While we are working to make mobile input technology more user-friendly, we are always amazed at the other advances taking place in this cutting edge field. We encourage you to examine some of the wonderful developments that help will make mobile technology ubiquitous in the twenty-first century. Please enjoy the following links to companies making these advances.

HP Labs is working on a way to produce low cost, thin, light and attractive displays that may advance e-book technology in the future. Image your child going to school in the future without the back-breaking load of books they now carry, all replaced with one lite portable computer. http://www.hpl.hp.com/news/2004/oct_dec/bistable_display.html

Mitsubishi is developing an LED style heads-up-display for wearable computing or simply for watching a portable DVD player. They expect to sell for around $400.                http://global.mitsubishielectric.com/company/r_and_d/
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Battery power is a big problem but advances in fuel cells may soon extend the operational life of many of our small devices. MERIT of Japan has an interesting solution that could be on the market in 2006 that could help drive technology with up to 20 watts of power.
http://merit.hydrogen.co.jp/R&D/R&D_Main.html