Reach Up for the Sunrise

Duran Duran's forthcoming single, Reach Up for the Sunrise, features this lovely piece of album art. I agree with Arjan that there's some definite Bond inspiration going on. I look forward to seeing (and hearing) what they come up with for the reunion album, Astronaut, which is set for release in October. via arjanwrites.com

Augmented Reality via Projection

The Mitsubishi Electric Research Lab (MERL) has combined RFID, photo sensors and portable projectors to make a goggle free augmented reality system. Ok, this time in plain english… it's a flash light that shows you information about whatever the light is shining on. Currently being demonstrated at SIGGRAPH 2004, it's intended use is for inventory tracking, but the possibilities are pretty far reaching. via Roland …

Boardbug

The Boardbug baby and toddler monitor set is a great solution for the gadget savvy parent who's not afraid of a little Orwellianism. The 2 watch devices operate in a baby mode and a toddler mode. Baby mode offers the basic monitoring stuff parents expect. Toddler mode includes more advanced features like an alarm that goes off if the kids wanders too far away. I'm …