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Web sites and programs now let you alter videos almost as easily as you edit photos, making it possible to cast yourself in starring roles.

Why Now:

Better image-analysis methods identify people and objects more accurately, even when moving, so programs can extract them from or insert them into films.

How You'll Benefit:

You can see yourself onscreen, doctor movies and even earn cash by pasting ads onto filmed walls.

Be Your Own Avatar: CIA-funded technology lets you see yourself in 3-D
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Palm Pre:  HIDEWe've been waiting almost five months for the Palm Pre smartphone to hit stores. Now Sprint has finally announced the details: In two and a half weeks, you'll be able to get the Pre for $200 (after a $100 mail-in rebate) in stores around the country. If you don't have a Sprint retail outlet in your town, not to worry.

As far as urban bike concepts go, the Pulse from Teague (the designers behind the original Xbox among other things) looks exciting both from a fashion standpoint and a practical one. Sleek, functional and with a frame that glows with an ethereal blue light -- what more could you want?

Solar Tent: Nighttime: The tent glows to show its location  courtesy Orange

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Xbox Live Lives Here:  Simon Norfolk via The New York TimesThe taking a closer look

Zeo Headband:  courtesy Zeo

Zubbles:  John MahoneyThe problem with working for a magazine about the future is that things don’t always—in fact, rarely—happen as you say they’re going to, and readers let you know. The call I’ve been getting harassed about for almost four years now: colored bubbles that don't leave stains.

Palm Pre: Here it is.  John MahoneySo we got our Palm Pre review phone today.

World's Smallest VGA Display :  KopinYou're looking at a full-color LCD with a resolution of 600 x 480 pixels (more than your iPhone's 480 x 320) that measures just over a quarter of an inch, diagonally--the world's smallest. Each individual pixel measures 2.9 x 8.7 µm (that's micro); for reference, the thickness of a human hair is around 100 µm.