Wearable displays Myvu's new headset for video iPods makes you feel as if you are sitting in front of a large TV, in a darkened room, rather than staring at a tiny screen in the palm of your hand.

  John Butler is trying to introduce true browsing to the online shopping experience, blending the innovations of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos with the old-school merchandising of R.H. Macy.

  Parametric Technology Corp. , a Needham maker of software to manage online content and publishing systems, said it is buying privately held CoCreate Software GmbH for approximately $250 million. Parametric plans to finance the deal with $50 million cash and $210 million of debt from an existing credit facility. German-based CoCreate has 280 employees. (Reuters)

  often used by parents to keep track of children -- to keep tabs on senior defense officials, prompting ire from some of the bureaucrats.

  Network gear maker Cisco Systems Inc. unveiled a multiyear, $16 billion expansion in China on Thursday with investments in manufacturing, venture capital and education.

  Slate, the online news and opinion magazine owned by The Washington Post Co <WPO.N>, may launch a business news and opinion Web site, according to a source familiar with the matter.

  Most consumers are familiar with do-not-call lists, which are meant to keep telemarketers from phoning them. Soon people will be able to sign up for do-not-track lists, which will help shield their Web-surfing habits from the prying eyes of marketers.

  The US House of Representatives approved a bill to bar states from levying taxes on Internet access through 2014, clearing the way for President Bush to sign the measure before an existing ban expires.

  Web search leader Google Inc <GOOG.O> has signed on MySpace, the world's largest social network, to its platform for allowing outside developers to write programs for social Web sites.

  A fox-like alien and his robot sidekick on a mission to save the galaxy could also help save sales of Sony's PlayStation 3, which has struggled to find a game so good that it gives people reason to buy the pricey console.

  The United Nations launched a new Web site powered by Google and network equipment maker Cisco <CSCO.O> on Thursday that will show how and where the world is succeeding or failing in meeting the Millennium Development Goals on ending poverty.

  Finally, coming to New York, a fashion show devoid of skinny models and serious faces -- in fact the models don't even exist.

  U.S. antitrust authorities are reviewing Google Inc's <GOOG.O> purchase of advertising company DoubleClick as quickly as possible, Federal Trade Commissioner Jon Leibowitz said on Thursday.

  Shares of personal navigation device maker Garmin Ltd. , already falling since the company made a bid for map data provider Tele Atlas NV, continued to slide Thursday despite positive comments from analysts.