Interestingly they're still devices. It's just that with iOS (and soon Android) this is the first time a general-purpose operating system is perfect for a devic

Interestingly they're still devices. It's just that with iOS (and soon Android) this is the first time a general-purpose operating system is perfect for a device. Cocoa's for-scientist, rapid-development ideology is perfect for using the OS to create an ethereal device. Also, that's some solid hardware/software.