Comments on: Convergence or Divergence? http://www.blindside.org.uk/2007/06/28/convergence-or-divergence/ What's going to go wrong in our e-enabled world? Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:17:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: William Heath http://www.blindside.org.uk/2007/06/28/convergence-or-divergence/#comment-425 William Heath Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:52:34 +0000 http://www.blindside.org.uk/2007/06/28/convergence-or-divergence/#comment-425 OK- it's dynamic, not all one way. I guess the way to find out is to think of example of both trends: For example, lots of formerly dedicated platforms have converged on the PC standard: railway and airport timetable boards, overhead projectors, typewriters and dedicated word processors, early games consoles. And lots of functions have converged on the mobile phone platform: phones, wristwatch, diary, calculator, address book I've never seen a dedicated Internet radio. I like the resurgence of models like the Roberts brand which is dedicated and very simple, and cheap. OK- it’s dynamic, not all one way. I guess the way to find out is to think of example of both trends:

For example, lots of formerly dedicated platforms have converged on the PC standard: railway and airport timetable boards, overhead projectors, typewriters and dedicated word processors, early games consoles.

And lots of functions have converged on the mobile phone platform: phones, wristwatch, diary, calculator, address book

I’ve never seen a dedicated Internet radio. I like the resurgence of models like the Roberts brand which is dedicated and very simple, and cheap.

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