The Ford F-450 pickup powers its weight to the top

Detroit News – A nine-speaker stereo is also available and all stereos include an MP3 jack to connect your personal music device to the sound system — a much bigger deal when you start cruising through vast open country.

NWA shares sink 16% after analyst’s warning
Minneapolis Star Tribune – Shares of Northwest Airlines fell 16 percent today after a J.P. Morgan analyst cut his rating on the stock of Northwest and Southwest grounds 43 planes for checks Could oil prices break or seal NWA-Delta merger deal? Taped music can be moved to MP3

Gadgets: Charging device is easy on the Earth
Miami Herald – With the “green” charger, users will be able to charge most PDAs, MP3 players, digital cameras, portable game players and other devices without the need to carry the equipment needed for them.

Napster offers olive branch to music industry
Silicon.com – Last month, MP3.com was forced to pay Universal Music $250m compensation in a similar case. Napster currently claims to have over 20 million subscribers.

Eking extra juice from iPod, laptop batteries, maybe
Reuters South Africa – NEW YORK (Reuters) – Someday, the batteries that power your iPod or laptop will last for weeks. Until then, your options for keeping the juice flowing range from hacking them to whacking them. Eventually, users of MP3 players, mobile phones or