A KATA Backpack that will take your DSLR and a 15" laptop

see this ; you'll find it at this site.

The Samsung i600 - Windows smartphone with qwerty keypad

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Microsoft announces Vista Prices - Vista Business will be Rs 15,000

Microsoft has just announced the official, real-deal prices for Windows Vista. So, without the benefit of a timpani drumroll, here's the deets, straight from the horse's mouth (this time): Windows Vista Business ($300 full, $200 upgrade); Windows Vista Home Premium ($240 full, $160 upgrade); Windows Vista Home Basic ($200 full, $100 upgrade); Windows Vista Ultimate ($400 full, $260 upgrade).

finally HTC has a Blackberry-format contender - the Excalibur

HTC gets official on their Q4 lineup - Engadget Mobile

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here's what happened to General Magic - it got sold to Microsoft!

Sculley's Dream: The Story Behind the Newton: "Pocket Crystal fell out of favor with Sculley and was quickly spun out as General Magic. The company enjoyed some early success, until it languished and eventually sold most of its intellectual property to Microsoft in 1998."

General Magic had this interesting idea of travelling software agents.

Note-Taking Methods - Cornell or Bill Gates?

Here's the "Cornell Note Taking Method: Geek to Live: Take study-worthy lecture notes - Lifehacker

And here's how Bill Gates purpotedly takes notes

Being Shy and Being an Excellent Public Speaker go Hand-in-Hand!

Sculley's Dream: The Story Behind the Newton: "Sculley was painfully shy (he often ate lunch alone table because he disliked making small talk), but he was an excellent public speaker. "

Shirt Pocket Briefcase - Levenger Pocket Briefcases - New Leather Briefcases & Totes

Shirt Pocket Briefcase - Levenger Pocket Briefcases - New Leather Briefcases & Totes

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Custom Napping music for your iPOD

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More on the ORID discussion model

see this link

The ORID tool for getting a group to reach a decision

see 3M Meeting Network - A Magical Tool for Group Decisions.

The ORID step ensures that people in a group ascend a 'ladder of inference' of reaching consensus, climbing one rung at a time together:

1. O (for Objective) - Ask the members what they recall seeing or hearing and list their answers on flip chart paper. Caution: Keep people focused on what they observed with their senses. Disallow interpretations and opinions at this stage.
2. R+ (for Reflective positive) - Ask members what they had positive reactions to and list their responses.
3. R- (for Reflective negative) - Ask members what they had negative reactions to and list their responses. What will be positive for some may be negative for others. That's okay and exactly why you are doing this.
4. I (for Interpretive) - Ask members what sense they make of the data and record their responses. Hint: It's easier to assign meaning by thinking about what headline a reporter might write about this data.
5. D (for Decisional) - Ask the members what decisions they can now make as a group. Help them work individual proposals into consensus decisions.

This is patented by this organisation. see here.