http://showmypc.com/

Works well, free, uses ssh and VNC and one time hashes that you'll exchange over the phone. Really quite easy to use, and IIRC its a standalone app that doesn't actually install anything so once you're done there's no port listening afterward to allow anyone an easy attack vector.

blah blah blah I am not affiliated with showmypc blah blah blah

I've been really happy with the Okidata b410/420/430 series printers, they're rated for 50K/50K/80K PER Month duty cycle and they're still within the range of a typical well built laser printer - As luck has it I priced one out today on CDW and the b430dn has an instant coupon so the whole unit is under $200 (the b410 is the base model and lists at $250 regularly) Supplies aren't crazy expensive either, about $70/ 3,500pg toner and drums last forever but are a little pricey at about $150. I have absolutely no affiliation with Okidata or CDW ,just a very happy repeat customer.

Air Mouse Pro in the app store for iPhone, there's the gmote for android based phones (and maybe windows mobile?) I think both of these are stripped down vnc services. the air mouse is great, it turns the iPhone screen into one big track pad, or you can rotate it and up pops a keyboard, best app I've bought yet.

The lack of physical buttons is so frustraiting that there are attempts to create an add on (like icontrolpad.com that seems to have stalled out) yet somehow this is a good idea? I realize at least half the draw is the accelerometer, but what games are they targetting there?
I'm really missing the point of this idea/app.

"4. Individuals pirating music or movies who clearly don't own a CD or DVD should be treated differently in court." differently than a multinational company that, if the plaintiff is correct, has stolen his copyrighted materials? How is this different? What's the thinking here?
that Sony should probably be held to a higher standard because they should know better?
right.....

its 1.21, if you're going to ref Back to the Future the least you can do is get it right.

"But you know what - it's not resisting arrest or assault if there's nothing to arrest you for!"

Actually (IANAL) - http://www.lawinfo.com/fuseaction/Client.lawarea/categoryid/144

What do I do if I am arrested?

If you are arrested, submit to the law enforcement officer. Do not resist, even if you are innocent. Your innocence does not make the arrest illegal as long as the officer has conformed to the requirements of a legal arrest. If you resist, even if you are innocent of the charges for which you are arrested, you could be charged with resisting arrest. If the officer does not conform to the requirements of a legal arrest, you should still allow yourself to be taken into custody without resistance. If this happens, you may be entitled to bring an action against the law enforcement officer for false arrest.

I know this is always how its been explained away as being OK - but aren't telephone conversations usually unencrypted? and sent over a private network? hmmmm, seems like a different standard is being set to me.
I'm sure there's some legal jujitsu to get around it, but I'm just sayin'....

I think you're misunderstanding what they're saying - which is that over the past 20 years there's a 1:20 chance that a single plane has been brought down by a meteorite, not that every plane has a 1:20 chance of being hit.

are you serious? you're going to complain about the fact that its only got 1 USB port? Is this 1996 and we're still learning how USB works?

And what do you do in case of an emergency? There are actually good, justifiable reasons for ignoring the posted speed limit at times, and without the user being able to kill the kill switch I know I wouldn't want it anywhere near my vehicle... and following that logic, if the user *is* given a opt-out of sorts for the kill switch how will it ever enforce itself? So you end up with either a) people not being able to speed in certain times that truly necessitate it or b) having a completely useless governor on the vehicle. Great options....

Saw this just today, not quite the specs you stated, but closer than 640x480
http://www.slashgear.com/kopin-golden-i-wearable-computer-headed-for-production-1944260/

Could this be their big long-term plan? http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/01/microsoft_paten_1.html

Just an idea, Apple basically did this with OS X, only they put it on the desktop first, MSFT will just go in the other direction here

It's certainly worked for Apple in the last 5+ years.