With the announcement this week that Mitsubishi are planning to show a laser projection TV at the 2008 consumer electronics show consumers are once again being tantalised with technology that promises superior pictures to Plasma and LCD. Using a red, blue and green laser rather than white-light mercury lamps to generate images the advantages of laser technology are brighter and deeper images on larger,...

There's never been anything like Harry Potter. "I think of Rowling as being almost the Second Coming," says Scott Rice, professor of literature at San Jose State University. "Her books have reminded people of the pleasure of reading, gotten millions of kids all around the world to know the reward of reading. People need to be reminded there are rewards and benefits in reading that you don't get anywhere else." Young wizard Potter is about to cast another spell. Legions of his fans are eagerly waiting for July 21, the day when "Harry Potter...