I saw an incredible product the other day. Very well executed. A hybrid app. Part client, part content, part server. It's the most compelling app I've ever seen for a personal computer.
Information stays current.
Weather forecasts scroll through the window as on CNN, only prettier. Sports, financial, weather, news headlines, and presumably lots of other categories. If you're interested in just five stocks, that's all you see. If you only care about the weather in Boston, Austin, and Detroit, that's what you get. Just what you want.