The Key to Smaller, More Powerful Gadgets

Gadget buyers today can purchase PCs, cell phones and mp3 players with significantly more memory than their predecessors for just a few dollars more than they paid a few years ago. To wit: you can purchase an 80-gigabyte iPod today for the same price (around $250) you paid for one with just 30 gigabytes of memory two years ago. But consumers are in for a rude awakening if technology makers fail to find a way to shrink memory components enough to continue packing more of them into ever-tinier gadgets. [More]

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