Moar after the break:

Hardware:

Oh lawd!

Just look at those ports..
Awww yeah…

Software:
Installing debian on a Sheevaplug.
Open Source Guacamole Puts VNC On the Web
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Pinta is a simple, really nice alternative for Linux/mac os x/windows, when you don’t need the big guns (GIMP).
In Ubuntu versions Karmic or Lucid, you can simply copy and paste this in a terminal window:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:moonlight-team/pinta && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install pinta

Disclaimer: Don’t blame me if it “ate” your computer ;)

Tech:
A single molecule beats the crap out of your computer. Blast those kids a 100 years from now, with their… fancy… stuff.
MIT Unveils First Solar Cells Printed On Paper.

Past, present and future life in space:
NASA team cites new evidence that meteorites from Mars contain ancient fossils.
NASA Outlines Plan For Next-Gen Space Robots.
“Wet” Asteroids Could Supply Space Gas Stations.
Voyager 2 Speaking In Tongues.
First Full Science Results from Herschel.
NASA Space Habitat Research goes undersea.