Cool Web Sites and Tools

From PC World:

1. ScanR - Point your 1-megapixel camera phone at a whiteboard, and get a cleaned-up PDF of the image.
2. Kosmix - Promising new search site targets health, travel, and politics.
3. More TV - Download at your own risk, but TED - the Torrent Episode Downloader - is terrific at finding torrents of your favorite television shows.
4. Madehow - Illustrated and understandable explanations of the manufacture of products.
5. Amazon connect - Keep tabs on blogs by your favorite authors.