CHANGING CONTEXT.... Demographics - 2000 vs 2010

Stephanie Fox, io9.com, created this infographic (click image to enlarge) to help demonstrate the changes that can occur in a decade.  The technological advances are best illustrated in AdamH's post comparing the iMac and iPhone:

2000 iMac Operating System - Mac OS 9.0.4 Processor - 500 MHz PowerPC G3 CPU, 128MB Memory Graphics - ATI Rage 128 Pro, 8MB of memory (8 million triangles) Screen - 786K pixels Data Transfer Speeds - 1.3-12.5 MB/s (DVD-ROM-1/100 Ethernet) Storage - 30GB Hard DriveDimensions - 15.0 x 15.0 x 17.1 inches Weight - 34.7 pounds

2010 iPhone 4 Operating System - iOS 4.0 Processor - 1 Ghz ARM A4 CPU, 512MB Memory Graphics - PowerVR SGX 535, uses system memory (28 million triangles) Screen - 614K pixels Data Transfer Speeds - .04-20MB/s (3G-WiFi) Storage - 32GB Flash DriveDimensions - 4.5 x 2.31 x .31 inches Weight - 4.8 ounces

Where this will really have an impact is our use of cell phones and other wireless technologies.  This graph from GIGACOM shows the new standard for cell phone technology and notes at the end the implications as our appliances also move online.