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<img alt="Any_key_3" title="Any_key_3" src="http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/any_key_2.jpg" border="0" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" />What is that curious beeping noise? Perhaps something in your morning reboot:
* A phenomenon called "evanescent coupling" could [allow for wireless power sources][1]. The technology uses resonant frequencies to transfer energy without wires over a distance of several meters. So far the idea is just on paper, but the MIT scientists involved say they are working on a prototype, which frankly, would be the coolest thing since the wireless remote.
* Apparently [Zune is incompatible with Windows Vista][2]. Yes, as other have said that's ridiculous, but to be fair, Vista hasn't been released yet. If Vista is released and it still isn't compatible, then you can start jeering.
* [AOL announces version 6 of its popular AIM messaging service][3]. Among some of the cool new features is the ability to forward IMs to you phone when you're offline so you can see what you missed.
* [iTWire reports][4] that cellphone company BoostMobile has launched "a cellphone-based social networking service that enables users to plot the location of their friends on a map." No word on the accuracy of the service.
* And finally, news of the strange kind: [YouTube sent a cease-and-desist letter][5] to the popular tech blog, TechCrunch.
[1]: http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn10575-evanescent-coupling-could-power-gadgets-wirelessly.html "New Scientist Tech"
[2]: http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=104 "Vista and Zune not compatible"
[3]: http://www.aim.com/get_aim/win/latest_win.adp?aolp=0 "AIM 6.0"
[4]: http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/7141/990/ "iTWire on BoostMobile"
[5]: http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/huh-youtube-sends-techcrunch-a-cease-desist/ "TEchCrunch on their cease-and-desist letter"
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