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Census Bureau Wants 500,000 Handhelds in 2010

Posted by michael on from the unnatural-acts dept.

andori writes: "ComputerWorld is reporting that the Census Bureau is wanting to conduct the 2010 Census without the use of paper. They want to use 500,000 handhelds with GPS and wireless communications abilities. And they want to do it for $100 an unit. I sure hope the industry is able to that price point some day! I will personally take a few if they do."

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  1. Hold on a second by Ctrl-Z · · Score: 0, Troll

    Wait, let me get this straight. They want to conduct a census without the use of paper, yet they want to do it door-to-door. That doesn't make any sense at all. What's the problem with paper? It's sure a hell of a lot more reliable than electronics. And don't tell me that it's faster, because you know that's just FUD.

    Maybe Microsoft will run the 2010 census too. They always have such innovative ideas.

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