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...destiny, if you like - of computing. Think of all those neat-o gadgets that populate sci-fi flicks and cartoons. The ones that grab the imagination are usually small, affixed to the wrist, the lapel or the belt - in other words, wearable. Or consider the now-ubiquitous Palm handheld computer. When it first hit the market, all it could do was store phone numbers and messages somewhat more conveniently than your old Casio. Then folks started to develop specialist applications - games, maps, news briefs...
...appliances and equipment in the house do not only talk to "Wildfire" and the panels on the door. They also obey commands from your phone and handheld computer. So you can be driving home from work and tell your phone to turn the bath...
...name comes from the oaf's absurd, shameless alibi, and to hear the lyrics, you'd think this lady was just another Oprah-watching female American victim. But on screen, she's craftier than Lara Croft. She spies on her beau, narrow-eyed, everywhere he goes, using a little handheld device that looks suspiciously like the latest Nokia handset. He can't hide. He definitely can't escape. Big Sistah is watching. And Big Sistah's got a GPS receiver...
...stock, and you mark what you need and write down the quantities and your address for home delivery. If you're going out on the town, just circle the area you plan to visit on a map printed on digital paper, and your cell phone (or handheld computer) receives a list of restaurants in the neighborhood, complete with menus and phone numbers...
...progress is being made. How? By shifting the clerical work to us. At supermarkets such as Kroger and Winn-Dixie, self-service checkouts, replete with weight and bar-code recognition software, are being added; other stores are giving shoppers a handheld scanning device to tot things up as they cruise the aisles. United Airlines is installing 800 self-service check-in kiosks at 25 airports initially. Other airlines, such as Continental and Northwest, are already using such kiosks, which particularly suit those who are not checking in bags...