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aopaq	Feb 28 2009, 08:03 PM Post #1
Tripper Group: Local Expert Posts: 1919 Joined: 31-May 06 Member No.: 893	A survey of over 2,500 callers to The Gadget Helpline, a UK phone service that consumers having problems with broken electrical equipment can call for help, asked "what gadget makes you the happiest". Here is the list: 1. Nintendo Wii 2. iPod 3. iPhone 3G 4. Xbox 360 5. Blackberry 6. Sky+ 7. Mac Book 8. Nintendo DS 9. Tom Tom 930 Satellite Navigation System 10. Sony PRS-505 Reader Is that the order you would pick or is there something missing? My MacBook would definitely be higher than #7!

polydemic	Feb 28 2009, 09:49 PM Post #2
Tourist Group: Members Posts: 586 Joined: 14-July 08 From: Seattle, Washington, USA Member No.: 212482	I don't have any of those & I'm doing just fine. I don't let changing technology tell me what I need to be happy. I see teen-agers & how they would die without any of those things. I don't want to be like that. -------------------- All the earth is my home and each nation a different room in the same house.

sianeth	Mar 1 2009, 10:48 AM Post #3
Jet Setter Group: Local Expert Posts: 2643 Joined: 9-June 07 From: Edinburgh, Scotland Member No.: 60100	Ugh, no! I have no interest in games consoles... it really annoys me, why play Pro-Evolution soccer on a computer or Wii tennis... go out and play the flippin' real thing! I also have the worst phone in the world and I'm so happy that I don't spend ages faffing about with ringtones and Bluetooth and all of that jazz. The only one I have is an iPod, which is good, but not exactly essential. The best "gadgets" that I have are definitely my laptop, camera, and USB stick... I think thats pretty much all I need.

mmbcross	Mar 1 2009, 11:04 AM Post #4
Tripper Group: Local Expert Posts: 2002 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 2195	As an old curmudgeon, none of these gadgets is in my top ten, in fact, I don't even know what half of them are. I'm with Sien, a computer, camera and a nice cup of tea. P.S. I'm getting a USB stick as a present from my daughter, who I hope will tell me what it is. -------------------- .

sianeth	Mar 1 2009, 11:47 AM Post #5
Jet Setter Group: Local Expert Posts: 2643 Joined: 9-June 07 From: Edinburgh, Scotland Member No.: 60100	QUOTE(mmbcross @ Mar 1 2009, 04:04 PM) P.S. I'm getting a USB stick as a present from my daughter, who I hope will tell me what it is. Haha, it is genius. Basically, you can save files, pictures, music etc on it (up to a certain capacity), so then you can transfer them between computers. Pretty useful for travelling, and it also acts as a back up for some of your most important files, should your harddrive fail. One thing to watch though, if using a public computer you can forget to take them out at the end of your session, and you might end up losing the stick. This happened to me about 3 times in the library last year!

starlagurl	Mar 2 2009, 11:26 AM Post #6
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	Oh my god, that sucks! At least it's better than those floppy disks we used to have to use...they would break just randomly and you could lose EVERYTHING. Unless of course you habitually emailed yourself your papers, or backed it up on your hard drive... Do I sound old? -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

kitkatgo	Mar 2 2009, 12:17 PM Post #7
Navigator Group: Local Expert Posts: 1367 Joined: 21-August 06 From: Southern California Member No.: 13816	Well, I wouldn't equate gadgets with happiness, but I do like them, or some of them anyway. We got the Wii in January. It came with Wii Sports and we bought the Wii Fit stuff. I have lost 4 pounds since then. We have no plans to buy other games for it. I really like my iPod mini, which is already outdated, but works great for me. Grandma got Nintendo DSs for my kids for this last Christmas. I got a French program to help me learn French, and it's fun. We limit how much the kids use them. All in moderation I guess. But techno gadgets can be quite useful! -------------------- ~Kit California Local Expert Visit my travel blogs: http://www.travelpod.com/members/kitkatgo

aopaq	Mar 3 2009, 02:29 AM Post #8
Tripper Group: Local Expert Posts: 1919 Joined: 31-May 06 Member No.: 893	QUOTE(starlagurl @ Mar 2 2009, 12:26 PM) At least it's better than those floppy disks we used to have to use...they would break just randomly and you could lose EVERYTHING. Unless of course you habitually emailed yourself your papers, or backed it up on your hard drive... Do I sound old? Are you referring to the 5 1/4" or 3 1/2" floppies? QUOTE(kitkatgo @ Mar 2 2009, 01:17 PM) Well, I wouldn't equate gadgets with happiness, but I do like them, or some of them anyway. We got the Wii in January. It came with Wii Sports and we bought the Wii Fit stuff. I have lost 4 pounds since then. We have no plans to buy other games for it. All in moderation I guess. But techno gadgets can be quite useful! Agreed ..... gadgets can bring convenience and entertainment but not real happiness. I tried out Wii for the first time not long ago and it sure is true that you can get a little workout, even just playing some of the sports.

