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...developing "personal robots" they hope will some day become as ubiquitous as televisions and at least as companionable as accountants. Sony engineers say the business stands where the personal computer industry stood in the early 1980s, when many doubted whether desktop machines would ever be more than expensive playthings. "PCs are a pretty good business now," says Tatsuzo Ishida, who heads product development at Sony's entertainment robot division. "Maybe in 10 to 20 years, robots will become like PCs...
Unless your laptop comes with Windows XP, which automatically detects and logs you onto any wireless network, you will need detection software. Wardriving.com has one-stop downloading for the most popular free programs: Net Stumbler or Aerosol for PCs, AP Scanner for Macintosh. You don't need street addresses with these; just drive around a busy part of town, and networks will pop up on the screen. A lock symbol means a network is encrypted and its owner is not feeling neighborly. Tapping into it could get you in big trouble...
...Wireless, Cingular and Sprint PCS, $50 is the going rate for 500 anytime minutes plus 3,500 or more night (generally starting at 9 p.m.) and weekend minutes. Verizon Wireless offers a similar plan with 400 anytime minutes for $45 a month. VoiceStream offers what looks like the best price: $40 for 500 anytime minutes. But there's a catch: its plan gives you unlimited weekend calling but no free nighttime minutes during the week...
Cingular, Sprint PCS and Verizon Wireless offer 2,000 anytime minutes with 3,500 or more night and weekend minutes for $150. AT&T adds a little more value: 2,200 anytime minutes and unlimited nights and weekends for $150. If you're trying to downsize, AT&T offers 1,300 anytime minutes with unlimited nights and weekends for $100; VoiceStream has a 1,400-minute plan with unlimited weekend calling...
LOOK, MA, NO WIRES! Amazing Technology BlueGear networking kits ($129) offer one of the simplest ways to share files, peripherals and Internet access among several home PCs. Plug one into a PC's USB port, and it can wirelessly relay files to as many as eight Bluetooth-enabled devices. It's not the fastest wireless option, but it's the easiest on the wallet...