2007 is shaping up to be a good year for gadget lovers everywhere. From Apple’s TV and iPhone to Microsoft’s Home Server and Windows Vista, there seems to something out there for everyone. One of the things that really gets me excited about a lot of these products is the level of integration that is now becoming possible. While convergence (of TV, music, movies and computers) has been happening for a while, I’m really starting to feel like we’re getting somewhere now. You’re not just recording on a Tivo somewhere, now it’s recorded and on your media server and you can get to it from anywhere. This Apple iPhone is pretty exciting too. If the real thing is anywhere near as slick as the demo, I’m going to have to get one! Maybe if we’re lucky, Apple will open it up to more than just Cingular.

Congrats to NASA and the EVA team members for getting a pair of the ISS solar arrays folded and packed in their blanket boxes. It took a lot of shaking by Sunita “sunny” Williams, Christer Fluglesang and some hands-on TLC by Robert “beamer” Curbeam to get the stubborn arrays to fold up properly after several years of use. Thanks to their long hours of hard work, the arrays can now be moved by a future mission team and hopefully reused.

NASA – Space Shuttle

Space Shuttle Discovery made it’s return to night flight this evening in a spectacular launch from KSC. If you’ve never seen a launch, check out the video at the link above. While it’s not quite like being there, it’s still pretty impressive. I only wish I could’ve been outside at launch time. The weather was clear enough to have seen it.