The iPod nano was testament to this migration. Though the nano’s baby brother (iPod shuffle) possesses a relatively huge amount of memory (1GB), the nano has proven that flash storage can grow exponentially (maximum iPod nano storage is currently at 4GB) as well as become cheaper in the long run.

Art explains further:

Two trends in particular will make this happen:

o Flash drives, which are solid-state memory devices, are now improving technologically at a rate that is faster than Moore’s Law (which states that computer technologies double in performance very 18 months). The iPod nano introduced us to the 4GB flash drive. But by late 2008, we can expect to see 32GB flash drives at the least. And when that happens, we will see the first attempts at replacing laptop hard drives with flash drives.

0 Processor manufacturers are now realizing the need for cooler-running mobile chips. To date, the emphasis has always been on faster processors that consume greater amounts of power (and therefore heat up more). But the growing emphasis on mobile computing has been gradually changing the mindset of processor-makers, and we may soon see high-performance chips that can survive on passive cooling solutions (i.e. no fans necessary) alone.

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