2046 - Mr. Hu - New Species

In the future, artificially intelligent pda cell phones are more like pets. Their delicate arthropod mobility allows them to run to us and jump into our hand when we have a call. Or perch on our shoulder, holding themselves up to our ear. They even lead us around when we ask it for directions. Sadly, they are inevitably dumped by their owners for newer models, and left to fend for themselves in the world. Ownerless swarms of cell phones now present a huge vermin problem in major cities. Computer viruses carried in their population eventually lead to the first great digital plague.