Hardware Watch 2010

At the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the big news for small business was in handheld devices. Conventional computers are not DOA, but consumers are looking to cram as much power as possible into their pocket. Here’s my shortlist of the more interesting gizmos I think will be useful for remodelers: LiveScribe Pulse smartpen: Wouldn’t it be great if the note you just scribbled, “Counters … green/purple,” could be accompanied by a recording of your customer telling you, “We definitely want the purple and green countertops and don’t care what it costs …”? That’s what the LiveScribe Pulse