http://www.corante.com/unwired/archives/dawn_of_the_stupid_device.php David Isenberg gave us the the Rise of the Stupid Network. Ambient Devices is giving rise to the stupid device. While wireless phones get smarter, other wireless devices are getting dumber. The Ambient Orb represents what I believe will be... en-us http://melin.typepad.com/lcpm/2005/02/john_yunker_wri.html John Yunker writes about devices getting not smarter but dumber. And it's the future he writes about, I am sure. He uses the Orb from Ambient devices as a great example of products that are doing less but do it