Book proposal adds to 'IT' mystery

"What Is 'IT'? Book Proposal Heightens Intrigue About Secret Invention Touted as Bigger Than the Internet or PC"

I'm a romantic when it comes to stuff like this... a sucker for punishment. What is IT?

I was thinking "We have to wait until 2002? Shit! Oh, wait... that's only a year. (cough)" A year until 2002? It just doesn't seem right. ;-)