The UK introduces its first national ID cards since WWII, with data stored on a chip. However, the country has no readers for said chip:
http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39391135,00.htm
Bill Gates releases - a swarm of mosquitoes. The idea was to raise awareness into the dangers of malaria:
http://valleywag.gawker.com/5146508/bill-gates-unleashes-mosquito-swarm
A peer-support group is set up to help hackers deal with depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder:
http://bluehackers.org/about
Just as well, because the NZ Government is ditching its $340 million Broadband Investment Fund:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4839104a6160.html
India's "$10 laptop" turns out to neither be $10 or a laptop. It's a fancy USB stick:
http://www.liliputing.com/2009/02/indias-10-computer-aint-a-laptop.html
A lightbulb that is in fact a screw-in Bluetooth speaker. Great for people with screw-in 110V sockets who like their music in the dark:
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/22/bulb-sound-speaker-puts-your-music-in-your-lamp/
And finally. The personal jet pack is here - you don't need a licence and it is powered by water. Move over jetskis:
http://www.break.com/index/amazing-new-water-powered-jet-pack.html
Vik :v) Diamond Age Solutions Ltd. http://diamondage.co.nz
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