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...still have a long way to go, of course, to get to the use-anywhere, anytime-you-like dream machine. When that device arrives, I predict it will inherit the best genes of the Palm line: the readable color of the IIIc, the thinness of the V and the built-in wireless connectivity of the VII (although at broadband speeds, so you can pull down video and audio). And if I have my druthers, it will run on Palm's elegant, easy-to-use operating system, which with the IIIc is upgraded to version...
...what does color add? For now, there are only a handful of programs that take advantage of it. The built-in calendar shows schedule conflicts in red; if you highlight text, it turns yellow. The IIIc also ships with a backgammon program, a color-coordinated scientific calculator and a nifty slide-show application from Club Photo that allows you to scan in and view color JPEG images. The really cool stuff, though, is on the way; I figure most of the 5,000 Palm applications out there will be colorized faster than you can say Gone With the Windows. Think...
Obviously women, with their built-in baby incubators, will have the advantage in a monosexual future. They just have to pack up a good supply of frozen semen, a truckload of turkey basters and go their own way. But men will be catching up. For one thing, until now, frozen-and-thawed ova have been tricky to fertilize because their outer membrane gets too hard. But a new technique called intracytoplasmic sperm injection makes frozen ova fully fertilizable, and so now Guy Land can have its ovum banks. As for the incubation problem, a few years ago feminist writer Gena...
SIGNAL TO NOISE Still wondering what information appliances are good for? Well, here's one that actually solves an everyday problem--Oreck's new vacuum cleaner with a built-in radio. Now you can rock out as you air your rug out without worrying that your Walkman will get tangled up with the vacuum's power cord. There's even a hook to hang your headphones on. Of course, you still have to haul the vacuum up and down stairs and push it around the floor. But hey, what do you expect for $499? The Oreck XL is available...
MEDIA WHIRLPOOL As if a Jacuzzi weren't relaxing enough, now you can numb your brain as well as your body. The new Affinity Whirlpool comes with a built-in 9-in. TV, a wall-mounted CD-and-stereo system, and a floating remote control that runs the water jets, TV and stereo. The whole system will set you back $7,900. We're still waiting for Jacuzzi www.jacuzzi.com to strike a deal with WebTV to let you surf the Net while...