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How about that iPhone?

I don't want an iPhone.

Oh, it looks great, but I'm waiting for the next generation. That will be the true convergence of everything. It's not far away: almost everything I'd want is either possible right now or tantalizingly close.

What do I want added to that iPhone? Well, more ram and disk space of course, but that's no great obstacle. The ability to use alternate output? Obviously easy enough, as is alternate input. With those two I can carry my computer with me all day and use a real screen and keyboard when they are available.

Of course it should be able to send output to my TV, and that should be "picture in picture" if I want it to be. Output to stereo, access to satellite radio, TV.. all that. And when I go shopping, it should read bar codes and do Internet price comparisons for me.. as well as keep track of what I've bought.

I'm really not asking a lot. None of this is outrageous or beyond realistic expectations. It's all reasonable and I don't think it's too many years away.

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