McGuire’s Law

Years ago, shortly after starting this blog, I would write a post each week that catalogued all the items that were being replaced by the cellphone. Yesterday, Nick Drake, in his NY Times blog did a great job of bringing that perspective up to date:

Last week, I realized I didn’t need to carry a wallet anymore. My smartphone had replaced almost everything in it. So, it’s gone. Add that to the pile of things — my address books, Filofax, portable music player, point-and-shoot camera, printouts of maps — that have melded into the smartphone.

What’s next?

The most convenient way that mobility is getting built into products is through the convergence into the cellphone of capabilities that previously existed as standalone products. That way, those products are now with you and available for your use whenever you need them wherever you go.

• Cellphone as PC remote control
• Cellphone as disease detector
• Cellphone as Santa tracker
• Cellphone as invoice tracker

The most convenient way that mobility is getting built into products is through the convergence into the cellphone of capabilities that previously existed as standalone products. That way, those products are now with you and available for your use whenever you need them wherever you go.

• Cellphone as TiVo remote
• Cellphone as home control
• Cellphone as Quake III server
• Cellphone as HTML editor

The most convenient way that mobility is getting built into products is through the convergence into the cellphone of capabilities that previously existed as standalone products. That way, those products are now with you and available for your use whenever you need them wherever you go.

• Cellphone as Mac numeric keypad
• Cellphone as garage door opener
• Cellphone as green transportation encourager
• Cellphone as bullet-proof vest
• Cellphone as seismometer

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Now playing: B. Reith - Rain Down

The most convenient way that mobility is getting built into products is through the convergence into the cellphone of capabilities that previously existed as standalone products. That way, those products are now with you and available for your use whenever you need them wherever you go.

• Cellphone as surf report
• Cellphone as Disney park tour guide
• Cellphone as Media Center remote
• Cellphone as social mobile hub
• Cellphone as product scanner

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Now playing: Justin McRoberts - When It Don’t Come Easy

The most convenient way that mobility is getting built into products is through the convergence into the cellphone of capabilities that previously existed as standalone products. That way, those products are now with you and available for your use whenever you need them wherever you go.

• Cellphone as presentation controller
• Cellphone as song lyrics
• Cellphone as 12MP camera
• Cellphone as Netflix store
• Cellphone as soccer monitor
• Cellphone as NFL live football game
• Cellphone as flashlight
• Cellphone as hairstyle preview

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Now playing: Tim Neufield - Who Is Like You

The most convenient way that mobility is getting built into products is through the convergence into the cellphone of capabilities that previously existed as standalone products. That way, those products are now with you and available for your use whenever you need them wherever you go.

• Cellphone as car key
• Cellphone as car key (take 2)
• Cellphone as Zune
• Cellphone as koi pond
• Cellphone as ad monitor
• Cellphone as cigarette lighter
• Cellphone as glass of milk
• Cellphone as hourglass

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Now playing: Relient K - For The Band

The most convenient way that mobility is getting built into products is through the convergence into the cellphone of capabilities that previously existed as standalone products. That way, those products are now with you and available for your use whenever you need them wherever you go.

• Cellphone as musical instrument
• Cellphone as diet assistant
• Cellphone as medical instrument
• Cellphone as website editor
• Cellphone as TiVo remote
• Cellphone as alarm clock

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Now playing: Billy Bragg - Train Train

Bonus: FierceMobileContent announces the winners of the Top Mobile Applications Awards 2008

The most convenient way that mobility is getting built into products is through the convergence into the cellphone of capabilities that previously existed as standalone products. That way, those products are now with you and available for your use whenever you need them wherever you go.

• Cellphone as fantasy football team
• Cellphone as Facebook locator
• Cellphone as flashlight
• Cellphone as Wall Street Journal
• Cellphone as musical instrument
• Cellphone as package tracker

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Now playing: Matthew Perryman Jones - Echoes Of Eden

The most convenient way that mobility is getting built into products is through the convergence into the cellphone of capabilities that previously existed as standalone products. That way, those products are now with you and available for your use whenever you need them wherever you go.

• Cellphone as song identifier
• Cellphone as book
• Cellphone as cow herder
• Cellphone as mainframe terminal
• Cellphone as translator
• Cellphone as Olympics monitor

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Now playing: Matthew Perryman Jones - Waiting On The Light To Change