And this will certainly happen. The police already do things like open fire on someone holding a wallet because they perceived it as a weapon. http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/north_bay&id=8678964

Then they flip it. Say they're not going to do this bill or whatever. Then the people who would have emailed in favor of the bill mentioned above (the 0 emails) would have something to voice their concern against. Then will there be much of a response?

This is a very cool idea, and there are plenty of things that are fixable, but it doesn't help that corporate interest favors products that are not repairable. There is much more money to be made when you can convince or force consumers to buy new. A throwaway society consists of those who buy the throwaways, and those who sell the throwaways.

And yet the first two words of the summary were "NFL Linebacker"...

My failed joke. Of course it's not going to save your phone, and if you're letting malware get on there in the first place then there's a chance that's not the only thing on your phone stealing your data.

Placing your phone on a table/counter/desk can save your data!

The most delicious reasons for carrying cash: http://www.urbanspoon.com/t/3/18/New-York/Cash-Only-restaurants Additionally, how would paying a restaurant bill split between several folks work with this system? Hand the waitress a stack of mobile phones? Sounds awkward. This NFC thing does not sound suited for dining out yet, which is arguably my favorite way to spend money.

It's a different scenario with movies though, because there are so many more people and so much more money invested and involved. An indie band can be just a handful of people with their instruments recording in somebody's house, but with a movie, there's casting, cameras, crew, and so much more. I agree with you though- I enjoy buying CDs right from the band at their merch table at a show. There just isn't a comparable equivalent for movies.