Like everyone else, Velocity Micro's about to cannonball into the tablet pool with the hope of making a big splash.

ENGADGET: Velocity Micro Cruz Reader hits stores, Cruz Tablet hitting in October along with more in January

Edmund Phelps, who came second with six of 60 entries in a pool of economists run by the author of this article, has made many important contributions to micro- and macroeconomics.

ECONOMIST: Nobel prize in economics