If I am asked to define who a technology gadget freak is, I will have problems with simplifying my thoughts into a paragraph or a sentence. This is because; I have a lot on my mind about who qualifies and who does not qualifies to be called a tech gadget freak. Also this is because; almost all of us are into some sort of tech gadget…
But one thing I know for sure is that, when I meet or see a tech gadget freak, I can easily spot such a person. Every tech gadget freak is aware of his or her obsession, which means they know themselves. Are you one?. A common trace in tech freaks is that, they buy so many gadgets which they do not really need…
Each year, various new technology gadgets pop up the market and existing ones are upgraded or enhanced by tech companies. Most of these gadgets perform the same functions or perform functions we do not really need and yet, we purchase them because of our obsession for tech gadgets…
Recently, I was invited to the flat of a young Ghanaian lady who needed my services in designing an ecommerce web site for her online business. When I got there, she asked “what do you want to use, the home computer, the laptop or the ipad?”.
Far on her table was her blackberry torch phone and iphone. In her hands was her Android phone. My curiosity lead me to ask, “what do you use your ipad and 3 smart phones for?”. She answered, “ I used them at work to access facebook and the blackberry is for pinging”. Yes, she only uses them to access facebook…
Is this not a tech freak? What kind of phone do you have? Do you have a simple phone or a smart phone? What do you use your phone for? Do you queue up in shops to make first grab tech gadgets that pop up the market? I know of someone who does this. He had to queue up for about 6 hours when Ps3 was released in the UK just to have it first…
Do you really need the technology gadgets you have? I have an Ipad, a blackberry and laptop only. Surely you will expect me to have these because I have to keep this blog and my other blogs updated. I think I am using these gadgets to the max….
Do you know of any tech gadget freak or are you one yourself? Share your thoughts!
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