de tomKronieken

Will Cell Phones Render iPods Obselete?. Of course they will. As a matter of fact, I was shopping for a cell phone the last few weeks, and this was my wish list:

• Able to call somebody. By far the most important requirement.
• Camera. And a decent one, one I can use when I forgot my Olympus, not one that takes poststamp-size pictures. Even better: one that excees my Olympus in capabilities.
• Speakerphone. I've had one too many call from my parents-in-law, discussing a meeting time, which ended up in me acting as a proxy between them and my girlfriend.
• Java functionality. Hey, I want to at least know what it feels like to program such a thing.
• MP3 player. But a good one, one that can carry more than 30 minutes of music.
• GPS system. I end up driving through Brussels quite some times lately, and I always end up getting lost.

All of these devices exist seperately. But my pockets just ain't that big. Nor is my wallet. I am convinced that in the not-so-distant future (one year?), such a device will become available. In fact, Sony-Ericsson's P900 comes very close. I expect that, in a not-too-distant future, these devices become affordable to anybody (as in: you'll see grandma's shopping with it, just like you now see grandma's calling home to ask if dear husband wants chicken or fish for dinner).

But I digress. The point is: all these devices will become one. No question about it.

If you're interested: I ended up buying a Nokia 6600, partly thanks to Russ. Now I need to learn how to program this toy. If you happen to have a link, don't hesitate to send it.