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Every now and then you come across a product that is, what's the word I'm looking for, compelling? intriguing? Way cool? Today's topic is a product that is all of those things. It is the US$99.95 Eye-Fi Secure Digital (SD) memory card for your camera that has built-in wireless networking. Once configured, the card will log on to your Wi-Fi network and automatically upload images to one of a number of popular photo management tools or storage services such as Flickr and Picasa.

The message from the big carriers at this year's CTIA Wireless conference was crystal clear: We're opening up as fast as we can, just don't push us.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has set enough rules requiring that mobile networks are open so it won't approve a petition from Skype that would have required mobile operators to allow any application to run on their networks, said the head of the commission on Tuesday at the CTIA conference in Las Vegas.

Just when you've figured out the settings on your latest smart phone, digital camera or GPS device from last holiday, along comes this week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas with a whole new batch of electronic goodies to get you ready for 2008. Here's a bunch of new items I can't wait to see at the show:

We at Computerworld would be the last to say that science and technology aren't creative pursuits. Still, when most people say, "Oh, she's very creative," they're probably not talking about the subject's ability to perform higher math or engineer a network. Such people might be amazed to learn of the remarkable number of actors, directors, musicians and other celebrities who nurture an inner geek.

It started as an idea for making more life-like puppets for the British TV show Spitting Image. Four years later, Eleksen Group is hoping that its interactive textile technology will form the foundation for a new generation of wash-and-wear computer control and display devices.

Cisco Systems has named a new general manager to run its Linksys division and is tapping the founders of the home and small-business networking business to help build Cisco's business in China.

William McQuiston retired last month as CIO at Truman Medical Centers in Kansas City, after 41 years in IT. But he still vividly recalls the boss who made his life miserable in the mid-1980s. That difficult period followed his acceptance of a position at a county medical center.

Ratcheting up its customization capabilities, Salesforce.com will use its inaugural Dreamforce User & Developer Conference this week to launch the Winter 04 release of its hosted CRM service.

The auction of Global Crossing Ltd. has been pushed back from today until Tuesday with a 10 p.m. EDT deadline so that those interested in acquiring the telecommunication company's assets can finalize bids and continue negotiations, according to a Global Crossing spokesman.

California-based software design company Electronics for Imaging Inc. (EFI) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) filed suit against 94 companies last week, including Microsoft Corp. and IBM Corp. alleging infringement on their patented image-editing software, an EFI representative confirmed Monday.