If you have Windows 95 or another operating system that keeps track of the date as well as the time, you've probably seen it change the time by itself , usually with good results. Still, though, it requires that time and date to be correct to start with. That's right, atomic clocks are on the Internet, and all it would take is a few seconds for your computer's clock to connect to one of these always-accurate clocks and adjust itself accordingly. Unfortunately, today's computers are notorious for not playing well with others , and other home appliances and office equipment are much worse. The companies that make them are all trying to corner the market by making their appliances and software talk to each other in code, if they talk to each other at all.
Screens are for looking.
These minidisplays would be great for speech-based appplications which only need a few ideas clarified or a few menu choices displayed. Voice mail, for instance, is an application that would benefit from a screen, but the current architecture of voice mail systems limits the number of choices on each menu anyway. Simple and inexpensive is best. Apple's eMate had the right idea, with a minimal screen, ruggedized case and near-eternal battery life, but of course that technology is dead now. QuBi needs a different paradigm.