3x Thursday

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New Toys & Gadgets

1. Have you gotten any new toys/gadgets lately? If so, what are they? If not, is there anything that you want?

I don't think I've gotten anything lately...but I feel like I might have. Maybe it's too early for me to remember! :-) Anyway, I can't think of anything in particular I'd like right now. There are too many gadgets in my life already. Unless, of course, one considered a Roomba to be a gadget. I'd like one of those! Oh, and TiVo/DVR.

2. Do you like learning how to use new toys/gadgets? Why/why not?

I do, as long as the payoff is there. For instance, I got an MP3 player last year for Christmas. I have never used it except to import several of my favorite CDs. It is completely NOT intuitive, the instruction manual BITES, and I just keep thinking, "It shouldn't be this hard!"

3. Pick an outrageous toy/gadget that you want (price is no issue!). What is it? Why do you want it?

I kind of think I covered this in #1, but otherwise the only things I can think of are new cars and ebook readers. I want one that WORKS, one that will stick around for awhile without being immediately replaced by something Newer And Better, and that I can use ANYWHERE. Y'know: like a book.