Active Content.(for handheld computing devices)(Industry Trend or Event)

"Active Content" is a term I coined to describe a needed capability in handheld computing devices. The information that I want on my handheld is often different from the information that I want on my desktop or laptop computer. I especially want to retrieve the information in a different manner. I do not want to "browse" or "surf" the Internet. I want the information that I am most likely to need already in memory and readable with a tap or two. And I want alerts of important changes in information that is pertinent to me.

Until information access is as easy as Active Content, the market for handheld information access devices will be limited to customers who find the information sufficiently valuable that they are willing to …