Hard drives, telephoto lenses meet cell phones

I have somewhat the same feelings.: However, this is where the world is headed. A couple of weeks ago I read two very fascinating articles, one about Japan and the other about Korea, exploring the phenomena where youth in those two nations don't know how to use PCs because they now do everything via smart phones. Not having a desktop would be unthinkable to me, but apparently I'm way out of step with the world's youth.

http://www.ojr.org/japan/wireless/1047257047.php

Can't find the one on Korea again, but here's a couple of interesting links:

http://www.links.net/share/speak/2004-nyc/

From http://www.pdatoday.com/pdaviews_more/1647_0_4_0_C/

"In Asia, it's not the boring professionals driving the newest innovations in the mobile market but what the Japanese call keitai-crazy kids. Teens sit in Tokyo's crowded plazas, furiously messaging each other, reading e-mail magazines and playing fantasy games like Dragon Quest. In South Korea, phones are so cherished by youngsters that in a recent survey of elementary-school kids, half said they wanted a phone as their gift for Children's Day, a national holiday. Dogs got 22 percent of the vote, PCs a meager 10 percent. Many Asian phone manufacturers think the next killer app for all these kids is actually 75 years old: television. In May Samsung announced it would launch a phone that receives 40 satellite TV stations."; Posted by: Yen_z Posted on: 12/07/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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