The Triumph of the Small

Technologists have predicted that the digitizing and globalization of information (digital convergence) meant that the tech / media wars were going to be fought over who dominates the living room TV (no, not the guy with the remote control but who presents him with his choices). It turns out that the battlespace may be over what goes into the front pocket of our jeans. iPhone users self-reported changes in their own behavior:

The more time iPhone users spend with their apps, the less time they spend watching TV, reading newspapers, using PCs and pretty much everything else.

TV’s are getting bigger, more beautiful, and cheaper. Today we are watching the big flatscreens, but in ten years maybe the living room will be library quiet as we each gently tap on our personal computing and communications devices.