This morning while checking my email as one does, I realised that many of them came to me via various forms of gadgetry.
Of course it's all another manufacturers marketing plan to advertise that your gadget can actually do all these wonderful things but it also creates a one-upmanship culture don't you think?
"Hi Julie,
Just wondering how you got on with the Job interview the other day. Must meet up for coffee and a chat soon.
Helen x
Sent from my fabulous new shiny iPhone and I know that will hugely impress you because you have only got a crappy old Samsung and couldn't afford an iPhone because you haven't had a job lately."
See what I mean?
And if you were one of the fortunate ones to own an iPad when they first came out, how blessed would you feel sending emails to mere mortals announcing the fact.
Of course it's not just Apple gadgets, today I had mail from a Blackberry owner and a HTC owner! But you don't get any of this when you use your Toshiba laptop or desktop PC do you?
So if like me, you feel a little uncomfortable bragging about your gadget of choice when emailing or blogging, do you leave it there at the bottom because secretly you are proud of your ability to use such advanced technology or do you delete it as soon as possible?
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad (oh yes baby, a real live and butt kicking iPad with 3G)
I'm a non-gadget person, mainly because I can't afford it. I'm okay with just my computer though. I do have a cell phone and I text but not often because I don't have a text plan on my phone. I admire anyone that can run circles around the gadgets.
ReplyDeleteHeh Heh. Good post. Enjoy the ipad- I am just getting to grips with ours ( which version did you....joking)
ReplyDeleteChocolate, Im afraid I'm a gadget geek. I love setting up a new 'thing'. Unfortunately my hubby is too, and the boys. So its always a bit of a competitive thing around here. Of course teenager is the only one who can use them all properly!Jo, Er 'cough' I was forced to buy the top one with 3G. Because it was the only one they had when they were hard to come by and there was NO way I was going home without one! Although my iPhone is just a 3Gs!
ReplyDeleteWell I've just got a blackberry so i feel like i'm at least getting slightly with it. (sadly I know that's not the case) But honestly speaking who wants to read emails and stuff on these devices? I can read them on my Ipod too but they both just annoy me cos they're too small and I prefer my big keyboard.Cos I'm getting owld.;-)
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