Pantone is showing off a line of clothing and accessories including mugs, cufflinks, iPod cases, tote bags, scarves, ties and even a bike -- all based around its colour systems.

Pantone is showing off a line of clothing and accessories including mugs, cufflinks, iPod cases, tote bags, scarves, ties and even a bike -- all based around its colour systems at a trade show in Paris.

Best-selling authors Neal Stephenson and Greg Bear have launched The Mongoliad, the first digital novel on a so-called social book platform that will allow them to add new elements such as music, video and reader-generated content to the book.