1. EDGE Technology

EDGE - Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution - is a technology that delivers broadband-like data speeds to mobile devices.

Cell phone users can connect on to the internet, and upload and download large files, including cellphone games, three times faster than possible before. It means that you can now download video and music clips, full multi-media messaging, cell phone games — all the while staying mobile. 

2. The advances in 3D graphics technology led by Invidia and ATI.  No more will 3D gaming be a mere curiosity topic but it will lead to more discriminating tastes when it comes to hand held games.

Convergence was a buzzword of the past. Most of us are familiar with the concept. Even a decade ago, people spoke about digital convergence. Sometimes it conjured up not very positive images.

It probably arrived before its time. The technology of convergence was not advanced enough to make it practical.

In some instances, this resulted in the abandonment of its use or acceptance of less than quality performance.

The convergence insufficiency was no more evident than in the area of Hand held cellular phone games. 3D was not as well advanced, the technology was slow, took a seeming eternity to download and looked cheap.

Welcome to 2006 where the modern cell phone promises to be a hand held gaming console - that is not just a novelty but will be watchable and enjoyable.