Every so often, I channel the spirit voice of Swami Berstananda, an ancient mystic with predilection for prediction. This time, his crystal ball says it's finally time for the handheld market to heat up.
Silicon Valley is a cauldron of ideas.
Every so often, a potent mixture of thought, collaboration and resources sets the pot to boil, resulting in a market phenomenon. This happened last year when we witnessed the birth of push technologies. Lost in the swirl of recent announcements from Internet World are three little-noticed news items that could foreshadow the next big product phenomenon. The approach of something we've all been waiting for. Handhelds have been promised as the next big thing for about five years, but none of them have really taken off.