
Kodak has developed a system that allows video game players, earth scientists and a host of others to experience three-dimensional images without glasses or headgear of any type creating the sensation of actually being a part of the image. Kodak will introduce a commercial prototype of its Stereoscopic Imaging Display system at the Exhibitor Show 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 15-17.

The Vosonic X’s-Drive Pro VP-300 is a battery-operated portable image data storage device, 9-in-1 flash memory card reader/writer, MP3 player and portable USB 2.0 hard drive device. Steve’s Digicams has a review of this portable storage solution.

The first notebook in the United States with Transmeta’s new Efficeon processor was announced by Sharp Systems of America. The new Actius MM20 is an improved version of the MM10. The new Efficeon TM8600 is designed to improve performance while maintaining the low power consumption required by ultra portable notebooks.

Now your Swiss Army knife truly has everything. Swissbit will begin offering a model of the Swiss Army knife with a built-in USB Flash drive in 64 or 128 MB capacity.

Handmark, publisher of software for both Palm OS and Windows Mobile based devices, is now offering its retail products in the Memory Stick format.

Medis Technologies is partnering with Kensington Technology, a maker and distributor of computer accessories, to bring fuel cells to mobile devices such as cell phones, digital cameras, MP3 players, handheld gaming devices, PDAs and smartphones.

Kaiser Fototechnik have designed dummy cleaning cards specifically for getting the dust and dirt out of CompactFlash and SmartMedia card slots.

Researchers at McGill University’s Center for Intelligent Machines, have unveiled a new underwater robot called the Aqua with six individually controlled flippers for getting around. Because each flipper on the robot can be controlled independently, it’s able to remain silently in place while underwater and record what’s going on around it without causing a disturbance, something that can’t be done with undersea robots that use propellers or jets.

Microsoft, AOL, EarthLink and Yahoo announced they’ll be among the first to sue six of the most active spammers under the federal CAN-SPAM Act.

A new federal bill hopes to eliminate spyware that relays user information or even keystrokes to outsiders and rein in adware, which prompts those annoying pop-up advertisements. The goal is to protect users from identity theft and organizations from intellectual-property loss.