Here's a Red Herring article from March 2, 2000 about Microsoft Research's use of a camera to interact with a PC: "With a camera mounted atop his PC, Mr. Turk is studying and helping build a series of vision-based interfaces that allow computers to respond to a person's presence, certain kinds of gestures, or even facial expressions."
8:36:30 PM  

Another link from Rafe tonight: "I think that the implications of the new Sony EyeToy could reach far beyond immersing people in their video games."
8:30:35 PM  

DigiTimes: "Facing great pressure to reduce prices, an increasing number of notebook brand vendors have stepped away from the tradition of securing an exclusive design base for their products. While some have used the same design base for various product lines, others have also left the door open to sharing the same core design with potential competitors."
11:30:39 AM  

Rafe Colburn: "Yeah, spam is ruining email, but so will the widespread deployment of challenge-response systems for dealing with spam."
9:43:20 AM