Technology, Science and Space News

Updated: 3:32 a.m. ET Nov. 25, 2006

Tech / Science

RESOURCE GUIDE

• Dating with Perfectmatch.com

• Find your dream home today!

• Book Car Rental

• Shopping

Sponsors:

MSNBC Home » Technology & Science

ALSO IN THE NEWS
• Toys go high-tech ... and high-cost
• Cosmic Log: Time after time travel
• Golf ball hit in orbit | • Video

ONLY ON MSNBC.COM
• Porn sparks panda baby boom
• Reconstructing Pilgrims’ killer storm
• Wheat gets genetic boost from past

Donna Coveney / MIT via AP

MORE TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE NEWS

• Mercury reaches its peak in night sky

• Extinction changed the look of sea life

• Cosmonaut careers are losing their luster

• Survey: Podcast use rising — albeit slowly

• Muslim creationism makes inroads in Turkey

• Zoo announces birth of rare okapi

SPECIAL REPORT

• Analyst: PS3 shipments fell far short

• Review: What about the games?

• Video: Playtesters say "whee!" to Wii

• Analysis: Who will win the console war?

SPECIAL REPORT

• Flat panels drive old TVs from market

• Ten tips on buying a high-definition television

• Making the best connections for HDTV

• HDTV gaming for non-next-gen gamers

• High-definition hype splashes beyond TVs

ONLY ON MSNBC.COM

• Test your science smarts

What do scientists think lies beneath a monolith at the Templo Mayor ruins? Take the quiz.

____________________________

• Krakow: A second life for PlayStation 1

• Month in Space: Saturn's glow...and more

• Practical Futurist: Whither the iPod?

• On the Level: Games aren't just for kids

BLOGS @ MSNBC.COM

• Cosmic Log: Time after time travel
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Moviegoers got a double dose of new time-travel fiction this week, but sometimes the golden oldies are best.

• Clicked: Clearing the board
Plus... Thanksgiving help

NEWSWEEK: TECH & SCIENCE

| MORE STORIES

• Moving Into a New Office
What's in the next Word, PowerPoint and Excel? A radically changed look that tries to unleash features.

• Levy: Zune Should Go Beyond 'Squirting'

• Look, Pythons in the Everglades

SCIENCE

MORE |

• Extinction gave seas a ‘face lift’

• Cosmic Log: Time after time travel

• Bird watchers abuzz over arctic gull

SPACE

MORE |

• Cosmonaut careers are losing their luster

• Mercury reaches its peak in night sky

• Spacewalker takes orbital golf shot

TECH NEWS & REVIEWS

MORE |

• In a store near you: Pricey, tech-laden toys

• Ten tips on buying a high-definition television

• Survey: Podcast use rising — albeit slowly

SECURITY

MORE |

• Microsoft brings lawsuits against phishers

• Spam never dies

• Guidance software settles FTC charges

WIRELESS

MORE |

• Slingbox coming to European cell phones

• Microsoft, MetroFi unite for free Wi-Fi

• Google CEO sees free cell phone calls

GAMES

MORE |

• Analyst: PlayStation 3 shipments below forecast

• New consoles offer limited games — so far

• Wii launches smoothly

INNOVATION

MORE |

• Robots with humanity

• Robots can be so lifelike they're scary

• Company rents out robot as temp worker

FREE VIDEO

• Thanksgiving dinner online
Nov. 21: Forget cooking. The new way to prepare Thanksgiving is by ordering in. NBC's Leanne Gregg reports.

NBC News Channel

• Send us your questions

Stuck in a cell phone stupor? Mired in media formats? Send Gary Krakow your questions about gadgets and technology.
Krakow's Corner Archive

Slide show

• Month in Space
Stars are born, the X Prize surprises, a witch looks blue and other highlights from space in October 2006.

MSNBC.COM SPECIAL REPORT

• Beware: Spam never dies

SPECIAL REPORTS

• Images from space

• The Practical Futurist

• The Red Tape Chronicles

• The New Space Race

• 20 years after Challenger

• Mysteries of the Universe

• Return to Flight

• Future of Evolution

• A Century of Einstein

• Return to Mars

• Genetic Genealogy

MSN Privacy
Legal
Advertise

Feedback
| Help