I thought I would enumerate the electronic devices that I am traveling with and juxtapose that with what a business traveler may have gone with in eras past.

1. I have my laptop of course.  This is the primary weapon of the modern business traveler. 

2. But lucky me I get to carry a second laptop built with the correct environment for testing and displaying our application in China.

3. Camera.  My families steady and true Cannon SD110.  Nicked scratched and battered but clicking along just fine thank you very much.

4. My 30gig Zen Music player.  Crucial for drowning out the airline noise.

5.Noise canceling headphones.

6. My Blackjack 2.

7....and bringing up the rear a couple of thumb drives.

Impressive and confusing.

Now. Let's go back as far in the past as  1990.  What of those devices would a traveler have had along with them...

1. Camera (film based)

2. Walkman (maybe)

and a newspaper.

Remember what I always say - In the future what is simple will be complicated...and today is yesterday's future.