The amount of electronics thrown away rather than recycled in 2007.
The EPA reports that 82% of electronics disposal in 2007 ended up in the garbage (mostly landfills) rather than a recycling center. (source: EPA, July 2008)
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I believe there are already many consumer electronic devices that can be controlled in some part by shaking and/or tilting them. I remember a sansa mp3 player that changed tracks when you shook it and a phone sony ericsson just came out with (the T707 I think) also something like that.
I'm guessing that Apple will attempt to sue Sandisk when (if) the next revision of the shaker comes out. They'll probably win too.