And even fewer possibilities with the VH-71 cancellation this past spring.

Let me guess...LMSI-O?

I used a Thinkpad X61 tablet pc for note taking and lecture recording while doing my bachelors in EE, and still use it as a regular notebook and note taking now as a grad student. I recently loaded Windows 7 on a SSD and it flies. The screen's 1400x1050, so no screen real-estate complaints here. Most of the time I type my notes, but when I need to write down equations and diagrams, I flip it around and draw them, then go back to typing when I need to. It's fast enough to be a regular use noebook, especially with the new SSD. I love it. The sad thing is they don't make 12.1 inch IPS high res screens anymore, as the latest incarnation, the X200 tablet, uses a 1280x800 screen that's far inferior. Still I think it's worth a look.

It's based off the Sephirotic Tree of Life. I blame too much evangelion for this sort of knowledge.

OZ will surely quell those colony rebels!

I'd question that statement, as both the T1i and the 5D Mark II have the DIGIC 4 processor.

You hit the nail right on the head. Incidentally, I work at the Lockheed site that's funding this research, and I also went to Cornell. Let me shed some light on this. These "students" are not really students per se, and are employees of Lockheed Martin who are undergoing their ELDP (Engineering Leadership Development Program). It is a three year program in which you work full time for Lockheed while earning your MEng at Cornell (not a bad deal unless you consider the fact that it only takes 1 year to earn the same degree full time, and, honestly, the surrounding area is depressing as hell, plus you get worked to the bone for 3 years). So in fact, these graduate students are professional Lockheed Martin engineers already.

Almost right about the X series tablet thing. IBM/Lenovo produces the X60 and X61 tablets, which can be configured to have a 12.1" 1400x1050 resolution IPS screen. This unit is still in production, but always difficult to obtain.