I think what the author means is that a Windows enabled tablet could replace the laptop space.
On your work desk, it's connected to an external mouse, keyboard and monitor - desktop mode
When you go to a meeting, or go on the road, you take the tablet with you - mobile mode

The advance here is that you're running the same apps (yes, Word, Excel, legacy apps), same logon, same computer... whereever you go. In the corporate world, this could be huge.

Is landmark identification within Google Street View

The % sign does not appear before the number. Please do not make me angry.

I agree and disagree.

My first programming language was Motorola MC68000 on the Amiga 500. I must admit, programming languages are easy once you know what the code compiles into.

However, object oriented programming was very, very alien to me. There are some programming topics that can't be taught by learning assembly alone.

Did anyone else think "how is Kirk going get out of this one"?

And afterward, "Safety so good, it was verified by NASA

Anything like the metal they pulled from that ship that crashed in Roswell?

A police car could see the status of cars as they drive past (speeding / stolen).

or a radar like in Grand Theft Auto?

Didn't the Kama Sutra come out of India?

This will be awesome for 3d games (first person shooters).
One image per eye, producing a 3d scene.

I imagine generation 1 will look weird with all the images being in focus, even though the Z distance varies.
With a little more work, generation 2 could detect what you are trying to focus on - like those eye test machines do - and produce a more realistic scene - blurry in the background, sharp foreground.

It would be cool to hit a key and have the scene zoom on what you're looking at.

I wish that TV Shows were available on Rapidshare legit. The download speeds are great, and I would definitely pay $1 per episode.

+5 Insightful

At 1920 screen resolution, the word appears as the the last word on the first line, and the first word on the following line. I guess it was the kind of typo like when you write "the" twice, and noone notices.

If this technology is as good as it sounds, this spells the end of the mouse.
Seriously, my mousepad could be a touchpad.

Would probably need a thimble to avoid friction burn though.