So Summer asked me a question today: “Did you have iPods when you were a kid, Dad?” I educated my daughter about an ancient device called the walkman. Got me thinking about the evolution of technology.

There is an old Chinese Proverb: may you live in interesting times. Can’t imagine a more interesting time to be alive can you?

I think the cell phone is a microcosm.

Remember when cell phones that were just phones?

I was reading a Fast Company article about some of the latest evolutions in cell phones. Phones are becoming entertainment centers with full-length feature films available via mSpot. The iPhone doubles as a juke box. Phones function as remote controls. Give it a few years and phones will be garage door openers and thermostat adjusters. They will function as e-wallets and roaming alarm systems.

And you gotta love this: a new phone from Japan’s NTT DoCoMo alerts women who are trying to get pregnant when they are ovulating.

Are you kidding me?

For what it’s worth, I’m a Treo guy. But if someone got me an iPhone I would feel compelled to switch over It would be rude not to!