Google Inc. Web site — and much of the company's software — is loaded with gags, goofs and "Easter eggs" that have helped Google maintain a fun-loving spirit in the cutthroat world of Web competition.

Buried deep in Google

Apple has dropped the price of its iTunes Plus songs that have no digital rights management (DRM) software protection and allow owners to move song files freely from one device to another.

Apple drops price of DRM-free iTunes | Tech news blog - CNET News.com

Just for fun… a video of Fido using an iPhone.

IPod: Even a Dog Can Scroll Through Pics on an iPod Touch - Gizmodo

The major operating systems get some visual competition with the new Ubuntu beta!

Ubuntu beta, now with flash and flashiness | Underexposed - CNET News.com

You have to see it to believe it…

Notepad toaster burns handwritten messages into bread - Boing Boing

Okay, I must admit that this is just a little bit too geeky for this blog, but it's still pretty neat.  The rendered holograms look so real, you could reach out and touch them- though you wouldn't want to, since it's actually a mirror spinning 20,000 times per second- ouch!

Researchers develop a 360-degree holographic display - Engadget

Everybody seems to love the Google Earth software, which lets you zoom across the planet with the click of a mouse, exploring satellite views of just about anywhere on Earth.  Google recently launced a new feature, called Google Sky… you can guess what it does:

Once the Google Earth application is launched, users simply need to click a Sky icon, which will let them switch from viewing the Earth to the heavens, where users will be able to zoom in and float around 200 million galaxies and 100 million stars. Like Google Earth, navigation is easy.

Google Sky: explore the stars

Then here's a little video of an iPhone being put in a blender-

Remember Jimmy Fallon's character, "Nick Burns, Your Company's Computer Guy" from SNL? He's the antithesis of "Help with a Smile," for sure. Here's one of my favorite clips:

Hysterical!

A fun post from Boing Boing for all of you cat lovers:

Mr. Lee is a cat in Germany, whose owner has attached a camera to his collar so that we can share his daily adventures!

Boing Boing: Cat has camera on collar so we can see what he does