If Wednesday were a child, it would be full of woe. You just have to look at The Addams Family for proof.

But this Wednesday was somewhat brighter and breezier than your average mid-week slump. Maybe this has something to do with the crazy goings-on at CEATEC.

Our man in Japan has been keeping track of what's been going on at the Japanese show, and has unearthed some barmy beauties.

Mobile phones that let you see through walls (kind of), Batteries that charge faster than a Britney Spears' marriage and Blu-ray players that play, record and make the tea if you're really nice to them.

Switching from Japan to the US, internet radio was given a bit of a reprieve, so all may not be lost on the web music front.

Speaking of web music, Oasis surprised everybody today by posting their new album on MySpace. The bigger surprise is that it's actually quite good. You'll be able to pick it up from the iTunes store from Monday. But do remember that you will only be able to download it to your iPod, something that has riled Norway.

Gareth managed to get his hands on the latest portable web-browsing machine, the PocketSurfer 2R, which does everything, except phone home.

While he was out getting touchy feely, the rest of the team were excited by the news that the next Transformers will have some eye-opening scenes specifically shot for the IMAX. Big robots make us happy!

From big to small, Sony announced exclusively to us that it is still analysing the netbook market, so don't expect a dinky laptop from the company any time soon.

Do expect one from Toshiba though, who is the latest company to jump into choppy netbook waters.

And that pretty much sums up 'day three' in this beautiful week of tech.

Oh, apart from a lovely chat with the MD of Yahoo and ITV looking for some interesting new ways for us to watch adverts.

You never know, ITV could have embedded one right in this very post*. Like a text-version of Magic Eye.

*Disclaimer: There is no ITV ad in this news round-up. Promise!