The shape of things to come

Sphero – electronic ball controlled from a smartphone.

http://www.wired.com/reviews/2011/12/sphero/

Why did the Mythbusters' cannonball fly so far?

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/12/cannon-balls-size-matters/

Map
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/12/mythbusters-cannonball-map/

Mythbusters says "Safety protocol followed" on set that shot cannonball into a house & a van

http://dublin.patch.com/articles/mythbusters-tv-show-filming-may-be-source-of-explosion

Rotundus GroundBot wheels out 3D video surveillance on the go (video)

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/10/rotundus-groundbot-wheels-out-3d-video-surveillance-on-the-go/#more-487803

Throwable panoramic ball camera

How to take a photograph with this camera: throw it straight up into the air.  Sensors inside detect the top of the trajectory (when it is close to stationary & has the highest viewpoint) & it snaps the picture.

Make sure you catch it!

http://jonaspfeil.de/ballcamera

Have a ball driving Sphero with your phone

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/06/02/have-a-ball-driving-sphero-with-your-phone/

Ball in the glass illusion

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/04/friday-illusion-ball-in-glass-mystery.html#more