China is looking to foreign companies, including Microsoft, as sources of technology.

I think a big move is very unlikely because the regime is very concerned about maintaining economic growth. I think short term the president and (U.S. Treasury Secretary John) Snow are not going to get what they want. Longer term, it could be a different story.

It is the last process in embedding our technology on a single chip for our set-top boxes. It is not the last piece of the puzzle, but it is definitely a piece of the puzzle. Right now, we believe we have all of the elements of our technology in place to execute on our business strategy for the next two to three years.

Right now new technology -- like our fast cameras -- is making experiments possible that just 10 years ago were considered impossible. It?s a very exciting time to be in the field.

Looking ahead to future applications of electronics, [de Forest] grew even gloomier. He believed that 'electron physiologists' would eventually be able to monitor and analyze 'thought or brain waves', allowing 'joy and grief to be measured in define, quantitative unit.' Ultimately, he concluded, 'a professor may be able to implant knowledge into the reluctant brains of his 22nd century pupils. What terrifying political possibilities may be lurking there! Let us be thankful that such things are only for posterity, not for us.

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