Eric S. Raymond points out the Smartphone Singularity: that is a tricorder in your pocket and with every new model, it does more of what other things used to do.
Who knew we'd back into that ol' SF trope, the pocket computer, via portable radiophones? The Future: usually weirder than predicted.
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It's interesting how little phone there is in a smartphone.
There is actually a "Tricorder" app for Android phones.
And cameras, too! They're even getting better as time goes by. I take more pics just because the thing is handy and there.
Who knew?
So, I was not going to download the thing, but I had to go lookl it up, and it really works. Well, it really does "stuff." "Tricorder: Functional Nerdity, at it's best"
And hey, it has a calculator too!
The only thing wrong with esr's post is that 1999 called and wanted their palm pilot back.
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