Perhaps some of you dedicated readers have noticed that I took a long break from blogging. Chalk it up to a rather bad case of blogging burnout. Don’t get me wrong – usually, I love blogging. You can write less formally, outside of our normal strict editorial guidelines. And it gives you a way to discuss cool stuff that can’t fit into print publications.

A few new things though, now make me want to start again. First, it’s likely I will shortly visit China. So look for future items that will be live from the floor of the China International Medical Equipment Fair Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Centre 18 – 21 April 2008.

And second is that our sister magazine Machine Design now has a presence in Second Life. Those of you who read this blog often know that I am fascinated with virtual realities such as this. We envision our little plot as an educational area, one in which you can come and meet the editors, or watch a video on some technology. So also look for more on virtual reality. My name there is Pez Balut. Here is the address for those already members of the site: 179.7.145

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