Home Office Highway was about using portable tools like a broadband access wireless Internet card and a laptop to tap into the “cloud” that computing is becoming.

But what if the cloud followed you around like (not to pick a lousy metaphor here) the cloud that surrounded Pig Pen in Peanuts. Toyota and Apple have partnered to ponder a solution that will bring ultimate portability.

Trend watcher and domainer Owen Frager at Frager Factor put it this way: “The vehicle is designed for a buyer group whose unique combination of lifestyle activities and vehicle needs requires a compact pickup offering good fuel economy, advanced functionality, maneuverability and unique styling in a durable package suitable for an active lifestyle … But here’s the juicy part. According to sources close to the review, the car will also launch the in-dashboard ME.COM cloud-access panel from Apple … the ME control panel would become the hub of all activity and provide secure access to any passenger’s server-based applications, data, mail, calendar and credentials and download to a hand-held device…”

“…Imagine the possibilities for police, cabs or car poolers as a home and office-on-the-road entertainment center where you can stream any movie, game or audio file to anyone, anywhere they are … With full voice search and prompts, and without bandwidth and software needed or upgraded in the automobile’s operating system, this is truly the promise of workforce mobility and LIFEFORCE MOBILITY delivered….”

And here’s the killer concept: “… instead of carrying your computer, your computer comes to you.”

Cities and retailers have been promising Wimax and clouds. But few have delivered — yet. This, though, offers promise. Synchronization, no matter where you are. Access and portability, no matter where the road takes you.

That’s the ultimate home office highway.