shane, I know you like the fact that LSI adopted the real estate
mantra and when it comes to chips its "Consumer, consumer, consumer".
Still, has LSI diversified enough? Here are some markets LSI may have
missed and a world look:
HEARD ON THE BEAT - Digital Candid Camera
Los Angeles Times - Monday, May 18, 1998
Computers have found a place on most desktops. Now they're trying for
a place on coffee tables as well.
Photojournalist Rick Smolan, creator of the book "A Day in the Life
of America" and its offshoots, turned his camera on some of the
estimated 15 billion microchips in use around the world to illustrate
the degree to which they've become a part of everyday life.
But there are also some surprising images, including a toilet
showroom in Tokyo where a $3,500 model made by Toto uses
microprocessors to control a seat warmer, an automatic lid opener,
an air deodorizer, a water spray and a blow-dryer.
In Johannesburg, South Africa, pensioners line up to use a fingerprint
scanner to confirm their identity before they can receive their checks.
In Israel, an employee of the popular Web site Virtual Jerusalem
(http://www.virtual.co.il) stuffs e-mailed prayers into cracks of the
Western Wall.
And in Urbana, Ill., a farmer uses an ultrasound device to measure the
meat and fat content of a cow headed for slaughter.
latimes.com
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