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When did you first read about wired homes, those incredibly "intelligent" houses where every appliance has a built-in computer and communicates with every other appliance, and everything connects to the Internet? Years and years ago, right? Technology prophets have been anticipating the coming of the wired lifestyle pretty much ever since the Net entered our lives. By now, you'd expect the Jetsons to be moving in next door...
...ECAC schedule had a built-in weakness that became a greater handicap each year. Now there is room for either an extra road trip or a perhaps another in-season tournament. Not only does this bolster the well—being of the teams in the conference, but it makes the league more exciting...
...Chris Taylor: First of all, most Americans aren't going to be able to type Vivendi.com, much less remember that it's a music site. The reason why these companies are buying rather than creating distribution channels is about brand name - names like Napster and Mp3.com have a built-in brand awareness - and about time. Why take the trouble to build your own music-distributing web site when you can get one for $5 a share...
...what a great show The Sopranos is, but last week I watched an episode in which a guy gets himself whacked over a remote control. That seems a little ridiculous, but then again, it was a pretty nice-looking remote. Lots of buttons. Silver case. Even had a little built-in screen. Come to think of it, I've spent some quality time with some quality universal remotes recently, and I think I can understand how he felt...
...Sony invented it. The Clie PEG-N710C (great name!) is an upgrade of last year's feeble foray into the Palm clone market. There are two remarkable things about it. The first is its brilliant color screen, which makes the Palm m505's look putrid. The second is the built-in music player. This is the first Palm clone to feature a headphone jack and the ability to play MP3s--no simple trick, since the 33 MHz processor that powers these PDAs is too weak to drive MP3 music files. Sony created a neat hack: it added a digital-signal...