Technology worth tinkering with

Some crazy new stuff you should check out:

Bing, Microsoft's new search engine that's being launched on June 3.

Google Wave, a marriage between Gmail and Google Talk. Its revolutionary attributes include live chat in which you can see the other person typing character by character as well as an all-in-one place for viewing documents, pictures, emails, chats and more without delving into archives or extra screens. Unfortunately, Google Wave won't be available until later this year.

Woya, a consumer's saving grace when it comes to online purchases.

Wolfram Alpha - a twisted Jeopardy?

The buzz on the street today is Wolfram Alpha, the new "computational knowledge engine."

Basically, ask a question and Wolfram Alpha can answer it faster than you can find it on Wikipedia or Google. The idea is that all it takes is one click of your mouse to find an answer versus two or three clicks and maybe some scrolling. Typical questions for Wolfram Alpha usually deal with calculations, factoids, locations, dates, stocks and formulas.

I tried my birthday:




And as with any new program, there are lots of fun little Q&A easter eggs embedded in the system.

For example, enter "To be or not to be?" and get "...that is the question."

Or, my personal favorite:



For more geeky laughs, try Mashable's Top 10 Wolfram Alpha Easter Eggs and 10 Even Better Wolfram Alpha Easter Eggs.