A round-up of the latest technology news from around the globe.
MOUSE HANDS: Point, scroll, click - the 'Mouseless' computer mouse does all the usual stuff, but without the mouse. Instead an Infrared camera watches how your hand is moving on the desk. What we actually want: Look ma, no hands! Free your desktop here, video evidence here.
EYE POWER: A Canadian filmmaker, known as EyeBorg, replaced his artificial eye with a battery-powered, wireless video camera. It runs for 90 minutes on a charge. He's also planning a live feed to the Internet. What colour were those films he makes? See more here and a video on YouTube.
FIRST LIGHT: Europe's Planck telescope operates at minus 273.05 C to survey the Cosmic Microwave Background. Its first full-sky image finally shows the structure of our galaxy. Old, cold and gold.
More at BBC.
EYE ON YOUR CAR: In Europe Audi Cam outfits car mechanics with a two-way radio and a headset video camera so you can watch and chat while your car's being serviced. Oh no, a backseat mechanic. More at Autoblog.
LAPTOP CAR: A little Mira electric car travelled more than 27 hours without recharging, powered only by laptop-style lithium-ion batteries. 8,320 of them. I reckon my laptop gets better mileage: it runs about 5 hours on one battery. Details at Gizmag.
