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Originally Posted by johnkzin View Post
So, you're talking about idealistic pie in the sky theoretical convergence, and I'm talking about here-and-now practical convergence. (which isn't actually a criticism on my part, I often talk about that kind of "theoretical/idealistic/as-it-should-be" type of technology as well, but as Mahan pointed out wrt naval warfare, if you don't keep yourself fully immersed in both the theoretical and the practical, you're going to have problems .... practical beats theoretical, but the balance beats the pants off of both of them)
Qole is talking about the "perfect convergence device," the topic of this thread. His idea may seem weird now, but it makes perfect sense. In the future, there won't be any "dead spots," internet speed will be a thing of the past (aka everything will be instantaneous), etc. etc...

But more interesting to me is the real convergence device. In the future, I don't think it will even be called a device. Just an extension of the body. Probably some sort of implant so we become augmented with a computer inside our brain in a sense. (Bad example: Halo).

For example, if I look at a ice cream shop, a list of items sold will pop up in my head, a list of people who I know who recommend the shop will pop up, and anything else you wanted (maybe a list of the ingredients and nutrition facts, a 3d video of the inside of the store in real time, etc...). If I want to "call" my friend across the globe, I just think of his name and I can talk to him, video chat, play a game, etc...

That is the "perfect convergence device"

(Oh snap, its the LAST DAY of this thread. Get the bomb shelter ready)