Week 6 (12/3/07-12/7/07) - Question of the Week

(This week's question should be at least 200 words since we have two class meetings.)

Here's the question: Will laptops be replaced by cell phones in 3-5 years?

Background: In Japan, college students have dropped laptops from their "want" list in favor of cell phones that are Internet, MP3, Bluetooth, and GPS enabled. Here's an article on the cell phone versus laptop debate: http://www.technologyreview.com/InfoTech-Hardware/wtr_16279,294,p1.html?a=f
Here's another link: http://blogs.business2.com/business2blog/2006/01/the_500_phone_v.html In Japan and Europe, you can use your cell phone to dial a number and buy vending machine items or a car wash. Want a coke? Dial the number for the vending machine in front of you. (We in the USA are behind the rest of the world in cell phone sophistication.)