Elsewhere on Wired blogs:

*	27B Stroke 6 is not helping my paranoia level. Ryan Singel gives us the lowdown on a [privatized surveillance helicopter][1] in use in Jackson, MS. The chopper can use its "infrared camera to peer into houses, something that's been ruled unconstitutional for police officers." Great.

[1]: http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/01/precrime_eyeint.html "Pre-Crime Eye-in-the-Sky, Now Privatized"

*	Table of Malcontent's points us to something more benign -- [The Axis of Evil finger puppets][2]. 

[2]: http://blog.wired.com/tableofmalcontents/2007/01/the_axes_of_evi.html "The Axis of Evil On Your Fingers"

*	Over at Listening Post Eliot Van Buskirk [ponders the meaning of corporate podcasts][3] and concludes "these programs will surely run counter to the independent spirit of the medium."

[3]: http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/01/corporate_podca.html "Corporate Podcasts: Patronage or Sellout?"

*	Gear Factor [finds a cup holder][4] that keeps your coffee hot and your slurpy cold.

[4]: http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/01/cup_holder_blow.html "Cup Holder Blows Hot and Cold"

*	Autopia brings us [news of an in-vehicle wireless network adapter][5] which will debut at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show. 

[5]: http://blog.wired.com/cars/2007/01/wifi_kit_keeps_.html "WiFi Kit Keeps Drivers Connected"