Comments on: Are convergence devices the wave of the future?

CNET editor attends a SXSW panel about convergence devices and the future of MP3 players.

[kchendricks]

Keep 'em separate!

Personally, I like having my Palm Treo 650 and my Creative Zen Touch as separate entities. The only thing I would consider upgrading to would be a combined video/audio player, like the Zen Vision W. I use my Treo for phone calls, calendering, contacts, memos, some games, and web browsing. I'll be looking to upgrade that when my 2 year Verizon Contract comes up in June. Thinking about the Cingular 8525 - just hope the network at least as good as what I'm used to w/ Verizon.

[hagpaz]

I insist that TH55 was better design

I phone is a bad copy of Sony Clie TH55 but with cellular.
Sony whare better catching the future but they did it 3 years ago. 3 years in this industy are like 20 in normal life...

[WH33LM4N]

I dont like your attitude

you need to quit worrying about your job, you weenie, and start thinking about what is best for consumers and the general public. Your mindset reminds me too much of that of big-wigs in this industry and others, and even the government, who always look out for themselves instead of the rest of the world. :{>

[happy2000usa]

I don't like you attitude

I don't. People do need to worry about their job, though I think the writer's reference was tongue in cheek. The bottom line is the consumer. I personally don't want to combine everything in one device, but if enough people do, the "Industry" will produce them.

The "Big Wigs" you refer to look at the bottom line. That's how they keep their job. The people driving that bottom line are consumers like you and me. If there's a demand for a product, we buy it. If there's not, we don't.

[Fil0403]

Have people ever tried a Windows Mobile 5 phone?

After reading the last paragraph, and realize how its authour talks about iPhone like something new, I can only conclude the she (as many people) has fallen into the hype and has never tried a Windows Mobile 5 phone in her life.