Long story short, my iPhone and my calculator were next to each other on my desktop, and it got me to thinking:

• Yep, virtually the same size and perform the same functionality (calculating).
• Yet the iPhone can do much more.
• Yet the iPhone costs much more.
• Can’t put apps on the calculator.
• Calculator is solar powered.
• iPhone’s battery life sux (iPhone 4s)
• LED screen (calculator)
• Color touch screen (iPhone)
• Physical keypad (calculator)
• Virtual/touch keypad (iPhone)
• One’s rugged (calculator)
• One’s pretty…but can break (iPhone)
• And so on…

What does it all mean?

I dunno, I just thought that it was interesting that the same form factor – both of which are electronic tools – are so much different (functionality)/same (size/can calculate). Just drives home the point of the rapid evolution/revolution of such tools.

Imagine the difference between an iPhone (today) and [whatever it is] five years from now. Wow.

Update: Duh, yes, I realize this entry (old vs. iPhone vs. [whatever is next]) is not new – It just struck me with the two devices next to each other. I’m not claiming to be the first to say anything about the acceleration of technology. K?