I’ve wanted an iPod Nano since it first came out. I picked one up a couple of weeks ago and I love it! Apple’s new mighty mite is every bit as capable as its larger siblings. In fact, the software image appears to be roughly the same as the iPod photo. The best thing about it is the memory Apple used. Transfer speeds are faster than any flash drive I’ve used. However, one thing that is disapointing is the lack of firewire support. (it will charge via firewire however) ArsTechnica has a great article where they disect a 2GB Nano to see what makes it tick.

Rats that fly fighter jets

My buddy Jason found this interesting story on University of Florida scientists that grew some rat brain cells and trained them to fly a jet simulator. Pretty cool stuff…

Spotlighting News – InPhase Presents Holographic Rival to HD-DVD and Blu-ray

And you thought Blu-ray was cool… wait ’till you see this! Rather than pushing the limits of the recording medium with ever smaller wavelengths of light, InPhase used holography to store more information in the same space. Not only can the media hold more data, it can also be accessed more quickly. Pretty cool stuff.