Thursday, December 11, 2003
Phones, Handhelds May Replace Laptops
Posted by Jason Dunn in "ARTICLE" @ 08:00 AM
"Psst... How about a souped-up handheld computer cell phone combination that not only boasts a camera, surfs the Web, does e-mail, can play digital music and has a calendar, but also makes your toast in the morning? You can have all of that right now. Well, all but the toaster part.
The point is, handheld computers and smartphones, even digital music players like the very popular Apple iPod, are getting ever more powerful, smaller, and can perform a dizzying array of functions. These powerful gizmos are even starting to raise questions among electronics makers over how much longer it will be before you can leave your laptop at home as a doorstop and hit the road with only your uber-handheld..."
A good read, if only to show that most of the people reading this site are already living the scenario this CNN article describes. :wink:
The point is, handheld computers and smartphones, even digital music players like the very popular Apple iPod, are getting ever more powerful, smaller, and can perform a dizzying array of functions. These powerful gizmos are even starting to raise questions among electronics makers over how much longer it will be before you can leave your laptop at home as a doorstop and hit the road with only your uber-handheld..."
A good read, if only to show that most of the people reading this site are already living the scenario this CNN article describes. :wink:
