Convergence

Do you think that some day there will be one gadget that takes the place of all other gadgets? You will only need this one because it will take the place of all your others. It will be a: mini computer,Cell Phone, DVD player, Radio and itunes player, tape recorder, and digital camera and will be small enough to go any where.

Also what do see in the future for pod casting? Do think every form of entertainment and news will become pod casted?

Shawna Abbott

Hi Shawna,
I sure hope so. I hate carrying around my PDA/cell phone/iPod/USB storage key plus extra batteries and cables. I haven't found the perfect converged device for me, or maybe I just can't afford it. Some stuff already out there:

Palm's Treo, which is everything you asked for sort of except a DVD player. But you could create your own mini-movies and store them on a SD card. And it's only 6.3 ounces.




Toshiba's Libretto, a 2.1-pound mini notebook computer. It's just 6-by-8 inches. But while it's tiny, it's a full-fledged computer, complete with DVD player, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, the usual Windows software. Everything but a cell phone and camera.

And then there's the Motorola ROKR, the first phone to integrate iTunes. It could do a lot more. Then again, it could do a lot less.