The PDA of 2010

Speaking of flexible displays, Popular Science peers into the future of PDAs with a concept for a handheld for the year 2010 that opens up to reveal a full-sized flexible OLED screen, and has 250GB of internal storage, a high-speed wireless connection, and a bunch of other promising features:

The smart communicator will have its own nervous system: sensors that assess the outside world and adjust the
device's behavior accordingly. A built-in RFID (radio-frequency identification) reader will pick up data stored on
RFID tags in nearby objects, so the PDA will automatically embed identification labels in the photos it takes. The
onboard eye scanner will let you navigate pages with a mere glance at the menu bar. Light, heat and
motion sensors will enable the device to know whether it's in your pocket or your hand, and pump up its cellphone's
ring tone if needed. A tilt sensor will trigger the display to shift between portrait and landscape mode, and it'll
offer finger-free scrolling. The microphone will measure ambient noise and adjust the volume to compensate in a loud
restaurant. The GPS will detect when you're nearing home, and the communicator will signal ahead to turn on the heat
or AC. Once you arrive, the Bluetooth network will automatically synchronize data between your communicator and your
PC.

[Via PDALive]