Jonathan Stark

I was quoted by Joe Mullich for an article in the Wall Street Journal called “How to Pick Your Mobile Lifestyle”. Here’s my bit:

A November 2008 survey found that only 11 percent of people would use netbooks as their primary computer – 79 percent viewed them as secondary devices. “Frankly, I’d give up my beloved iPhone before my laptop because the laptop does absolutely everything, including placing and receiving phone calls,” says Jonathan Stark, an internet consultant and expert on publishing desktop data to the web.

What is the most surprising thing that will go wireless? The electricity that powers the wireless devices. No kidding: “In the next few years, expect to see ‘charging tables’ in your local Starbucks that will charge your cellphone, iPod or laptop, merely by placing them on the surface,” Stark says.

You can read the entire article here.