Mice sign on the dotted line (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3191053.stm) - Soon the way you use your mouse could help prove who you are. Scientists have found a way for people to sign their name online using a mouse instead of a pen.

Toyota's Car That Can Park Itself Put on Sale (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030901/tc_nm/autos_toyota_prius_dc_2) - A car that can park itself without the driver having to touch the steering wheel, said by maker Toyota Motor Corp. (news - web sites) to be a world first, went on sale in Japan on Monday.

A group of academics and business executives is planning to introduce next month a next-generation bar code system (http://news.com.com/2100-1019_3-5069619.html?tag=fd_lede1_hed), which could someday replace with a microchip the series of black vertical lines found on most merchandise.