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[bobs10]

Very good post. There certainly is a huge sub-market out there of people that are being under-served as we move irrevocably into the "constantly tuned" age. That's one of the reasons that I think "smarts" in computer/connectivity will only increase in importance.

I see this problem being attacked on a number of levels. PIC is an obvious one, the "universal communicator" is another, and the Media Center is another.

The trend has been to constantly ask our devices to do more and to do it in "human friendly" terms. This dual mandate will assure that the smarts (processors) are only going to get more and more sophisticated.

From my point of view there is so much to do that the processors will have to take on some of the functions that have been done by software in the past. My main reason for saying this is that software development currently takes much longer than hardware, and getting product to market will force the transition.

Anyway, a lot smarter devices will be needed if we are to make them simpler for the consumer.