Convergence

The term "convergence" refers to the synergystic overlapping of different technologies. The concept of convergence will be 100% foreign in the next years to come, simply because the trend will be the common standard (as it pretty much is now). The iphone for example does not only provide voice communication but also visual data via text and it is a functional web browser. A third dimension is also added with the social networking boom, as today's cellular devices retain the ability to keep the user connected to the web 24/7. Cell phones are probably one of the more obvious examples of convergence but there are many many more. All of the current Video game consoles, PS3, Xbox360 and the Nintendo Wii all provide web browsing capabilities, voice and social networking while holding the primary function of gaming entertainment. Current model automobiles offer GPS navigation, MP3 players and hands free communication via bluetooth giving the car voice capability. The future of convergence is limitless to say the least......so limitless in fact, as I stated earlier...pretty soon the term in itself will be obsolete.