Check out the video to see this cat from Massow Concept Cycles ...prowl... about. Too bad the added soundtrack masks the ...purr and growl... of the air-cooled Buell S3's 1200cc V-twin. Would this be a ...crouch...rocket? Okay, okay, enough. I'll stop. Watch the video.

Boxee has opened its media Beta to the public. The Beta is available for Mac, Windows and Ubuntu , but Apple TV fans will have to wait. What is Boxee? It is a media center application with social networking capability. Play videos, music and view pictures from your computer, local network, and the web. You can also share with your friends what albums you're listening to, what movies and TV shows you're watching, send recommendations and more. More images and demo video.

The Harbin International Ice Festival in China is one of world's largest international ice festivals. It starts annually on January 5 and lasts for over a month. During this period, people throughout the world take part in the various artist, cultural, athletic and tourist events.

Here are a few photos of some the amazing sights from there.

Microsoft has been ordered by a judge to cease selling Office 2007, The boxed price for Office 2010 Home & Student edition has been listed around $150 and no upgrade pricing is available. There is a public beta available for download.

Music streaming service provider Spotify is a hit in Europe and its been long awaited by online music fans in the U.S. Negotiations have slowed its launch here in the states. Spotify is pushing for free service while music labels desire to shift toward paid services.

Most of the recent buzz on cell phone radiation have been around cancer so here is a more positive spin for the cell phone. If you are tethered to your cell phone like me, this is a promising discovery.

While its creators tout this Windows compatible application as a recorder it looks more like a media sniffer and downloader for video on sites like YouTube. There are some Firefox ad-ons that function similarly, but oddly the most used browser is Explorer so some of you may find this useful. It is also a flexible format converter if you wanted to make something play nicely on your iPod for instance.

The creators of anIDEA describe it as one of the more unusual apps. It is actually a bundle of apps currently totaling seven. Video demo.

iFixit is known for their painstakingly methodical and detailed teardowns of the latest and greatest devices. What you you expect to see about now? The Google HTC Nexus One of course

As with most events involving Ballmer, the Microsoft keynote at CES was not without drama. The presentation was delayed by a power outage (insert conspiracy theory here). This set the demo PCs into recovery mode. Then the media release on Ballmer's speech was posted early. Eventually, as rumored, Ballmer unveiled a tablet. Video and more detail on the jump.