UK geeks of a certain age will be aware of Sir Clive Sinclair, a man who supplied us a variety of futuristc gadgets back in the 80s; some were winners (Sinclair Spectrum computer), some weren’t (Sinclair C5 battery powered transport thingy). Bets are open on which category his latest project, an ultra-compact folding bicycle, will end up.

The Guardian may not have the quality of reportage they used to, but they are really getting the internet in a big way. You’ll soon be able to download a compact version of the paper as printable PDF files, and the content will be updated every 15 minutes. Now all we need is a decent affordable e-reader with wifi…

So, you’ve built these great ultra-sensitive detectors that can detect tiny photonic emissions in the upper atmosphere. Cool tech for space geeks and physicists, but that’s a small market you have right there. But you say it can detect radioactive emissions in the same way? OK, good – that booming homeland security business may be a good niche for your product.

The DRM/copyright-and-content wars are starting to move to the ‘widely-distributed debate’ stage; an prime indication of this is the fact that a marketing boffin like Steve Rubel is discussing the potential of BitTorrent to act as a legitimate content distribution channel. His argument is that the BT model would fit ‘branded entertainment’ like a glove; one thing’s for sure, the status quo is leaking like a sieve, whatever Hollywood and the music industry claim. You can’t fight the future…Rubel even openly crowd-sourced some of the ideas in this piece.

I’ve been hankering for some wearable computer action for a long time now. This new Linux-powered wearable device is a move in the right direction, but looks a bit clunky, not to mention too aesthetically influenced by Star Trek re-runs. In a few years, I might be able to get an affordable one that doesn’t make me look like the geek I am.