Do Dedicated Devices Die? Principles of Convergence
Now that we have the iPad (notwithstanding its flaws), will eBook readers die? What is the future of Blu-Ray players as TVs converge with the Internet? Will the Flip die now that we have video cameras built into iPod Nanos? Will handheld GPS devices seem quaint when every smartphone has built-in GPS functionality? Is there a future for a dedicated TiVo devices? A common theme in all these questions is – do dedicated devices eventually die because devices converge? Do devi
Somewhere
Somewhere a leaf falls silently Somewhere a wind blows harshly Somewhere a shadow falls darkly Somewhere a tear drips slowly Somewhere a hurt grows inexorably Somewhere a hope fades slowly Somewhere a love dies fitfully #poetry
The sexy siren versus the steady girlfriend
I have been seduced by Apple. Twice. Once by the iPhone and once by the Macbook Pro. First it was the sexy iPhone, with all its fancy media handling capabilities and the oh-so-sexy interface. And of course, all the apps. I chucked my BlackBerry and got in line at the Apple store to buy myself an iPhone. A few days into my love affair, I discovered that beauty is often skin deep. Typing on glass is not something I want to get used to at my age. And the email capabilities
