I have the ff:
- laptop
- smart phone
- tablet
- cameras
The gadget I can do without most? The tablet. It came free so that's good. I didn't have to spend a real dime on it. Useful though when travelling and you don't need the additional weight of a laptop, if you need to use one. But last time I travelled, I didn't get to use it. Wifis at the airports I was in were quite weak, virtually impossible to connect to or get data from. That includes Heathrow's Terminal 5 (my most stressful international terminal experience ever... would prefer not to go through that place again if I can help it). And I didn't think to use it when I got the good wifi signal at a place I stayed in, I opted to use my smartphone for data via wifi instead. Hmmm. So I might leave the tablet altogether next time I travel.
As for my smartphone, it's an Android one. And the phone's a Google Nexus phone. Came free with the plan I signed up for.
I'm waiting for the Apple iPhone 5 reviews to come out. It's too bad Apple opted to ditch Google Maps this time as I use it to get directions to whichever location I need to get to. I wonder how their alternative is? And if any browser in iPhone 5 would let me still use Google maps? Maybe I'll change phones to iPhone 5 next year, pending reviews and budget of course. Hehe! I do like spending funds on travels, and not on constantly updating my gadgets even when they still work.
If I end up with an iPhone, I might donate my current smartphone to this NGO. They need it. And I probably wouldn't miss it since I don't find anything really special with its design. Hehe!
My Android phone also couldn't be read by my Apple laptop therefore I couldn't back up my phonebook to my PC. I like Apple's products, but I'm not that much of a fanatic. These companies should be fined for making things so exclusive that you're forced to buy one or the other. What a waste.
And I hate how Google seems to have changed the Android function/interface such that I have to be signed in to my Google account to add someone's info to my phonebook. Even if they allow me not having to sign in to add info to my phonebook, they certainly don't make it easy as I wasn't able to do so. Therefore, Google would have all the goods on you, and whomever you're adding. Like they're gathering a directory of everyone on their servers. The ones you're adding probably aren't going to appreciate it if they knew that their info would be stored by Google instead of just in my phone unit or network operator. So it's very invasive don't you think? Which is why I'm still checking out if I'd have the same issue if I switch to Apple's smartphone.
We'll see.
