Consolidation creates too many compromises · Proposed air date:
Dr. Dave traces how separate phones, music players, Internet devices and organizers were combined into the smartphone, only for users to discover that one device could involve too many compromises. The rise of tablets then begins separating those functions again, leading Dr. Dave and Evil Steve to imagine how a phone, tablet and headset might divide the work more effectively.
This excerpt runs from 6:29.090 to 9:10.238 within its preserved source recording.
Proposed recording date: 2012-03-24. The exact broadcast date may differ.
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