Growing up, my favorite TV show was Batman starring Adam West.  Back when I was a kid, you either watched a show when the network put it on, or you missed it.  Unfortunately, my parents thought I should be outside and not in the house watching television.  Ah, but my friend Mike and I were smarter than my parents.  We rolled a television to the patio screen door at his house and sat outside to watch the show.  Alas, my parents caught us and I got in trouble – hey, I was outside!  It was probably a kid like me that grew up to invent the first video cassette recorder (VCR). 

But imagine, in less than one lifetime, the home VCR was invented and will be gone from the face of the earth (If you bought a Betamax, it happened even faster!).  Technology changes quickly and can be outdated before you are done with it.  I still have a VCR, but the day is coming when I will have to buy a digital video recorder (DVR) in order to record high definition programming.

Likewise, I have a phone and computer, but they are quickly morphing into one unit.  If you haven’t seen an I-Phone in operation, ask around to look at a friend’s.  Cell phones are getting more and more applications and better and better with those applications.  Web browsing is a great example.  With older phones, the display is limited to text and is awkward in appearance.  With the newer phones, it’s just like you are on your computer. 

Data storage has grown at an incredible rate.  Music, photos, videos, email, calendar, games and touch screens have all created a phone that nobody dreamed of even 10 years ago.  Throw in a global positioning system and satellite radio and what else could you ask for?  Computers are getting smaller and cheaper, phones continue to grow in capacity and applications, you’ve got to see where this is going.  Just think if Batman had one of these babies!