Digital Convergence

I found this BusinessWeek article to be a bit ecocentric. It claims the digital convergence is finally happening. Well, it may be crawling in North America, but it's exploding in Asia. It may get to us soon too, unless of course US protectionism curtails it. Asia has a bigger population, booming economies and more early adopters than North America -- we're conservative compared to the gadget freaks of Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and now, China. Digital Convergence refers to the convergence of consumer electronics with computer technology -- the blurring of the walls that separate the living room from the den. It promises to give the world the next innovative spurt and propel the next levels of growth. BusinessWeek has a top 100 list [PDF] of information technology companies that stand to be at the forefront of the innovation -- that doesn't necessarily mean they will gain the most from it -- in such environments, the more hungry, more nimble startups have the advantage -- and nothing to lose.