Friday, September 23, 2005

The Upgraded Digital Divide

In this interesting article titled 'The Upgraded Digital Divide: Are We Developing New Technologies Faster than Consumers Can Use Them?', it argues that:

'TiVos and Treos and BlackBerrys. Wi-Fi and HDTV and plasma screens. Picture phones, digital cameras, iPods and now iPod cell phones. Using sophisticated products and keeping pace with their new features requires significant time, interest and a certain amount of smarts on the part of consumers. It also takes a lot of energy to sort out the bells and whistles you really need from those you sort-of need and those you don't need at all.'

Are we driven smarter through increasing mobile technologies? Is this a healthy relationship? Again, the techno vs. social evolution debate.

But I ask - are we becoming smarter, or only more reliant upon smart relationships? Is the hybrid the way to go?

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