This planet has finite resources. Past three to four decades has seen increase in consumer (not customer) attitudes for "use and throw" culture. Advertising, in-built obsolescence, consumer's rapidly changing tastes are all to blame.

Everything (even rubbish products) require energy and other resources, to produce. A bigger problem exists for disposing them carefully. I foresee going back to change in consumer attitudes of owning few solid & good things which will last for long.

Insofar entertaining (experiencing) new things are concerned, we are witnessing developments in augmented reality.

For those who like Thankpad keyboards....especially the trackpoint and trackpad.

Amen to D2! There are some audiophiles who require portable music and have not heard of Cowon. Get a pair of good earbuds and you have one professional portable audio system. I'm told it accepts a particular type of Nokia mobile phone battery.

Why do I get a distinct impression that this entire discussion topic is like of tupperware ladies?

"I use this grinder in my kitchen, this lipstick is good, that moisturizer is good"?

JEEPS are built, not bought.

No, I am not talking about the latest contraptions but older Jeeps...CJs

This question should be aimed at CIOs and managers. Most of them do not visit Slashdot. And if you really get hold of them, the answer is, no, they are not ready.

Energy > Interest > Curiosity > Learning

Passive entertainment > Lethargy > Energy Drain

Suggest reading a short essay "On Thinking for Oneself" by Arthur Schopenhauer.

The Japanese seem to be building a 60 mega watt hour battery based on this technology.

organized religion = earthly politics man always creates god instead of worshiping him.

Please drop the idea of this Beta. Thank you.

Try meditation.

What on planet Zapata is ERM software package? Having worked on large backend ERP business systems (mostly SAP) for past 15 years, I am hearing ERM for the first time in my life.

Read this as well. PDF warning: Perfect Storm

Or the next quarter

Read research of Tullet Prebon, Issue Three "Forever blowing bubbles".