Better Place founder sees Australia as a "small island" test for his system, which he believes could then be used as a model for rolling out the network in the biggest market of all — America.
While consumers are still weighing up the benefits of plasma versus LCD televisions, manufacturers will next year be introducing another option: rear-projection laser TVs.
Guitars had to be retuned manually after every song until engineer Neil Skinn invented a way to do it automatically -- and big names like Jimmy Page are signing up.