Henry Bortman

Picture this: On your way out the door for a business trip, you drop your cell phone and headset into your briefcase. In the cab on the way to the airport, you open your PowerBook and -- without hooking up or even touching your phone -- dial up your ISP to check your e-mail. Remembering that it's your daughter's birthday, you don the headset and recite her phone number into the microphone. Moments later, you're connected and discussing birthday plans -- all within the confines of the cab, and all without wires.