MicroSD, SDHC, Memory Stick...ugh! The market for portable data storage has long been a nightmare of cryptically-named puzzle pieces. How about a one-size-fits-all memory card? Again, there's some progress here. Cellphone maker Sony Ericsson recently said adios to the proprietary and may switch to MicroSD, which is the closest thing we've got to an industry standard. Then again, newer and faster memory card formats like are coming next year, so who knows what'll happen.

TV Remotes

Is there a less friendly tech gadget than the TV remote? Each has a different layout and requires an engineering degree to master. (Then again, engineers can't figure they out either.) Universal remotes? They're even worse. TV manufacturers should now by now that handheld devices aren't designed to hold 250 tiny buttons.

My suggestion: Have Apple design a TV remote, and make it a standard. The iPhone is proof that a user-friendly interface is possible, even on a small gadget that controls dozens of functions.

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