Question:

What’s the hottest new trend in computers?

Answer:

Would you believe…NO COMPUTER at all?

And here’s how A WORLD WITHOUT COMPUTERS might look:

SCENARIO #1:

PUT THE COMPUTER INSIDE YOUR PEN

If you had a magic pen that…

• Could RECORD THE SOUND of every meeting or class you went to…

• Also had a built-in camera that would VIDEOTAPE YOUR EVERY PENSTROKE…

• Would SYNC YOUR WRITING ON A PAD WITH THE SOUND OF EVERY MEETING or class you attended…

…would there be any reason for you to carry a notebook computer around with you anymore?

If you like the idea of this magic pen…

…you can get one for as little at $129 at livescribe.com.

SCENARIO #2:

MAKE THE COMPUTER WORK MORE LIKE A BOOK

This is the idea behind a prototype device from Microsoft that some are calling a “Booklet” computer.

Microsoft’s “booklet” computer has:

• Two screens (left and right)

• Folds up like a book

• Let’s you interact with a pen

Based on videotape that Microsoft has made available of this prototype…

…using the “booklet” computer is more like taking notes in a spiral-bound notebook than it is like using what today we call a “computer.”

SCENARIO #3:

BLUR THE LINES EVEN MORE BETWEEN COMPUTER AND BOOK

You’ve heard of the Amazon Kindle…

…a computer-like device that’s designed for reading books.

But surely nobody wants a computer-like device for reading books…

…when you could just buy the book itself, right?

Well, here’s some news about the Amazon Kindle that will stun most doubters:

A new book called THE LOST SYMBOL, which was written by the author of THE DAVINCI CODE…

…is not only the #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, but at Amazon more copies are selling for the Kindle than are selling in hardcover.

It is believed this is the first time in history…

…that a book is selling more copies digitally than in traditional paper form.

SCENARIO #4:

MAKE ONE COMPUTER IN THE BASEMENT WORK FOR MANY

Here’s some news that is surely making the folks at Dell and Microsoft shudder:

More and more companies are moving to a form of computing called “virtual desktops” or “virtual PCs”…

…which means that all you have on your actual desk is 1) a keyboard, 2) monitor 3) a mouse and 4) a small device that gives you just enough computing power to get you on the Web.

So where is the “computer” part of this computer?

It gets banished to the basement…

…and this is one powerful server that acts as the computer for many.

There are many reasons why this is a great idea:

• Cuts down on the cost of replacing computers

• Cuts down on visits from the IT staff

• Cuts down on virus and hacker risks, while increasing security

• Can even cut down electricity costs by as much as 40%.

So why does this make Microsoft and Dell shudder?

For Dell, it probably means less sales of computers…

…because just about any old computer can be used as a virtual desktop.

And less sales of computers probably means less sales of Microsoft Windows…

…since a very large portion of Windows-software sales occur when Windows is included in the sale of new machines.

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