New Scientist is reporting on a new type of electronic component called memristors that promise to change the way we build things, and maybe even open up artificial intelligence

Read more at Memristor minds: The future of artificial intelligence .

Now where can I get an arduino that uses these things?

Today the netbook, tomorrow the world.  Having just had 12 hours of internet outage at home (again) I’m not sure the infrastructure is ready for a net-only computer, but it will come.  Google is getting started: Official Google Blog: Introducing the Google Chrome OS.

I only wish I was surprised.  I guess this is what happens after googles docs et al come out of beta…