{mosimage}"Robotics has captured the minds and imagination of those inside and outside the technology market, but as a market unto itself, robotics can barely get its act together. Microsoft today announced during Robo Trend Inc.'s RoboBusiness Conference in Pittsburgh, PA, a set of development tools that it believes can help unify this fractured market."


Check out the MS Robotics blog, MS's Channel 9 interview with the MS Robotics team or for more information, click here.

{mosimage}Microsoft have finally posted a public beta for its long-awaited, multi-delayed Windows Vista OS, but be careful, as there are a few gotchas with this particular version.

• You'll need a DVD burner or Virtual PC ...


• It dies in 2007, well, it is a beta after all.


• Once it's there you can't go back and you won't be able to upgrade it to the full when it comes out.


• It doesn't come without it's share of warts. The Vista Beta 2 Release Notes might be worth bookmarking.

So, if you're ready for all that, then click here to venture forth ...

Today is Boycott Battlefield 2 Day, the day where we take a stand and vote with our feet.

"With this campaign we would like to convince DICE and EA to communicate with players and modding teams in advance before releasing a patch instead of delivering accomplished facts."

More details can be found here.

{mosimage}Make sure you stick around after the credits for a special scene.



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I've just published episode two of the Haiku Podcast. This month, we have an exclusive interview with Michael Phipps, fearless leader of the Haiku OS project, along with all our regular segments.

As usual you can get it via iTunes, or Feedburner. We now also have a domain, HaikuPodcast.com for any and all feedback.