Scientists discovered a way to convert the blood type A, B and AB to O which can be transfused to anyone. Bacterial enzymes are used to remove the A and B antigens from the surface of the red blood cells. The research is reported in the journal Nature Biotechnology.

According to a Reuters article, Japanese researchers at Nagoya University and others developed an Alzheimer's vaccine has shown to be effective in mice. Small scale human trials is hoped to start this year.

Nokia's latest addition to the N Series line of phones has started shipping to Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The N95 is a Symbian OS smartphone with a 2 way slide design. Features includes integrated WLAN, GPS navigation, 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, support for HSDPA, EDGE and WCDMA networks and more.

Sony's next generation T Series digital camera features 5.1 megapixel Carl Zeiss Vasio-Tessar optics, 3x optical zoom, 2.5" LCD screen, 32MB of internal memory, a lightweight aluminum body and increased battery life. The expected release date is September 2005.

When available the Motorola Q will be the world's thinnest QWERTY mobile phone in the world (11.5mm) and one of the first devices to run on the Microsoft Windows Mobile 5 operating system. Features includes: Bluetooth, IrDA, mini USB connectivity, 320x240 pixel 65K TFT LCD screen, 1.3MP digital camera and a Mini-SD memory card slot. The expected release date of the Moto Q is Q1 2006.

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

Scientists at the University of Manchester are currently working on a method to use inkjet nozzles to spray human cells. The cells would be the harvested from the patient and then grown to prevent rejection. The cells then can be sprayed in a way to grow to the desired shape and speed healing. So far the scientists have used this method to spray and grow human fibroblasts and osteoblasts and bovine chondrocytes.

Details of the upcoming HP iPAQ HW6500 was revealed on the FCC website which shows the mobile device will run Windows Mobile 2003 SE Phone Edition on a 312 MHz Intel XScale Processor. Other features includes: a square 240x240 pixel screen, 64MB RAM, QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth, GPS and will run on the GSM/GPRS networks and has EDGE support. Also there is a model with a 1.2MP digital camera and one without.