rbisset	Mar 3 2009, 04:27 AM Post #9
Planet Pioneer Group: Local Expert Posts: 2215 Joined: 3-May 06 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 692	5 1/4" floppies are seriously old school! I remember the library at school had a pc that used them and they were useless. Only held about 250kb! My pc at work doesn't even have a floppy drive any more I've only got 1 from that list, Xbox 360, and it is good. Actually I've got Sky+HD as well so that's 2! -------------------- My Travelogue Rich

aopaq	Mar 3 2009, 05:38 AM Post #10
Tripper Group: Local Expert Posts: 1919 Joined: 31-May 06 Member No.: 893	QUOTE(rbisset @ Mar 3 2009, 05:27 AM) 5 1/4" floppies are seriously old school! I remember the library at school had a pc that used them and they were useless. Only held about 250kb! My pc at work doesn't even have a floppy drive any more I've only got 1 from that list, Xbox 360, and it is good. Actually I've got Sky+HD as well so that's 2! You aren't kidding about old school ... remember when 1 MB was considered a lot of memory? Yes, the days of the floppy have certainly gone the way of records and 8-tracks. Hmmmm ... I wonder wonder if they will end up becoming collector items?? What is Sky+HD??

rbisset	Mar 3 2009, 07:46 AM Post #11
Planet Pioneer Group: Local Expert Posts: 2215 Joined: 3-May 06 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 692	QUOTE(aopaq @ Mar 3 2009, 10:38 AM) What is Sky+HD?? Satellite High Definition TV, With hard drive recording! It's the future!!!! -------------------- My Travelogue Rich

starlagurl	Mar 3 2009, 09:40 AM Post #12
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	[quote name='aopaq' date='Mar 3 2009, 02:29 AM' post='91285'] [quote name='starlagurl' post='91182' date='Mar 2 2009, 12:26 PM'] Are you referring to the 5 1/4" or 3 1/2" floppies? [/quote] Yeah, I was referring to both of them actually. But in university I used 3 1/2" ones. Lost many a paper because of them. -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

aopaq	Mar 4 2009, 01:20 AM Post #13
Tripper Group: Local Expert Posts: 1919 Joined: 31-May 06 Member No.: 893	QUOTE(starlagurl @ Mar 3 2009, 10:40 AM) But in university I used 3 1/2" ones. Lost many a paper because of them. Ah yes .... the happy memories of university and working with floppies!

barsie	Mar 4 2009, 04:59 AM Post #14
Globetrotter Group: Members Posts: 345 Joined: 8-June 08 From: Chester, England Member No.: 195337	Oh dear I must be old, I do remember using floppy disks and they were a nightmare. I also remember learning how to do spreadsheets in the days you had to know the codes yourself I've not got any of those actual top 10 gadgets- but I guess I've got versions of then in one way or another. -------------------- Would be life traveler. Visit BackPackingShop

travelmonster	Mar 17 2009, 09:19 AM Post #15
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 4691 Joined: 28-October 07 From: England Member No.: 101826	I'm in the 'don't know what half of them are' category! -------------------- In Search Of ........... "Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment sparkling like a star in our hand -- and melting like a snowflake" - Marie Beynon Ray

skylab	Mar 17 2009, 01:31 PM Post #16
World Traveler Group: Members Posts: 1042 Joined: 19-August 08 From: Buenos Aires Member No.: 228012	1. The internet 2. ipod 3. camera thats it. and there are times where each one is more importaint then the other. lol -------------------- DJSkylab.com: My blog :) ArtOfBackpacking.com: Backpacking Independent International Traveler Facebook "They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." -Andy Warhol "My body has certainly wandered a good deal, but I have an uneasy suspicion that my mind has not wandered enough." -Noel Coward

starlagurl	Mar 17 2009, 02:03 PM Post #17
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	Flip Video! I love it! -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

mmbcross	Mar 17 2009, 02:56 PM Post #18
Tripper Group: Local Expert Posts: 2002 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 2195	Flip Video??? -------------------- .

starlagurl	Mar 17 2009, 03:31 PM Post #19
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	http://www.theflip.com/ -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

aopaq	Mar 17 2009, 04:48 PM Post #20
Tripper Group: Local Expert Posts: 1919 Joined: 31-May 06 Member No.: 893	QUOTE(starlagurl @ Mar 17 2009, 04:31 PM) http://www.theflip.com/ I have heard these little cams are very popular now and so convenient. However, if I were to get a video camera, I would want something with higher resolution. Don't think you can beat Flip video for the price however.

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