Convergence

Convergence

Convergence refers to the combination of two or more different technologies in a single device. For ex: taking pictures with a cell phone and surfing the Web on a television are two of the most common examples of convergence. Companies work together to make better product and work efficient introduced convergence in the 1990s and due to some companies effort we can see how the technology revolutionized entire world.

In the past, each entertainment medium had to be played on a specific device and without that device it will not work. Video was displayed on a television through some type of video player (T.V), music came through a tape deck and video games were played through a console of some sort. Technological convergence has resulted in devices that not only interact with the media they are primarily designed to handle, but also with a number of other formats. Smart Cellphone were converging of video player, music player, camera, and video game player all in one.