From flying cars to hoverboards, and AI to lasers, we delve into 10 technologies from a list of iconic films and find out just how close we are to making each a reality

What's sure to become a must-have in portable drives, the Western Digital 1TB Blue Scorpio drive has just become our next most wanted piece of computer hardware.

Bringing destruction to life on screen is a everyday job for the effects wizards behind the upcoming film 2012. In fact, the filmmakers produced a whopping million gigabytes of data

Sharp are finalising plans to commercially produce quad and triple layer Blu-ray discs capable of 100GB and 8x read speeds using new disc materials and improved laser technologies

An OLED material for screens that can last one million hours or more than 114 years has been developed by Dupont, making today's LCDs look old fashioned by comparison

Entrepreneurial Apple fans have turned lengthy 24 hour waits (and longer) into lucrative auction dollars by selling their commemorative T-shirts on eBay to the tune of big dollars.

Form and function meet in the middle in one supremely well-made package

Finally, a netbook with a real keyboard. The Acer Aspire One A0751 also boasts an iPhone style multi-gesture touchpad and a stylish 16:9 HD display. Is this the end of cramped typing?

This attractive netbook is not only stylish, but extremely good value for money at $589 (US$407) including a generous 6-cell battery and LED screen.

At almost $500 for the burner, Blu-Ray is a little closer to finally making sense as backup for your hard drives. Pity the discs are so expensive.

Over 10,000 music stations via wireless - no turning on your PC, no fiddling with software. Is the ASUS AIR the reason to finally switch to Net radio?

A Melbourne man has sold an SMS boarding pass technology to Australian domestic carrier Jetstar, with the hopes that it will transform airline boarding

Thanks to advances in nanotechnology, the future diagnosis of disease may be as simple as using a small, inexpensive, handheld gadget

We attended the Sydney press conference of the upcoming blockbuster GI:Joe and learnt about their Twitter use, their feelings on Internet fanboys and the inspiration behind some of the military tech on display in the film

Screensavers rated at 59% on top of the list of the web's most dangerous search terms, based on a McAfee survey of 413,368 unique urls that can infect your computer with malware, viruses and other nasties.

While this film lacks the sophisticated grace of the last entry, Solace is a gentle reminder that a darker, grittier Bond can still thrill audiences and in the process - divide them.

Asus have launched their new 2009 range with a bunch of improved netbooks and laptops with better battery specs, better keyboards, touch screens and one model that disperses negative ions.

Fujifilm's 3D camera promises 3D wonders on a budget, although we're still not sure if the concept is more than a gimmick

Sony’s new laptop sports a Blu-ray writer and one of Intel’s latest Penryn processors, but it’s overpriced.

Do you remember Windows ME, the Sinclair C5, Zip disks or the Apple III? Early adopters usually pride themselves with getting the finest tech products first, but sometimes being first isn’t always best.