High-Tech Hang Gliding
What do hang gliding and computing have in common? Says Bill Bolosky, a senior researcher at Microsoft Research and an avid hang glider, "On the surface, I'd tell you that hang gliding is the antithesis of computing. You go out on a glider without motors and mechanisms." But even gliding is getting teched-out. Bolosky and his compatriots use tiny GPS devices to determine their location. And they've outfitted themselves with tiny computers linked via a wireless network to communicate during flights.
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