Quickhit

Latest baby naming fad: [names from science fiction movies](http://www.smh.com.au/news/books/from-a-galaxy-far-far-away/2007/08/14/1186857484360.html?s_cid=rss_news).

The next Nike+iPod gadget: [a bracelet with remote controls and a scrolling display with song and status](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/apple/more-nike-amp%252B-ipod-watch-photos-surface-288946.php).

[A useful trick to keep track of what clothes you actually wear](http://www.43folders.com/2007/08/13/hanger-trick/)

A continuing series. Today: [Time Warner is releasing a digital video recorder that won't let you skip commercials](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/time_shift-this/time-warner-cables-pseudo+dvr-wont-let-you-skip-commercials-288724.php). Next from Time Warner: a magazine that doesn't let you…

[A remote controlled tarantula](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/rc/remote-controlled-tarantula-288672.php). Fair warning - if you own one of these and it comes near me, don't expect it to survive...

Those of us from the 80s and early 90s remember mix tapes with fondness. [Here's a way to bring them back](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/retro%2C-baby/mix-tape-usb-makes-us-happy-reminds-us-we-are-old-288630.php).

[A state-by-state guide to the swing required for the coming federal election](http://jackman.stanford.edu/blog/?p=281).

[The techniques designers use when making book covers](http://www.esquire.com/the-side/qa/chipkidd061807).

[A robotic fire fighter concept design](http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/ole-pill-bug-robot-concept-could-fight-forest-fires/).

[Developing country aid in the Internet era](http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2007/08/discover-your-i.html)