I'm wondering if we loss something when we decided to consolidate so much functions on smartphone and tablets.

Lately I'm experimenting more with dedicated devices: bought an e-Reader for eBooks, used my old compact camera for pictures and now I'm planning to get an MP3 player.

On one hand I love that this approach seems to add a little more variety to my tech life (not doing lots of stuff trough iOS on a 4'' inch screen but seeing more varied hardware and suffer) and removed any battery related worries (I can list all the music I want without calculating how much battery I need to save in order stay reachable until I'm able to recharge again). On the other hand I wonder if this approach still makes sense or I'm pointlessly trying to live in the past.