The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch

The future beckons in this week's Tech Watch, with news about new gadgets, new toys and better ways to have fun online and off.

• Old-time fans of the newsgroup network known as Usenet will be happy to hear that despite the efforts of many, it's not dead yet.

• Skyfire has an ambitious goal: to bring a full web-browsing experience to mobile devices – all mobile devices.

• There are a lot of places out there building applications for the new iPhone. Tapulous offers some handy ones, including a Twitter client and a "Guitar Hero"-style game played by tapping the screen.

• Olympics fans, rejoice: NBC is offering on-demand coverage of the 2008 games online.

• Social bookmarking site Del.icio.us has unveiled its new look.

• Heads-up, techies: Homeland Security can now search your laptop for any reason when you cross a border.

• Even though the Segway never caught on, companies are still trying to make personal transport devices.

• Science and science-fiction website IO9 takes a look at some possible gadgets of the future.

• For webmasters who are also heavy-duty science geeks, news about the Large Hadron Collider may hold interest, as might Labmeeting, a social network for scientists.

• A handheld tablet that serves as a Web browser is coming, and D-Link is offering one of the first kinds.

• For adult industry professionals who have ever mixed up their flash drives, here's a USB drive hub that's color-coded.

• Here's a perfect gizmo for any party: An LED light that can change the color of an entire room instantly.

• Marketers should find use in Tagga.com, which lets anyone run a text-messaging campaign.

Zorap is a browser plugin that lets people share movies and pictures easily through a drag-and-drop interface.

Phweet.com lets users make conference phone calls with friends on Twitter and other social networks.

• No one has any idea what Hunch.com will do, but they're deep into a stealth launch and looking for users.

• LG has released a Blu-ray player that also streams in Netflix movies.

NGmoco.com is looking for programmers everywhere who want to make games for the iPhone.

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