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...there, people equipped with a brain-computer interface could operate new appendages, and the brain would eventually come to regard these as its own. But what could a person do with a remote robotic or virtual limb? The possibilities range from the mundane to the otherworldly. In the virtual realm, these appendages would dispense with the bulky technology of conventional haptics and allow Web shoppers to squeeze a peach online to see if it's ripe. Video conferences and chats might start with actual handshakes. And of course, there's sex. Consenting adults could use the technology to engage...
...there is no way to tap into the brain without dramatically invasive surgery, so human experimentation is unlikely. And there's an intriguing risk in the realm of brain-computer interfaces. What would happen if the process was reversed? The signals that are routed from the monkey's brain through the computer to control the robotic arm could be sent back to the monkey - to control its behavior. Implants in humans would face strong opposition unless the possibility of this kind of mind control could be eliminated, which so far seems impossible to achieve...
When Palmer opened Aureole in 1988--still one of New York City's most dazzling restaurants--he created incentives unheard of in the Old World realm of haute cuisine. First he gave his key people cash bonuses for performance. As his business expanded, he gave them something better: a chance to invest with him in new ventures. That could be another restaurant, a florist, a catering operation or a cutlery maker--all part of his growing $36 million-a-year gastronomic empire. "With European chefs," he explains, "the owner owned the place, and nobody even knew whether the restaurant...
...Wong-Jiang chip factory that takes the trend far beyond the realm of sneaker manufacturers looking for cheap workers. Winston Wong was once heir apparent to his father's company, Formosa Plastics, one of Taiwan's biggest firms. In 1995, Taiwan newspapers reported that Wong was cheating on his wife with a university student; Wong's stepmother shoveled them much of the dirt. It turned out she wanted her own children to run the company. Her husband, Wang Yung-ching, who has three wives of his own, backed wife No. 3 and forced his son to leave Taiwan for embarrassing...
...Millions of his countrymen and -women do. And fad or art form, the text message is entering the realm of popular fiction. Helen Fielding, author of the best-selling Bridget Jones's Diary, has launched an "Ask Bridget" service with Finnish wireless entertainment publisher RIOT-E. For 34 cent, subscribers can dial up a daily text message from Fielding - writing in characteristic Bridget Jones mode - on the quest for thinner thighs and inner poise. "Mobile phones are a perfect way to add another dimension to book characters," says Jan Wellman, RIOT-E's chief executive...