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While this isn’t a PocketPC, it is a portable gadget that may eventually become ubiquitous in people’s lives in some future day.

Imagine this type of technology in your PDA for everyday use… no more food poisoning at you local greasy Chinese restaraunt.  Identify the mysterious residue on your kid’s dresser, etc.

Purdue University researchers have created a handheld sensing system its creators liken to Star Trek’s "tricorder" used to analyze the chemical components of alien worlds. But the system could have down-to-earth applications, such as testing foods for dangerous bacterial contaminants including salmonella, which was recently found in a popular brand of peanut butter.

Source: Scientists invent real-life ‘tricorder’ for chemical analysis

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