

Have a great weekend, and keep your fingers crossed that we'll get a chance to look at the Cool-er!

Labels: cool-er e-reader, google outage, ipod earbuds, play him off keyboard cat, Star Trek, video game sales, warp speed

Good afternoon, everyone! I got a chance to see 'Star Trek' and wow -- I'm not sure I've ever seen a movie cast so perfectly! Spock and Scottie were the highlights for me, but I could watch James T. Kirk everyday!

Microsoft had its own way of celebrating the newest edition to what is becoming the 'Star Trek' multi-verse! OMG -- I love it when companies do stuff like this! Talk about employee retention!

OK, on to the news...

-Apple has officially backed down from yet another bad decision in its app store -- you can download the now-approved Nine Inch Nails app anytime you'd like.

-AT&T has bought a ton of land owned by Verizon to extend its service area.

-Microsoft confirmed that it's newest operation system, Windows 7, will be available this year. In time for the holiday shopping season, no doubt!

-The Space Shuttle Atlantis is a go for launch today to help repair the Hubble Space Telescope! Now, this news makes me totally psyched -- those images are so beautiful and important to the forwarding of science... I have no joke, this is what I truly think :)

-Having been an archaeologists in a former life (c'mon, how many people can say that?!), I love this story from our parents at USAToday.com on how archaeologists can help us feel better about our lives based on how crappy life was thousands of years ago. Schadenfreude!

-Good news if you live on the planet Earth -- this year's solar-storm forecast is the mildest in 90 years :) Why do we care about solar storms? Because the blasts of radiation let off by the sun during these storms travels wicked fast through space and, when it smashes into the Earth (happens all the time, don't freak), it causes power outages and serious interference.

-The boys over at the Game Hunters blog have me salivating over Bioshock 2 -- the follow-up to what is possibly my favorite video game, like, ever! Long live Rapture, but let's get that Big Sister, Bubbles!

OK, so send me your reviews on 'Star Trek' and I'll share them with the group! :) Until Wednesday, live long and prosper!!

Labels: Apple, ATT, Bioshock 2, Hubble, Nine Inch Nails, Space Shuttle Atlantis, Star Trek, Verizon, Windows 7 beta

Whooo's going to see 'Star Trek' tonight? If you didn't answer... well, I honestly don't know what to say to you. JJ Abrahms' 'Star Trek' has even the borderline geeks wigging out over the special effects and possible hidden clues -- not to mention the beautiful and perfectly cast actors.Here are a round-up of some cool Trekkie stories to check out:

-CNet.com has a webisode based entirely on a behind-the-scenes peek at the film.
-The New Yorker has a review of the film -- but watch out for spoilers.
-USAToday seems to like it -- and it's garnering extra attention from non-trekkies, too.

In other, non-'Star Trek' news...
Looks like all you smartphone addicts out there have spoken: The BlackBerry Curve has surpassed the iPhone in models sold, followed by the Storm and the Pearl.

I've written a few times to you about the current scientific efforts behind making an invisibility cloak -- and it's getting closer! I know, I know... same old news on this front -- 'Just tell me when it happens, Amber!' -- but I think it's exciting, and this is my blog, so there :-P

Holy Robert Downey Jr. Check out this pic of him on the set of Iron Man 2. Wowza.

See you all Monday!

Labels: BlackBerry Curve, invisibility, Iron Man 2, Star Trek