Repliee Q2 is a real doll with sensors, microphones, camera’s, recognition software and facial expressions allowing it to talk quite convincingly. There are quicktime move links to show her speaking and interacting on the site.

With enough magnets in it to float 900 kilograms it looks damn cool. For sale al EUR. 1.2 million (!). Has anyone thought what that kind of magnetic field does to your brain?

Japanese engineers have developed a machine that can capture and replay scents from foods or fragrances using an inventory of non toxic chemicals.

This is a device you attach to your mp3 player, either through a port or via the headphone output, which then allows you to select a frequency and transmits the music on FM on that frequency. This allows you to tune your radio to your mp3 player.
In the Netherlands they are finally legal (since about one month) so I decided to get one.
Walking through town I couldn’t find any, except iPod dedicated units (which use the port, so are only iPod compatible). There are 2 Apple versions: one which only works for a dedicated model (eg. only for the nano) and one which works with all iPods except the very first model (and presumably any model they release in the future). These both look slick and work with the ipod seamlessly. Unfortunately they are expensive and iPod only.

If I’d had time I would have gone for the Linex FM transmitter, which connects via the audio jack. It’s bigger than the iPod thing, but it’s around a third of the price.