gadgets

Anyone who knows me, knows how much of a gadget freak I am. I wouldn't say that I'm at the forefront of gadget ownership, but I do have more gadgets that I think is good for me. This is a list of my more valuable (to me) gadgets.

mobile phone

On the right is my MDA Vario (aka HTC Wizard), connected to the T-Mobile network in the UK. This particular phone runs Windows Mobile 2005, has a colour screen, infrared, Bluetooth, WiFi, a built-in camera, Windows Media Player, Internet Explorer (of sorts), J2ME, and much more.

This is my 11th mobile phone. I have had the following phones:

BT Amber on Cellnet Analogue
NEC P7 on Cellnet Analogue
Nokia 5.1 on Orange
Nokia 702/6130 on Orange
Nokia 6150e on Orange
Nokia 7110 on Orange
Ericsson T68 on Orange
Siemens S55 on Orange
Panasonic X70 on Orange
C500 (HTC Typhoon) on Orange
MDA Vario on T-Mobile

The change from Orange (after 9 years) to T-Mobile was driven firstly by the fact that they wouldn't allow Caroline to have a free upgrade to her phone, even though her overall account charges were greater than mine, because her monthly line rental was significantly lower. Secondly, they couldn't match/beat the data package on T-Mobile.

I got a GPS Receiver and Co-Pilot software as part of my phone bundle, but because I can't find a decent picture of the receiver, it doesn't deserve its own mention!

I now have an excellent opportunity to plug PocketLJ, the LiveJournal client for mobile devices that I have developed.

digital camera

This is my new Fuji Finepix S7000 Zoom digital camera. This is my third digital camera, the previous ones being the Fuji Finepix 2800 Zoom, and the FujiFilm 1200MX... both good cameras (for their time), but not for the kind of pictures I wanted to take.

Why not visit my Hobbies/Photography page?

swatch

I was the proud owner of a Swatch .beat Aluminium - picture to the left. Caroline and I bought each other Swatches when we were in Malta on our honeymoon.

Unfortunately, one of the buttons from the watch fell off. Apparently, Swatch changed their guarantee period from one to two years on 1 January 2002. We bought these watches on 27 December 2001! Luckily, they were understanding, and replaced the watch under warranty. Unfortunately, the watch (and indeed the entire range) had become obsolete, so I had the choice of absolutely anything in the Irony Collection. The picture on the right is that of the watch I selected - the Seaquake! :o)

More gadgets to follow soon...