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The future of technology is integration, something Apple's iPhone and Google's (NasdaqGS: GOOG - News) Android products have a better grasp of than, say, Garmin's (NasdaqGS: GRMN - News) personal navigation devices or Acer's netbooks. Though there seems to be enough room for everyone -- with the Commerce Department finding last week that American spending on tech items increased 1.8% from 2007 through the first six months of this year while spending on appliances, furniture and clothing declined -- analysts agree that the only thing separating some gadgets from the grave is the size of their displays.