This would be an electronic version of a paper wall calendar with six rows for all the possible weeks and seven-segment display LED's for each day. (An LCD version is also possible.) The currently active day would be brighter and/or with an illuminated border, though the other days would be visible, but dimly lit. (The brightness level would be different enough to make it obvious which day was current at a glance.) At the top would be fourteen or sixteen-segment or dot matrix displays spelling out the current month.
A low-end version could be made for under a hundred dollars while a high end version (with other features like more dot matrixes for scrolling messages, usb connectivity for PC control & connectivity, and tons of other bells & whistles) could easily be priced up to the hundreds.
Sell it through places like ThinkGeek and (the now defunct) Sharper Image, make it a must-own high tech toy, and cash in.
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The concept of paying substantial amount of money for information free every time I boot my computer doesn't seem very likely.
One of the advantages of paper calendars is that you can jot notes on them. It would be possible to make an electronic calendar that you could write on like a digital note pad, but it would increase the cost. A truely low end electronic calendar with no write-on ability should only cost about $10.
klknoles, your idea sounds really 70s. You would really use seven-segment LED's in this world of active matrix LCD's? Are you trying for a 'retro' look? Right now we can make a low end AMLCD for that $100. Actually, my calendar problem was solved the minute they put the clock on windows. just hover over the time and the date will show.
I do still have a paper calender because I like pictures of airplanes. Also, a cell-phone calendar handles my appointments and alerts me before they happen.