MediaTechnological Convergence

Devices that store and play music;IPodMP3MP4IPhone (Including Other Modern Mobiles)ItouchXbox 360Playstion 3WiiLaptops (Including Windows and Mac)PC’s (Including Windows and Mac)

Other functions that these devices offer;

IPod- Video player, Stores up to 20,000 songs (newest model)

MP3- Creative Zen includes an SD card slot an addition to its 32 GB capacity. It also has a voice recorder/ microphone integrated.

MP4- 4 GB storage capacity and MINI SD Card, touch screen, Movie Support MIC record(video player), FM radio and multiple language Support e-book, JEG photo browsing

IPhone- 384 Kbps storage capacity includes camera, text messaging and visual voicemail, a portable media player and an Internet client (with e-mail, web browsing, and Wi-Fi connectivity) — using the phone's multi-touch screen to provide a virtual keyboard. The IPhone can also download applications such as games and contextual media- magazine articles, newspapers, books and also other Apple programs such as ITunes.

IPod touch- is a portable media player with 64 GB of flash memory featuring external volume controls, a built-in speaker, a contoured back, built-in Nike+, Bluetooth support, the ability to connect a microphone, voice control, light sensor, and bundled earphones. Its best known as personal digital assistant, including Wi-Fi mobile platform. It is the first iPod with wireless access to the iTunes Store, and also has access to Apple's App Store, enabling content to be purchased and downloaded directly on the device.

Xbox 360- The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft, and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. Some major features of the Xbox 360 are its integrated Xbox Live service that allows players to compete online, download arcade games, game demos, trailers, TV shows and movies and its Windows Media Center multimedia capabilities. The Xbox 360 also offers region specific access to third-party media streaming services such as Netflix in the USA or Sky TV and BT Vision in the UK.

Playstation 3- The PlayStation 3 is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment, and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. A major feature that distinguishes the PlayStation 3 from its predecessors is its unified online gaming service, the PlayStation Network, which contrasts with Sony's former policy

of relying on video game developers for online play. Other major features of the console include its robust multimedia capabilities, connectivity with the PlayStation Portable, and its use of a high-definition optical disc format, Blu-ray Disc, as its primary storage medium. The PS3 was also the first Blu-ray 2.0-compliant Blu-ray player on the market.The PlayStation 3 was first released on November 11, 2006 in Japan, November 17, 2006 in North America and South America, and March 23, 2007 in Europe and Oceania Two SKUs were available at launch: a basic model with a 20 GB hard drive, and a premium model with a 60 GB hard drive and several additional features

Wii- the Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others. As of February 2010, the Wii leads the generation over the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in worldwide sales and in December 2009 broke the record for best-selling console in a single month in the United States.A distinguishing feature of the console is its wireless controller, the Wii Remote, which can be used as a handheld pointing device and detects movement in three dimensions. Another distinctive feature of the console is WiiConnect24, which enables it to receive messages and updates over the Internet while in standby mode.

All of these products demonstrate the functions and accessibility of downloading, storing and playing music, among many other things. These new technological convergences all have many uses within the modern home and it seems that now people have more variety and choices than ever before. If someone needed a Pc, they would buy an Apple Mac for instance. This product would come with so many features that other devices and forms of media will be ignored, because all we want and need is already there. This evolution of technology is rapidly showing the fall of many other products within media, such as; Magazines, Newspapers and Radio.