Convergence

Living in a digital age the topic of convergence is starting to appear more often. Technological convergence is basically combining multiple forms of media into one and improving on old devices of the past. Another important aspect of convergence is when new and old forms of media interact with one another. They literally converge on one another to form a greater mean.There are so many forms of media on consoles and devices, eventually we will have one device that is great at having all forms of media. Phones are headed that way currently with being able to talk, text, play games, apps, read books, and so on, but they are not completely efficient in all of these areas. So many people today have an absurd amount of media devices. Take myself for example I have a laptop, smart phone, Xbox 360, and an iPod. Yes, each of these devices are great at their main objective and sufficient in other areas, but it is a pain to haul these things around. Slowly, but surely we are moving toward a time when one device can have and manipulate all forms of media in an efficient manner. 
In addition, there are multiple types of convergence which include Economic Convergence, Organic Convergence, Cultural Convergence, Global Convergence, and Technological Convergence. Each one plays in important role in society and offer different advantages to society. It just goes to show that convergence is everywhere and not just limited to media. Global Convergence is the biggest one of all and helps bring together people of all walks of life. 

 
This brings me to my next point about the black box fallacy. People believe that this is unheard of and will never happen, but I could not disagree more. Look no farther than our current smart phones. We realistically are so close to this black box idea and we are constantly creating awesome new technology. I personally think this hypothetical black box will be like a phone and not a cable box which a few critics envisioned.