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...walk into the building like you own the place," says Mark Smith, manager of appliance platforms at H-P Labs. When you arrive at work, you could simply stroll through a secure, smart door and listen as your desktop virtual assistant reads aloud your schedule for the day. The temperature and lighting will adjust automatically to your preferences. Though we probably won't attain the mythical paperless office, there will likely be less of the messy stuff lying about, thanks to high-tech, rewritable parchment. And forget about typing: sophisticated voice recognition will let you tell your PC what...
...this sudden imposition of the countryside on the city, which disrupted business and traffic, and they braced themselves for fistfights between the citizens and the farmers. When the Parisians caught sight of the wheat and the animals, however, instead of reacting angrily, they ran toward them and began to stroll in the fields--lawyers, lovers, farmers, cops--dreamily together. For a few hours on that day, before they remembered who and where they were, all were happily back in the country...
...Modern History"--isn't the ordinary stuff of sightseer oohing and aahing. But it's a strangely compelling place nonetheless, fast gaining popularity among area schools and youth groups. The museum is part propaganda, part history lesson and--for baby boomers of a certain age and tendency--part stroll down memory lane...
...Convinced that you were born too late to have any real fun? Then take a stroll to the Leverett Old Library for an adaptation of Gish Jen's Mona in the Promised Land. The play combines the exclusivity of suburbia with the funky oddness of the 70s and layers a coming-of-age story with issues of race relations and religion, depicting the trials and travails of an Asian-American female who must cope with the pressure of growing up in an all-white suburb. Performances are Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Saturday...
...EarGlove, available in stores this month for $25, fits comfortably around the ear, and a street test found the sound quality quite good. It's ideal if you must make calls while driving. And you'll certainly get your share of looks chatting hands-free as you stroll down the avenue...