Maybe it’s just me, but none of the 10 Smartest Machines in the photo essay catch my attention.
Don’t get me wrong, despite my absolute hatred of my cell phone (What I hate most? That I need it…), I have become a gadget guy. I love my iPod. I love my laptop. I love my digital camera. I love my webcam. I love wireless broadband connection to the Internet.
And I love the person, whoever they are, who will one day figure out how to combine them all in a single seamless and fully-functional (preferably handheld, pocket size) unit that costs less than my annual comic book tab.
(TIMEasia’s worth checking out. Take a look at the article on Robots or the one on hikikomori.)