My daily technology essentials include my mobile, laptop, digital camera and ipod.  And I’ve got my eye on a kindle type e-reader and an iphone to add to that list.  So how long is it likely to be before someone manages to combine all of them into something that is a) affordable, b) reliable, c) user friendly and d) with a long battery life and brilliant connectivity?

Perhaps the rumoured Apple tablet might fit the bill?

But a palm sized device isn’t going to be enough – in order to stay productive, I’ll need the option of some kind of flexible, rollup keyboard and a decent sized screen.  So I’ll still be lugging a fair amount of technology around with me in my handbag.

And is all this take-your-life-with-you convenience going to come at a cost?  Do I really want to be able to read that enormous powerpoint report at the weekend?  Who will own this (probably pricey) technology – your employer or yourself?  Having your entire digital life on one piece of company owned technology could make changing jobs problematic as all your personal data would have to be transferred over - or relinquished with the machine.

Also, can you imagine the stress if I lose it or it gets stolen?!?

posted by gemmaT