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* Google [announces a new patent search][1]. Using the full text of the U.S. patent corpus, [Google Patent Search][2] allows you to find interesting patents. Similar to [Google Book Search][3], Patent Search allows you to scroll through pages and zoom in on text and illustrations. Print and save features are said to be in the works.
[1]: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/now-you-can-search-for-us-patents.html "Google Blog on Google Patent Search"
[2]: http://www.google.com/patents "Google Patent Search"
[3]: http://books.google.com/ "Google Book Search"
* The internet is in a tizzy this morning about John McCain's [proposed internet legislation][4]. The legislation, aimed at catching child pornographers, would make any site with user registration, liable for the all the content on the site. In addition, webmasters would be required to "report all illegal images or videos posted by their users or face fines up to $300,000." That includes blogs with comments. Ouch.
[4]: http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/13/mccain-war-on-blogs/ "Think Progress on John McCain's bill"
* In addition to launching a patent search engine, Google was [awarded a patent][5] yesterday for the design of the Google search page. Google's patent is a design patent covering the layout and visual look, rather than the function.
[5]: http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6143586.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news "CNet on Google design patent"
* Bill Gates met with some bloggers who represent "leaders in various aspects of the web community" to answer questions. There were far too many softballs questions, but Steve Rubel has [a nice summary][6] of the session.
[6]: http://www.micropersuasion.com/2006/12/our_sixty_minut.html "Bill Gates' blogger Q and A"
* Computer manufacturer Fujitsu has announced a [300 gigabyte notebook SATA hard drive][7]. The new drive utilizes perpendicular recording and should be on sale in February of 2007.
[7]: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2006/20061212-01.html "Fujitsu 300 gig hard drive"
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