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In the past few years, gadget manufacturers have tried to leverage technology in order to get the most out of each gadget as such. Whether that was using new hardware to deliver better music, or using higher MP cameras to take great resolution photos, the focus was always on having each phone do the most it can.

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But how far down that line can you go? Beyond a point, all devices offer the same thing. But all that is changing, with Manufacturers like Nokia and Blackberry realizing, that the future of gadgets is connectivity.

In addition to showing how business can make use of collaboration, the Web 2.0 Expo also showed how gadgets are becoming more and more Internet Centric. For example, Christy Canida, shares a new idea where anyone can put up their pet project on how to do anything, in an easy manner with each step being explained. Users can then add comments, snaps, and videos to the entry.

Similarly, Lenn Pryor from Nokia reveals that Nokia’s strategic shift to the Internet in the past one year has led to the development of Web Based services, with complex collaboration features built into their handsets. Earliear, Microsoft released their Live Mesh Idea which you can read about here.

Yanting Li of Tellme Networks displayed a Blackberry that you can talk into, and get the details of any restaraunt in the area, and call.

These Internet services show the direction that technology is taking, and will build upon in the years to come.