Gates touts vision of PC as hub. Microsoft's chairman takes the stage at WinHEC, announcing support for wireless networking technology Bluetooth and demonstrating devices for the networked home. [CNET News.com: Personal Technology]

One of the cooler apps that is described in the conference is a USB telephone, allowing you to have your computer make the calls for you. While Windows has had built in dialers before, to my knowledge, the combination with a decent speakerphone or other device has not been there up to now. Pretty sweet!

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