Sunday, June 10, 2007

Are we growing or is technology shrinking...

It's impossible not to notice that everything around us is getting smaller... our phones, our cameras, our computers and if your on top of the newest technologies, your wallet. But where do we draw the line? I just got done reading an article about Sony's new paper thin video screen and I can't help but wonder what the next step will be or if it will even be necessary. I will say up until now I've fully embraced the miniturization of my various devices but at what point will being small hinder the users experience. I can't really see phones getting much smaller. It seems now that the focus in phone designs isn't size related but content/feature related. The iPhone for examle, didn't get smaller. It's just more packed with features than anything we've seen. I'd imagine that this is the approach phone manufactors will take on their new designs. I suppose whether or not the size of a device is appropriate is a case by case issue though. Sometimes I guess I'm just amused the thought that everything we own will someday be bite size.

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