Don’t speak the lingo? Never mind – Microsoft’s Communicator will translate for you. It might make for some amusing misunderstandings until it improves but it’s a leap in the right direction. Editors verdict: Hot
Microsoft makes cool stills from lousy video – as someone who has spent hours trying to get a decent shot from video (lousy or not), this could be interesting. Editor’s verdict: Hot
The (En)tangled Word Bank tracks the development and changes made to Charles Darwin’s Origin of the Species and makes it visual. Editors verdict: Hot
Video: Microsoft Attempts to Predict the Future – data has a life of its own, predicting behaviour from purchases to how often you get up from your desk at work. Spooky… Editors verdict: Not (shades of Big Brother)
Light without logic – will all optical computers ever become a reality? Editor’s verdict: Not
