My Handheld Holy Grail

VoIP Now asks what the ultimate in electronic gadgets would be, and I already have my answer prepared. In my head, I've designed and re-designed this device, waiting for the technology to mature before my precious is ready to come into existence. I don't want to carry more than one device, and I don't want to leave any at home either. I want the culmination of all current gadget combinations -- the Super-Gadget-Xtreme™ if you will.

The operating system doesn't matter much, as long as it's open for some hacking around and creating new programs. At launch, all the following features should be available:

Music

• Plays all open media formats and Internet radio (FM optional)
  
• Outputs to headphones, built-in speakers, or even external 7.1 surround-sound speakers if so desired
• Built-in microphone
  

Video

• 4" screen with at least 1024x640 pixels
• Standardized video output for hooking up to a bigger screen
• Minimum of 3 megapixel camera
  

Games

• Should be able to handle graphics as well as a PlayStation Portable
• Buttons should be in strategic places, like the PSP
  

Office

• Office-like applications
• E-book readers
• E-mail client
• Web browser
  

Chat

• VoIP programs
• Instant messaging
• Cellular phone capability (if that's still needed by then)
  

Other Goodies

• Speech recognition and Text-to-Speech
• GPS maps, driving directions, and business search
  
• Fold-up or slide-in mini QWERTY keyboard
• Battery life lasting at least 24 hours when idle, 10 hours when using voice and low graphics activity, and 5 hours when gaming and watching videos
• At least 16GB flash memory
• USB and Firewire output
• USB input (maybe for one of those laptop lights, or just downloading files from a memory stick)
• Wireless (bluetooth or otherwise) interface for keyboard, headset, and other functions

I'd better stop now. Christmas is still months away and I won't be getting anything near this cool (or uncool, whichever you prefer).

The real question is this: when I finally obtain this long-awaited all-in-one device, what will my new holy grail be?

Categories: Gadgets, Mobile, iPod, PSP, Music, Video, Games, VoIP, WiFi, Wireless