In an attempt to garner the "idiot of the year award", Entrepreneur
Media, the parent company for Entrepreneur magazine, has targeted Santa
Barbara-based Hispanic Business in what could become a nasty trademark
fight over the use of the word "entrepreneur".

At the January 23rd "Startup Junkie Underground" speaker Phil Lawson talked about assessing your life from a spherical perspective, and offered the free use of his spherical modeling tool to give you a unique view of your business. Here the link to use that assessment tool. This is very cool!

Viral Billiards is a quick little "proof of concept" game that is strangely addictive.

Looking for an unusual experience? Da
Vinci Capers invites you to re-live the life of da Vinci and explore a variety of
creative activities in Tuscany – the
heart of Italy and birthplace [...]

Perhaps the world’s most unusual fashion show, complete with sonic fashionware, vests sewn with an accordion-like instrument between, and many more things too far out to describe.  Great photos.

Volkswagen
is working with Google and graphics chipmaker, nVidia, to create an
in-car navigation map system and display that is 3-dimensional and more
real looking than anything that’s available today.

The AQUA AWD-AQ1 from Sanyo disinfects and deodorizes your clothes without using water. Complete with photo.

The only reason I can see for using a fork and knife to eat pizza
would be if it’s too hot to use your hands. And if you’re impatient
enough not to wait for your slice to cool, then I guess you could buy
this Pizza Fork/Cutter thingee.  Great photos.