Wired's Blogs are steaming along at a great clip, and I'm having trouble keeping up with it all. That said, here's some excepts of doubtless use to the discerning readership of Gear Factor.
• Google Adds Patent Seatch
Shoulda seen this myself earlier, but got scooped by fellow tech addict Scott Gilbertson: Google has put a patent search system into beta. Anything and everything, including illustrations.
• The Fascination With The Swiss Army Knife
You've probably seen the obscene, 50-function monster Victorinox has just issued. John Brownlee marvels at the beast--"the weapon of kings. Pansy neutral chocolate munching kings, maybe, but kings nonetheless."--and remembers his own personal Excalibur.
• Wired's Best Games of 2006
Chris Kohler wants you vote on the best and the baddest of 2006: get your votes in. Oblivion vs. Dwarf Fortress was my toss up until Medieval II: Total War came along: visceral, engaging fun!
• Oh, Those Witty Cell Biologists
Randy Dotinga's got some songs for you, courtesy of the incisive poetic abilities of PhD biochemists.
• Cops Use Anti-Terror Funds to Buy Portable Fingerprint Scanners
Is it generally accepted now that "anti-terrorist" laws are now almost universally used for general law enforcement? Ryan Singel notes a particularly shameless use by Columbus, Ohio, cops.
• Zune Users Hard to Find for Wireless Sharing
Eliot Van Buskirk's Zune is still all alone, with nary a cousin to share tunes with...
