My Next Two Gadgets
But I’d like the pie heated and I don’t want the ice cream on top, I want it on the side, and I’d like strawberry instead of vanilla if you have it, if not then no ice cream just whipped cream but only if it’s real; if it’s out of the can then nothing.
Here’s what I want. A Mac laptop. Better make that two. A small one for traveling and presentations, and a more powerful one with a large screen for development, programming, designing, and watching movies and shows. TVs are the next VCR; they’re on their way out.
Next, I want a GPS-enabled, wifi-enabled, bluetooth-enabled, 32 bit/96 KHz , high S/n sound recorder, digital in/out, analog in/out, AM/FM/short wave receiver, 7-megapixel camera, DV camera, lens-attachment-capable, tripod-attachment-capable, mobile phone with a 100+ Gb hard drive, a Linux OS, and a detachable remote control.
It should be about the size and weight of an iPod. The newer iPods, I mean, but not the Nano. And the screen should cover almost the whole of the surface area so I can make the most of my productivity software and also watch movies in widescreen mode.
It should come with a roll-up bluetooth keyboard and a bluetooth headset for using the phone and listening to MP3s and movies. No earbuds. If I want those I’ll buy them. But, really, they’re bad for the ears. I’m not an audiophile but I do know a little something about music and sound and I’d appreciate something with better sound quality. Don’t make it an afterthought.
The phone should send and receive phone calls, voice mail, and data (when I can’t connect to wifi). That’s it. No extra software, please. No SMS or email or calendars or organizers or to-do-lists. I’ll use the web browser to connect to my Joyent account, thank you. No IM. I’ll install one or use something over the web. I prefer IRC, anyway. Everything else is available over the web. Everything that isn’t can be installed in Linux.
Every other gadget that does those things separately is on its way out. Converge or die.
