BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JULY 17, 2000 ISSUE
TECHNOLOGY & YOU The Three Components of Oxygen For now, these are more concepts than designs. As they take shape, the actual devices are likely to be available in a variety of forms. HANDY21 A handheld unit that can morph, as required, into a wireless phone, remote control, datebook, or just about any other sort of device. It is designed to be used either on a network or freestanding. When on a network, the Handy would use the data and preferences of whomever happened to be using it. ENVIRO21 Not a single device but a room-size computing environment. It includes an array of microphones for speech recognition without headsets or lapel mikes, multiple cameras for face recognition and motion sensing, and a large, wall-mounted display. NETWORK21 The plumbing that holds the pieces together and makes them all work. It includes wireless support for the Handy and high-speed connections for external links to the Internet and for tying the Enviros together. Questions? Comments? E-mail tech&you@businessweek.com or fax (202) 383-2125 Want to express your own views on a tech&you column or other technology topic? Join the Technology & You online forum. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS Can Oxygen Turn Sci-Fi into Reality? TABLE: The Three Components of Oxygen INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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