You should read this fascinating article about DNA and the potential future of “genetically targeted bio-weapons” because the implications are many (and frightening), but it also included this bit on smartphones:
“In the 1970s, the most powerful supercomputer in the world was a Cray. It required a small room to hold it and cost roughly $8 million. Today, the iPhone in your pocket is more than 100 times faster and more than 12,000 times cheaper than a Cray. This is exponential growth at work.”
100 times more powerful?! It’s easy to forget how capable and proficient these little devices we carry around in our pockets really are. Nutty.