Its members defend small, art-oriented sites that are attacked by corporate entities and organize elaborate pranks, arguing that such mischief is good for intellectual progress. Future pranks currently underway at RTMark include employing PowerPoint software, often used in corporate boardrooms, for a parody on biotechnology and gene patenting at the Exit Art gallery in September. For example, moving the mouse over the strings of a tennis racket would produce a series of jerks. Logitech officials note that computing is now almost entirely visual, but in the future most Web pages could incorporate the sense of touch. This technology, based on the force-feedback technology used in military simulators and video games, could help online shoppers inspect merchandise more closely, for example.
Skeptics say the technology is still too rough to have widespread appeal.
At a minimum speed of 1.4 GHz, the Pentium 4 will compete with Athlon, the latest chip from Intel's chief competitor, Advanced Micro Devices. The Pentium 4 also features a 400 MHz system bus to improve data processing and a new architecture, called NetBurst, to enhance Internet applications. Intel will release the new chip later this year. This processor is meant for Internet-enabled devices such as digital cameras, MP3 players, and cell phones. BLECs both provide and maintain broadband Internet, e-business, and voice data services for tenants in these properties.