Who said nothing good came out of Seattle? Not only is that where the Zune development team is station, but a small group of scientists is also developing a mosquito hunting laser.  Looks like the war against malaria is getting stepped up a little.  A Dell computer controls some flashlights and camera parts to locate the pesky little bugs, then aims and fires the lasers, turning the bugs into smoldering little bits.

With the potential to incinerate billions of mosquitos a night, this could be a HUGE development in the war against malaria, which is still killing over a million people a year.  According to the designer, it can tell the difference between male and femail mosquitos, so the difference between mosquitos and other insects ought to be simple, and the laser can be trusted not to just go crazy killing wantonly. 

I want to know when I'll be able to get one programmed to kill these damned no-see-ums out here.  I'd put one in my driveway and run cables into MY Dell right now.