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NASAs Mars lander meets and icy death, ipods present some health hazards and OLPC gets a boost. All that news and more on this weeks World Tech Update.
E-voting problems arise in the US presidential election, Google drops Yahoo in advertising deal, Windows 7 appears on file sharing sites, vacuum tubes make a come back, companies cut staffs and Sony shows off art.
In this weeks show: Microhoo is back, Bill Gates appeals to lawmakers, Google Earth is used by terrorists, Nintendo introduces a new DS title and Sony celebrates Christmas.
A recap of the weeks technology news. In this weeks show: Obama outlines an ambitious tech plan, Sony falls victim to the economic crisis, the mouse turns 40, a gadget-filled smart phone is at 3GSM, Cisco TelePresence translates, Tsubame supercomputer impresses, Asusteks Eee Top debuts, the US Air Force shows insect-size robots and Google details the top 10 of 2008.
In this weeks show: we report from IFA in Berlin on a virtual mirror that makes trying on clothes a snap, Sonys new line of Walkman players, LGs network attached storage system, a super slim prototype LCD TV by Philips, eco friendly electronics, a traffic alert system, Toshibas advanced 3D modeling and Samsungs new lightweight laptop.