Gadgets

[2scoops0406]

I was wondering....

A recent article in some rag suggested that the most popular gadgets "we" own are

Digital Camera
Mobile phone
Laptop
Playstation 2
Portable CD player
MP3 player
Digital Camcorder.
PDA. (I think there were a couple more)

I found this a bit strange, 'cos although I work in the strategy and futures department in IT, I "own" none of the above mentioned items, and have no desire to. What do you lot think ?

 

[Rider]

Although not absolutely essential to a happy and fulfilled life, some of them are nice to own in my opinion. I've got:

1. A rather aged mobile phone that I use twice a week. If I didn't have it, I'd have to find a phone box that works.

2. A digital camera that has taken the place of the film camera.

I'm hankering after a digital camcorder.

As if that weren't enough, I'm thinking of getting a phone with a camera in it to take out when I'm out pedalling around the countryside. Then I won't have to carry items 1 and 2 separately.

 

[jasy]

my missus thinks her rampant rabbit is the best gadget she's got

 

[nstreet]

She didn't buy that because you were too busy playing with the gadgets in the list above did she?

 

[jasy]

no, she was educating me on how to use the remote control one day and.........................................................

 

[nstreet]

The only buttons you need to know about are stop, play, ff, rewind and eject. How hard can a digital camcorder be??

 

[jasy]

aaah, a man of experience. Thats how dirty den got caught on the internet.......................webcaming himself

 

[2scoops0406]

But what is wrong with :-

Being non-contactable.
The sound of silence is fine for me most of the time (it's quite rare actually)
Video games bore me unless they are simple and I can just blast things with impunity. Problem solving blah, blah, yaaaaawn!
PDA, what for, use your memory. I cringe every time I see one of our guys cursing and tapping away at a useless piece of techno s**t, whereas I've written it down in my notebook in a tenth of the time. Don't even start me on tablet P.C's (snigger!!)
MP3, oh come on, fine for personal stereo's rubbish on a proper system.

That's enough I'm definitely a grumpy old man, O'im orrf to drink 15 pints of old foaming f' wit down ma locaaal ! An' smash a few of them new fangled 'orseless carridges on me way.

 

[securespark]

The only buttons you need to know about are stop, play, ff, rewind and eject.

For a minute there, nstreet, I thought you were talking about the Rampant Rabbit!!!!!

 

[mildmanneredjanitor]

The trouble with technology is that it is inherently unreliable, the eject button doesn't seem to work at all...

 

[Rider]

Try pulling the eject button instead of pushing it. That might work.

 

[mildmanneredjanitor]

You should never mess with electrical equipment when wet, it may result in a nasty shock!

 

[nstreet]

Doubly so if your wife should walk in and catch you.


God gave man two eyes, an active imagintation and the only gadget he should ever need.

 

[andy]

Digital Camera
Mobile phone
Laptop
Playstation 2
Portable CD player
MP3 player
Digital Camcorder.
PDA. (I think there were a couple more)

i own: digicam (built into old MP3 player)
mobile
portabe CD player
mp3 player
digital camcorder (built into MP3 player)
PDA

 

[planenut]

I've still got my quadrophonic system stored in my loft for when I get the suitable space, something tells me it will be a long time yet.