There may be at least one silver lining to the dark clouds on the economic horizon. Consumer demand for less expensive products is leading consumer electronic industries to offer simpler, less feature-laden devices, according to this article in the New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/business/21ping.html?_r=1&ref=business

The approach seems to be working, if the ongoing success of Nintendo's wii and the Flip camcorder by Pure Digital Technologies are any indication. We’ve also noted that consumers responding to The RERC's Survey of User Needs (SUN) cited "simple operation" among the 5 most important features of wireless products.

How important is simple operation to you? What features would you be willing to give up for the sake of a simpler (and perhaps cheaper) wireless device?