Ok, this is my kind of PDA …
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/04/17/modular.computing.ap/

Interesting … Sentient Computing Project: “What could we do if computer programs could see a model of the world? By acting within the world, we would be interacting with programs via the model. It would seem to us as though the whole world were a user interface."

“A full-size fully functional virtual keyboard that can be projected and touched on any surface is shown by Siemens at CeBIT”

Funny! “Here’s how WaterNet works — We’ve developed a unique client-side nozzle (CSN), which functions just like a conventional modem. It connects an ordinary PC to a regular household water faucet, providing an always-on Internet connection.”

“what woman couldn’t resist a nice terminal server built into a toaster oven?” [more here]

So cool it gives me heartburn …“If you can eat a big can of stew, you can make a high performance antenna” [more here]

i always wished there was a search engine-like system to help me find my keys. now it seems like Woz’s new company might be able to pull it off using inexpensive GPS … Satellite Start-Up for Apple Co-Founder

Corporate spending on technology is expected to inch ahead 3 percent in 2002, Merrill Lynch said, as companies refocus their priorities amid ever-tightening budgets and a heightened emphasis on security.

From: Merrill sees 3 percent IT spending spur – Tech News – CNET.com

NY Times article talks about how “the current confluence of crisis and technology appears to be prompting a reassessment of old thinking about the way big organizations should organize people.”

for example, “Procter & Gamble aims to use alternative workplace arrangements to save $300 million annually in reduced real estate costs and higher productivity …”

and it’s comforting to know that our skills are sill “marketable” :-)

“Failed dot-commers are moving into the online porn business”
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2094687,00.html