The Next Big Thing...The Cell Phone
Quote: "You say you want a revolution? The wireless revolution is here, right now. It's presenting untold new opportunities for fortune and glory. But forget the hype and hysteria over Wi-Fi...the great engine powering us into the new wireless age is, of all things, the good old cell phone."
Comment: Other than usual "next big thingism", this article is worth reading. The potential of cell phones as a means of web surfing, text messaging, content delivery, etc. is still emerging...but it is worth noting that there are currently more than 1 billion cell phones users (expected to hit 2 billion by 2006)...much of this market is still underserved in terms of hardware, software (no Microsoft dominance yet), entertainment, communications, and service providers. The article also presents a neat device called a personal server - a pocket sized computer for storing and processing data.