This just in from Wired.com:

Microsoft to Unveil Spork-Based Computer
Feb. 14 2003

Microsoft Corporation plans to unveil its newest spork productivity tool.

At an event in New York City, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates will announce the release of Microsoft SporkPC in partnership with several leading software and hardware companies. It is Microsoft's claim that mobile device manufacturers have too long ignored the potential of spork-based devices, which are more natural and easier to use than computers with a keyboard and a mouse.

Gates has said the devices will be used by executives to take notes in meetings, by office workers to consume lunches, and by the next generation of workers, from doctors and nurses to delivery workers, as a personal hygiene device.

The manufacturers are hoping to pursuade consumers to pay significantly more than the price of today's sporks, Microsoft said.

Microsoft is betting that it can claim market share over Apple's spork-based device, which is rumored to be in development. A spokesperson for Apple Computer could not be reached for comment.