The market for electronic books has been sluggish thus far, but the announcement of an e-book standard might encourage more authors and readers to make the shift. [Wired]

Michelle Delio's article: "Computer viruses are both the medium and the message in a museum exhibit documenting the history and future of unwelcome and uninvited virtual visitors."

A story of a German hacking pioneer and co-founder of Chaos Computer Club (CCC). Famous hacks include BTX and NASA.

Story on magnetic quantum cellular automata research, non-volatile logic, at University of Notre Dame. Works via areas of magnetic orientation instead of transistors and wires. [Wired News]

Article treats AMD release of a 1.3ghz Athlon chip, its support for DDR memory, future planned release of 64 bit chip. [Wired News]

The advantages of electronic ink over plain paper. [Wired]

Coverage of the E-Ink and Philips Components announcement to jointly develop high-resolution e-ink displays for handheld devices, touching on the technology and benefits of such products. [Wired]

Xerox PARC engineers are working on electronic paper, a fabric-like material that can display digital text. [Wired]

An early look at a J.C. Penney store using electronic ink signs. [Wired]

Somewhat critical overview article from Wired featuring the oldest wearable computer (1981).