Audible Technology Review: May/June 2000 Columns

The latest issue of Technology Review explores the future of computing as the industry moves beyond silicon. Columns zoom in on specifics. In "The People's Computer," Michael Dertouzos learns how easy-to-use machines will interact with people through speech and gesture. With the emergence of e-books, "Intellectual Capital" argues that copyright should be returned to its original purpose: regulating publishers, not readers. "Inside Innovation" asks whether Bill Gates will be able to doff the silicon handcuffs of his past success. And "Benchmarks" looks into the search for smarter searches.