Hello there, everybody, and welcome to the TechStuff Podcast Roundup! I have to use my patented introduction because otherwise you wouldn’t know it was me. I look so much different in your headphones.

On Monday, Jonathan and I talked about convergence. It’s his favorite word (as most of you all know), and it’s all about how products take on the roles that once were handled by multiple devices, such as smartphones, which function as phones, computers, GPS devices and even compasses, these days. We may be nearing a time when we have one box that lets us send e-mail, play games, read books, make calls and manage our calendars. Just don’t lose yours — because all your data is in it.

Then on Wednesday, we talked about green technology. It’s a very popular topic right now, but we wondered — is it here to stay, or just a trend?