As I sit here typing at the last possible second, I'm simultaneously trying to find something interesting to write about, and looking out of the corner of my eye to see if the Fedex truck is here yet. I'm waiting on my new mobile phone to arrive. Some might call it an obsession, but gadget lust is a way of life for me. Its the new Google phone; the Nexus One. Google calls it a "super phone", but most of us what probably prefer to leave it in the established realm of smartphone.
From what I've read, this little thing is pretty amazing. It has been interesting to study the history of the computer while simultaneously researching a tiny computer that I'll be carrying with me everywhere. Based on clock speed alone, the processor in this phone, at 1 GHz, is significantly more powerful than the first desktop computer my family had. Significantly more powerful. It makes me think back to the days of our first home computers in the late 80's early 90's. Pre-internet, at least commercial internet, pre-cellphone, pre-netbook, pre-navigation. And it wasn't that long ago!
Moving forward, I can only imagine what I'll be carrying around ten years from now. Ten years ago I got my first cellphone, a giant Nokia. It made calls, and that's it. With the exponential growth of technology and processing capabilities, I look forward to the new sources of technological wonder that will continue to fuel my gadget lust well into the 21st century.
