Sunday, February 7, 2010

The Future of Personal Computing: Closing the gap between smartphones and laptops

Ross Rubin, director of industry analysis for consumer technology at market research and analysis firm the NPD Group gives an interesting view of the past several years of personal computing in his article Switched On column on engadget.


Laptops are getting smaller, faster, and cheaper while phones are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Much of the smartphone's usability lends itself to rather new technologies such as multi-touch, which weren't around just a few years ago. I'm counting the days until a keyboard and mouse are completely optional accessories.

Read the article here.

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