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Nobody talks about convergence anymore.
The future of the glowing box that the whole family gathers around in the living room seemed safe. Since then, however, the convergence model has been replaced by one of divergence, spurred by the advent of wireless devices. In the divergence model, data is distributed to multiple platforms and appliances, depending on the needs of the user. Palm-like devices, household appliances like the refrigerator, the automobile wherever is most appropriate. Code is being developed and improved that will take advantage of the great developments in Internet-enabled hardware that we are just beginning to see.