Convergence is one of the current buzz-words in the mobile world, and a controversial one. People spend a lot of time arguing that mobile phones will (or will not) replace portable MP3 players, television sets, game consoles and so on and so forth. While I think any replacement of high-end gadgets is a long way in the future, there are some things that are being replaced by mobiles which are not talked about as much. Case in point: This article on kids using mobile phones to check the time instead of watches. I don’t wear a watch — ever since I bought a mobile phone I gladly left my wrists unencumbered, and most teenagers follow suit.
I think alarm clocks are the next on the list. Every mobile phone I’ve seen has an alarm function, and since people generally charge them at night it makes sense to charge it in the bedroom…I’ve also found the alarm function in mobile phones a lot easier to use than alarm clocks. True, alarm clocks can be set to play a radio, but phones will have that ability soon too. Not to mention you can set alarms for specific events in many phones…
The first convergence will be with the functional aspects of mobile phones rather than entertainment aspects, in my opinion. (via Textually)
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