Convergence before it is ready · Proposed air date:
Caller Doug asks when television, radio, wireless networking and computing will converge on a phone. Dr. Dave predicts gradual integration, warns that hype turns buyers into involuntary beta testers and explains that his own work is about making technology useful today.
This excerpt runs from 1:25.570 to 5:48.446 within its preserved source recording.
Proposed recording date: 2005-01-08. The exact broadcast date may differ.
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