Technology is moving at a greater speed than we think,atleast it is faster than I thought.
Earlier I had pointed out the narrowing difference (Toshiba Ikiller) between mobile phones & computing devices and the possible strategic inflection point (Call rates RIP) the telecom industry might come across.
So what? take a look at the news from CNET.com
Intel announced here Monday at the GSMA Mobile World Congress that LG Electronics will use its latest generation technology to build a new class of device called mobile Internet devices, or MIDs.Now the companies are working on a new class of product that are mini-computers that can also be used to make phone calls using a wireless Internet connection. Intel sees the category of product as something that is somewhere between a smartphone, like the Apple iPhone, and a Netbook, a scaled-down version of a notebook computer.
IF you see the image below you will get the idea of that "something somewhere" product Intel is talking about. ARM is one of the early firms to have a vision about MID's or Mobile Internet Devices
The article further states the implication of MID's in the telecom industry which will eventually make Call rates R.I.P
I thought it will take another decade for this to happen, but looks like we will bid farewell to cellphones & embrace MIDs,very soon.
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