Ensure that every American has broadband and encourage businesses to allow people to work from home.

When I hear "molecular communication" I immediately think of hormones or neurotransmitters.

The press release talks of "analyzing biomolecules in a drop of sweat or blood using a mobile phone equipped with a biochip." I guess you could call glucose a biomolecule.

In this case, "artificially synthesized DNAs and chemically energized motor proteins" could create insulin and release it as needed, replacing the malfunctioning pancreatic beta cells of the patient with diabetes.

As far as monitoring "excitement, emotion, stress...," I don't know if you want to be attached to a device that will deliver a hormone that will turn you into a Stepford Wife (or Husband) just because someone took your parking space.

It's scary to think that all this can happen automatically, and flawlessly. Their press release mentions that "the biochemical analysis would be transmitted to a medical specialist." So there might be a human somewhere monitoring all these users, pinging these devices to release serotonin when it looks like they might be getting a little antsy.

One TWIT pundit is saying that Motorola might snatch up Palm. But, this was before the split was announced.

Why isn't something like this being done in the US? Could it be our entrenched litgiousness makes manufacturers fearful? Would if the public demanded it?

... less than $800. (sheesh, you can't use the less than symbol)

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28mm, f/4, maxing out at ISO 800?

This is mostly an outdoor camera, since you'd be hard pressed to shoot many interiors, especially without image stabilization (IS).

BTW, the Canon G9 sensor measures 7.6 x 5.7 mm, and the DP1 is 20.7 x 13.8 mm, so that's 6x the area of the G9. I don't think you can get a good image at ISO 800 with the G9, but then again it has IS.

If it were 35 mm, f/2 with close focusing, and an acceptable IQ at ISO 1600, it might be doable for

People who are saying, "please not another gadget," are right.

It's another set of batteries and charger to babysit, plus it's DRM'ed to the hilt. This isn't progress. You don't really own any of the content you're purchasing. You couldn't sell your Kindle to somebody else. All this is tied to your Amazon account, and if you misbehave, then can make it all vanish.

I don't see why you can't get by with a screen the size of the iPhone. I'm constantly reading books on my Treo.

I've been in contact with Dr. Bassen, the lead author of this study, and I've read his prepublication paper.

In the paper he refers to the journal article referencing the study "highly publicized around the world" published in Heart Rhythm which alleged iPod electromagnetic interference with an implanted pacemaker. It was a case report of a single patient who had fainted, and was tested with an iPod to see if this could be cause. He also writes, "The authors concluded that 'Warning labels may be needed to avoid close contact between pacemakers and iPods.' Soon after, a clinical study was performed and found 'no interference for any of the eight pacemakers or the ICD (implantable cardiac defibrillator)."

I'm tracking down the story as reported by Reuters last year of the 17-year-old who tested 100 patients, and found interference in 50% that was supposedly also published in Heart Rhythm.

For more details: http://billkosloskymd.typepad.com/wirelessdoc/2008/01/study-refutes-c.html

There's a reason for the stalled D-block auction. Some are suggesting Cyren Call's undo influence in killing the Frontline bid has tainted the auction:
http://billkosloskymd.typepad.com/wirelessdoc/2008/01/controversy-ove.html

Scroll down to the link to Harold Feld's post.