Zune vs. iPod: Microsoft’s Third Strike

You know, I was all ready to write a really long article comparing the new Microsoft Zune to the Apple iPod. But then, some guy I don’t even know (Jeremy Horowitz) went and wrote up the exact article I was thinking about… and even did it better. So read his. Microsoft’s Third Strike: Zune Hyped, [...]

Tivo Series 3: Holiday Gadget Guide Review

There is a really good review of the Tivo Series 3 on the new Holiday Gadget Guide being hosted by Federated Media.  It’s written by the guy who writes for PVRBlog. Tivo’s going HD: The Series 3 Very balanced review, but I think it highlights the dilemna that everyone has.  There seems to be no [...]

Sequencing the Neanderthal Genome: 1 Million Down, 2 Years to Go

A very exciting article was published in Nature magazine today: Analysis of One Million Base Pairs of Neanderthal DNA This is really more of a report of a proof of concept, the ability and technique to sequence ancient DNA from a 45,000 year old specimen. There is also some good coverage on the Science Blog: [...]