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Mobile Phone - Convergence Point For iPod, Others?

Posted by simoniker on from the famed-all-in-one dept.

Nagen writes "DrunkenBlog has an intriguing essay arguing that the mobile phone is the primary convergence point for digital devices and will soon cause iPod sales to evaporate. Perhaps more interesting is the idea that the iPod is an expendable pawn in a larger battle of who will control the gateway of all legal content to the user."

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  1. Only fashionista nit-wits buy these things. by raam · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    How f-ing useful are these, anyway? I've been a gadget aficionado (spelled g-e-e-k) for most of my life, but I've never been more than mildly amused at these toys (and the user is usually the real soure of amusement). Please illustrate to me what is particularly intriguing about these. From what I've gleaned, they're fairly small and, of course, (gag mode on standby) cute. Yet, they have no FM tuner, few options to change, weak displays, break-me-open batteries, WEIRD buttons (so chic, so cool, so what), etc. And they come in colors. Right. So why in the world are they so popular? (Are there any GOOD reasons?)