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Imagine it's the year 2005, and you're in New York City on a business trip. Strolling past the garish stores on Fifth Avenue, you suddenly hear the distinctive beep of your digital companion. When you remove the device from the pocket of your coat, you find a distressing sight on its video screen: a news bulletin reporting a plunge in your company's stock price. Standing there on the sidewalk, you bark the words "Access personal finances!" into the digital companion's microphone. The gadget instantly calls up the Web page of your favorite on-line stock-trading site. As the other pedestrians stare at you curiously, you start selling shares to reduce your exposure. Then you instruct the digital companion to access an airline reservation service and buy a ticket on the next flight back to the company headquarters.

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