The Smart PDA's chronicles of my nephew's first few texts, and a thirteen year-old typing out supercalifragilisticexpialidocious prove that we're passing the torch to our kids. Pretty soon, they'll be doing things with smartphones and PDAs that we can only dream off. Especially since future gadgets will do so many things that they'll become even more indispensable.

Our parents always ask us how to surf the web, check their email, and God knows, how to turn on a computer. Perhaps we'll be more understanding when we reach their age. In a few decades we'll probably be asking our kids how to use our smartphone or PDA's built-in laser. Or to drive us to work. Or even to locate that hard to find power button.