In the US, gadgety goodies often have cameos in movies and television shows. James Bond uses a Nokia 8800 in Casino Royale, Apple computers and iPods are all over the place and even in video games (Snake uses an iPod...

Moving one step towards a greener future, literally, Japanese telecom giant NTT Docomo has unveiled a prototype shoe that generates enough energy to perpetually power a portable music player. The shoe has a small generator attached to water filled soles...