IBM introduces their new Power 575 supercomputer using the POWER6 processor and hydro cluster water cooling technology to achieve record speeds up to 5 GHz. According to IBM it is equipped with “448 processor cores per rack offers users nearly five times the performance and more than three times the energy efficiency of its predecessor.”

Toshiba officially announced today they will discontinue HD-DVD products but will still provide support for existing customers.

The Shadow Robot Company has developed an unique robotic hand which can mimic human hand movements. Using 40 air muscles and integrated sensors the hand is sensitive enough to handle fragile objects and accurately perform tasks. The dimensions of the hand are that of an average human male.

A ‘Zoom Shop’ vending machine was spotted at Atlanta Airport offering iPod Minis and iPod Shuffles.

The Canadian military and U.S. security agencies have launched a joint effort to make BlackBerry portable communications devices more secure, hoping to one day use them to exchange top-secret information.

With LightScribe Technology one can create laser etched CD or DVD labels on specially coated discs. LightScribe is currently licensed for HP and LaCie products.

The BMW H2R has set nine world speed records for internal combustion powered vehicles using hydrogen as a fuel. The H2R has a 0-60 acceleration in under 6 seconds and a top speed of 174 mph.

Cyberkinetics Inc has begun government approved human testing of an implant to the human brain: The System consists of a sensor that is implanted on the motor cortex of the brain and a device that measures and interprets brain signals and translates these signals into useful computer control.