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Microsoft Tries To Charm EU With Future Visions
RedStar writes "BBC Online has a piece on Microsoft's visions of the future as shown to Euro MPs in a charm operation." From the article: "This is more a new concept than a new technology, and the real version may still be a year or two away. It would track the mobile phone signals of loved ones, then cross-reference which mobile cell they were in with pre-programmed locations, like the home, school, or workplace. Ms Sellen added: 'This is not very specific at all about where people are, and that's deliberate. We don't want to invade people's privacy too much, so we deliberately keep things very coarse grained.'"
Do you do drugs?
"J K Rowling sues Microsoft for copyright infringement"
On a more serious note:
I think that the bowl thing is the most useless piece of junk of the face of this planet. Who wants to display images on a bowl? This isn't new technology, this isn't even a new concept for crying out loud.
It's a weird-shaped touchscreen!
The "home note" device will probably end up like the refrigerators with internet access. No one will want to send text messages or email from the kitchen counter.
People, or at least I, would much rather send them while sitting down in a chair with a cell phone, or better yet, a computer.
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