Week in pictures: Tiny player a big surprise

Apple's tiny music player makes a big splash. Also: Festival brings high tech to the desert, Microsoft goes ergo, and two silos throw out the welcome mat.

Apple unveils Rokr phone, iPod Nano

Company unveils new iTunes-enabled cell phone, plus the iPod Nano, which can hold 1,000 songs and is about as thick as a No. 2 pencil.
September 7, 2005

Burning Man

Neon tech fires up artwork at the desert festival. And there's plenty of just plain fire.
September 8, 2005

Ergo keyboard, precise mice

Microsoft takes wraps off new crop of peripherals, including an ergonomic keyboard and a laser-based mouse.
September 6, 2005

Living in a silo

Two former silos on Copenhagen's waterfront have been turned into residential towers.
September 8, 2005

New storm Ophelia builds strength

Tropical storm Ophelia is off the coast of Florida and threatens to intensify.
September 7, 2005

Gadgets gather in Berlin

The Internationale Funkausstellung provides a venue for LCD TVs, digital projectors and more.
September 7, 2005

Flexing display muscle

Prototype handheld from Philips Polymer Vision has a 5-inch screen that puts a high-tech twist on the medieval scroll.
September 6, 2005

Snowy dirtball

NASA reveals discoveries made following the July 4 collision between its Deep Impact probe and comet Tempel 1.
September 7, 2005

Solar eruption

One of the most powerful solar flares was observed on Wednesday.
September 8, 2005

An airbag for motorcyles

Honda's new motorcycle airbag system has sensors that can determine when a crash is happening.
September 8, 2005

Tackling head injuries

Helmets with internal sensors help trainers and physicians monitor and prevent football injuries.
September 7, 2005

When the planets align

Venus, Jupiter and Earth's moon Tuesday night aligned with a promise to "knock your socks off."
September 6, 2005