Post-PC gadgets: They really work

Booth after booth of gizmos line the aisles, promising passersby a George Jetson tomorrow -- eventually -- but rarely delivering to the average Joe on the promise. The P.T. Barnum appeal still overpowers this 20-year-old trade show, but Comdex/Fall '99 was different from previous years in one major respect: The fancy futuristic stuff was real and in abundance and within reach of even the most tech-wary consumer. Full story. -- Lisa Bowman and Rob Lemos , ZDNet News