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...bumbling yet vain secret agent Maxwell Smart ("Sorry about that, Chief") on TV's 1960s spy spoof Get Smart; in Los Angeles. Unlike James Bond, Adams' hilariously unsuave Agent 86 ate classified messages before remembering to read them, dialed calls on a phone hidden in a pair of high-tech but often malfunctioning shoes and insisted that his partner, 99 (Barbara Feldon), let him handle the delicate jobs--which he promptly botched. Adams' later roles included the voice of Inspector Gadget in the 1980s TV cartoon series...
Those whose taste for high tech has been whetted by the spyware can move on to the Marian Koshland Science Museum. The institution, part of the National Academy of Sciences, explains "the science behind the headlines" in layman's terms and focuses on cutting-edge research and how it impacts people's lives, says director Patrice Legro. There are exhibits on global warming, forensics and DNA replication, and even an interactive display called "Lights at Night" that allows visitors to navigate the globe using a joystick, along the way viewing data on energy use and population changes around the planet...
...take the device another step further by transmitting images over broadcast airwaves rather than mobile-phone networks. The TV industry has already recognized the growing importance of mobile content; earlier this month, the U.S. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences gave an Emmy for technical achievement to telecom Sprint and tech company MobiTV for funneling shows over cellular networks. With 2 billion mobile phones in the world and TV viewing a ubiquitous part of modern life, the commercial potential of marrying the two is enormous. TV on the phone could even help win back the eyeballs of a younger generation...
...mobile-TV operators must decide among at least four would-be mobile broadcasting standards under development. Still, one look at Gina Policelli's face tells you why so many companies are vying to dominate the mobile-TV space. "I would pay for this." When customers are that eager, tech firms will find a way to make Mobile-TV work first, and iron out the details later...
Surprisingly, Machida's strategy of concentrating on businesses in which the company has a significant edge is rare in corporate Japan, where a bias toward bulking up still reigns. Gerhard Fasol, president of Eurotechnology Japan, a tech consultancy in Tokyo, says, "The Toshibas and Hitachis of this world are in about 20 or 30 different industry areas. There is no focus." Even in secondary business lines, Sharp tries to develop what it calls one-of-a-kind products. A recent example: the new Healsio oven that reduces fat and salt content by cooking with superheated steam. The oven...