Mouse and keyboard of the future

Microsoft has came up with a pretty cool device that might replace mouse as a pointing device.

Here is the patent entry.
Looks fancy but if that is going to work like a joystick-in-the-air that might be not so useful I’m afraid. Also I doubt it could compete with touchpad screens like iPhone has. And many people [...]

Robots: flying and walking

Boston Dynamics is developing BigDog – a fancy robot for US Army. The robot is able to walk through a forest on his own and can also hold balance when smashed. Here are some cool videos:

Delfly is an insect-like flying robot that looks like a little dragonfly. [...]