These days Gadgets have become part and parcel of life. Modern
gadgets have been the order of the day. Almost every single human being possesses
at least one of modern gadgets. Gifting gadgets has also become popular, thanks
to the urban culture. If one has a flip flop phone we tend to think the person
is quite outdated though that may not be true. Gadgets are lustrous with some alluring
features written all over it and it is quite natural for people in this era to
fall for it.
I am just speculating
what is the driving factor out of these two? Do we buy gadgets since there is a
need or since there is a need we buy a gadget? On both the occasions there is a
‘need’ which brought Gadgets into the modern world. I was wondering what might
those ‘needs’ be ….it may be something like glancing emails when you are
mobile, accessing internet within your hands, reading books from your
electronic media while you travel, accessing maps for navigation, playing games
from your backseat while you are driving long distance, taking photos/videos
from your smart phone rather than relying on your bulky cameras, making notes
in your phone, setting up calendar in your phone, listening to songs from your
phone and being mobile etc., the list goes on and on.
Didn’t we have all
these needs before these fancy gadgets came into place? We still had needs but
was consummated without these gadgets. It might not have been so efficient but
it was so much safer – not accessing/texting phone while you drive; lot more
stress free – no need to stress yourself by reading or accessing devices in
those small gadgets; much more quality family time – no need to play games and
sit before the device 24/7; being outdoor versus being stuck indoor with those
devices in your hands.
So now I am
wondering those who do not use modern day gadgets may look or sound outdated
but in fact they are playing it safe and being much more stress free;
Circumstances make us to sign up for these gadgets since if our employer would
like to sponsor the phone bill who will reject the offer. But still I believe we got to come out of these modern day gadgets.
