Captain Gadget and the Gadgeteers
Addicted. Simply put, we're addicted to gadgets.
My friend Marshall and I have recently come to the realization that we are addicted to gadgets. We can't get enough of them. Living in Asia, the hotbed of gadgetry (cell phones that do laundry, micro digital cameras, chopsticks) doesn't help. We're constantly going out and buying things that we must have.
Case in point: Marshall has recently joined the computer music generation and as a result went out and bought 2 removable hard drives for his computer. His MP3 player is practically on its way. I had a 20 gb iPod that was too small. As soon as the 60 debuted, I ran out and got it. But these things, I think, are commonplace. A lot of people have iPods. Our love of gadgetry spills over into our other hobbies as well. Marshall bought a GPS so he could track and map his favorite mountian bike trails. He bought a helmet cam for taping the bike and board trails, and my new favorite item is my Burton headphone-integrated helmet for snowboarding.
I love it. The integrated headphones mean I don't have to fumble with my special noise-reducing, in-ear gadgetized earphones. The automatic mute button on the ear flap means my friends won't hate me any more because I can't hear them. The rca "tail" hanging out the back of it means I can plug it directly into my impossibly big iPod and most importantly - I have a new gadget.
Check out the engadget.com post about the helmet here. NOTE: The JC that posted was NOT me.
My friend Marshall and I have recently come to the realization that we are addicted to gadgets. We can't get enough of them. Living in Asia, the hotbed of gadgetry (cell phones that do laundry, micro digital cameras, chopsticks) doesn't help. We're constantly going out and buying things that we must have.
Case in point: Marshall has recently joined the computer music generation and as a result went out and bought 2 removable hard drives for his computer. His MP3 player is practically on its way. I had a 20 gb iPod that was too small. As soon as the 60 debuted, I ran out and got it. But these things, I think, are commonplace. A lot of people have iPods. Our love of gadgetry spills over into our other hobbies as well. Marshall bought a GPS so he could track and map his favorite mountian bike trails. He bought a helmet cam for taping the bike and board trails, and my new favorite item is my Burton headphone-integrated helmet for snowboarding.
I love it. The integrated headphones mean I don't have to fumble with my special noise-reducing, in-ear gadgetized earphones. The automatic mute button on the ear flap means my friends won't hate me any more because I can't hear them. The rca "tail" hanging out the back of it means I can plug it directly into my impossibly big iPod and most importantly - I have a new gadget.
Check out the engadget.com post about the helmet here. NOTE: The JC that posted was NOT me.
posted by jc at 10:19 AM
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