Here is my weekly selection of articles that were not commented here — except if I missed them.

Retailers Tap High Tech to Aid Shoppers
Source: The Washingto Post, January 17, 2005 (Free registration)

Wireless: Dial-a-prayer, upgraded
Source: Robyn Curnow, International Herald Tribune, January 17, 2005

With high-cost `smart cards,’ military targets tighter security
Source: Dan Lee, San Jose Mercury News, January 17, 2004

For Surgery, an Automated Helping Hand
Source: Marc Santora, The New York Times, January 18, 2005 (Free registration, permanent link)

Circuit City’s New IT Approach to Customer Service
Source: Evan Schuman, eWEEK, January 17, 2005

Unwrapping the Biometric Present
Source: Simson Garfinkel, Technology Review, January 18, 2005

Toshiba’s Mobile Phone Works All Windows PC Functions From Afar
Source: Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press, January 18, 2005

Tiny technologies: Wearable PCs; Satellite in a Suitcase; Magic Dust
Source: Alice Dragoon, January 15, 2005 Issue of CIO Magazine

In Age of Security, Firm Mines Wealth Of Personal Data
Source: Robert O’Harrow Jr., The Washington Post, January 20, 2005 (Free registration)

Smart Shelves, Faster Checkout
Source: Ron Scherer, The Christian Science Monitor, January 21, 2005

See you next week…