Word: smarting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...power of a PC with the ease of use and gee-whiz factor of a consumer electronics gadget. Gates, in fact, says the executive changes will allow him to spend more time with his nerdy brethren, working on "architectural breakthroughs" for such devices, including TV set-top boxes, smart phones and tablet computers...
...scored well. In fact, too well. The town dropped the top 63 scorers, perhaps thinking they would be too intellectually restless to walk a beat. Now Jordan is suing the town, arguing that he's been discriminated against because he's intelligent. How common is it to be too smart for one's own good? Apparently, very...
...decades now, technologists have conjured futuristic visions of the "smart home," whose every appliance leaps to attention at your command: finding and dialing the number you request, diagnosing that ping in your car, displaying the recipe you choose, deciding which ingredients you're missing and ordering them for instant delivery from the grocer. What's more, each machine would borrow the computing power it needs on a moment-to-moment basis by accessing a wider network via wireless signal, without the annoyance of the endless peripherals yoked to today's desktop...
...DRESS Smart casual. Wearing decorations is not required at dinner...
There are plenty of other ways to send video mail, of course. I counted a dozen video e-mail products last week, ranging from $30 software to Intel's $179 Create & Share Camera Package, which bundles a smart collection of software with a small, computer-top video camera. Intel's product is especially worth considering if you're also in the market for a cheap, Net-based video telephone, which allows you to talk to (and see) other users. I also liked Connectix's golf ball-size, $129 QuickCam...