Week in pictures: Gaga for gadgets

Microsoft fills out game roster for Xbox 360. Also: Robot racing, map quest, gadgets galore and finding nirvana in Central Park.

Games for the Xbox 360

Microsoft plans to have an abundance of games on hand at the November launch of the next-generation console.
October 5, 2005

Gadgets galore at Ceatec show

Prototypes rule at Tokyo gathering, from fuel cells for cell phones to a new take on TV rabbit ears.
October 5, 2005

Robot vehicles race for Grand Challenge

A $2 million prize awaits the winner of DARPA's annual desert racing contest for unmanned vehicles.
October 7, 2005

Guided by Web maps

CNET News.com's Elinor Mills tests out directions given by Yahoo, Google, MSN and America Online's MapQuest.
October 7, 2005

Finding nirvana in Central Park

CentralPark.com uses the virtual world to help people connect to the real world--in this case the oasis of New York.
October 6, 2005

Disability tech goes mainstream

Increasingly, gadgets are helping people with visual and other physical limitations stay connected.
October 5, 2005

Sun, Google execs outline partnership

Newly announced collaborative effort could elevate the profile of the OpenOffice.org and Java software packages.
October 4, 2005

Rocket racing countdown

New Rocket Racing League wants to do for rocket ships what Nascar has done for high-performance cars.
Rocket racers ready for blastoff

Ticket to ride into space

American Greg Olsen is off on a $20 million dream vacation to the International Space Station.
October 4, 2005

Frog dissection made easy

Software lets students dissect virtual frogs, pigs, squid and more without the awful smell--or the mess.
October 6, 2005

HD DVD and Blu-ray battle in Tokyo

The Ceatec show plays host to the two contenders for the next generation of DVD technology.
October 4, 2005