Yours is a very portable lifestyle, and I can appreciate the economy of space. I agree, I've slowly needed fewer and fewer devices as the ones I have can do more and more. I like redundancy. Redundancy helps systems survive shock. I have a few different ways of doing things, in case one method fails. This can be due to power outages, poor quality construction of the item, theft, or damage. I call people on my actual phone, which always has great sound quality, even in bad weather. I text message if I'm in transit. In my car, I listen to the news on CBC. I meet friends and visit with them. When we visit, we discuss the current events, philosophy, books we've recently read or refused to read, what to do about Ty the beagle's 'houndini' escape antics and other soul-stirring tidbits. At home, I have an enormous-screen desktop computer with an old-timey mouse and keyboard with the number pad, on a big ol' desk, with a comfy chair and a footstool, and a place to put my coffee mug. Different worlds!