This is a good new for the near future

Apple made a big announcement when showing the iPhone to the market. Jobs talked about a new technology for "multi touch" screens that are included in the iPhone and that would be a revolution for the user interface.
Then I've read a post from David Pogue, where I found the link to the video you can see above. Very interesting.
If you would like to go deeper into the multi touch screens you will want to visit http://multi-touchscreen.com/

Technology enables

Some years ago was impossible to think of prosthetic body parts that are integrated with microprocessors for making easier to be used in different conditions.
It is certainly a good new to know that there are already a few cases of persons that lost a foot and now they are in condition of living a normal life. Access to that technology is expensive and for sure it is not available to all. But the first steps are made. Let's wait to see what the future will bring.
Read an article from BBC about one real case.