2007 – Gadget of the year
Posted 15 December 2007 07:00:35 by Ben
Filed under: Gadgets | Living Overseas
Who (yes they are like friends to me) are the contenders for 2007?
Canon SD850 – Once again, I managed to lose a digital camera. This time it was left on a bus on the way to a picnic. Being the 5th or 6th digital camera I have owned I’m getting sick of having to research and purchase them. I just took Gerrod’s word that this was a good one. So far, so good. Works a treat and lives up to Canon’s reputation for great image quality and production values.
Macbook Pro – The 3rd Mac for the Priebe family saw us selling off our first child as he no could fullfill the same need in our lives now that smaller, stronger and better mac children were available. A fine addition to the family, this machine just kicks ass. As a sidenote, it’s had a few growing pains this year aided by the fact that I’m a clutz and have spilt wine and beer directly over the keyboard. Apple support has been fantastic, fixing it all under warranty.
Apple TV – With a birthday approaching and Michelle not knowing what to get me, I suggested I continue my Apple fanboy obsession and that she purchase me an Apple TV. I love being able to watch all my movies, listen to my tunes and see all my photos all from the comfort of my sofa. With this device I actually enjoy viewing my 35gb photo collection. It’s awesome watching them whiz by on the screen to a chosen soundtrack.
Playstation Portable (PSP) – I loved my Xbox 360 like a 3rd child but like a 3rd child he got less attention than my other children (the macbooks). I thought since I commute an awful lot why not sell this inferior child off and buy myself a pet to keep me occupied on the tubes/trains and planes. The PSP gets a whole lot more attention than the xbox and sparked off an obsession of lunch time competitions with my mate Alex. I love playing games on it. A definite wise decision to swap over my gaming machines.
iPod Touch Ok, so I managed to wash my latest iPod in the washing machine. I know, I’m a dickhead but one advantage of being so dumb is that I get to claim insurance and buy the latest and greatest – introducing the touch. What can I say? It rocks. I can surf the net, listen to my music and watch tv shows and movies – and all in style. If you don’t want to go on a contract or you’re pissed off with the fact there’s no 3g support on the iPhone, then the touch is your best bet. You won’t be disappointed.
Sony MDR NC60 Finishing off this years gadget list is these great pair of over-the-ear noise cancelling headphones from Sony. You can’t get by with the standard ipod earphones in London as the traffic and underground noise over powers the music and video. And I can’t handle in-ear NC headphones as the vacuum they cause in my ear causes me headaches. Enter these babies. Extremely comfortable, awesome asthetics and top notch sound quality. You can’t get better for the price.
Picking this years winner is a very tough one for me. All – except for the camera – have been outstanding gadgets and have all received a fair amount of attention. That said, there are two devices that come with me everywhere and as such I think I have to award a dual prize this year.
So without further adieu, I’m announcing the iPod touch and the Sony headphones as my “Gadget of the year” for 2007.
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Wow you have some cool gadgets Benj.
Comment by Stac — 15 December 2007 20:17:19 #
Ben, we have a similar problem with cameras except we break them as opposed to losing them! I’ve gone through two Canons and an Olympus in the space of two years. I got the Olympus because it was meant to be shock proof, water proof, everything proof but we still managed to damage it so badly it had to be replaced with a brand newie(thank goodness it was still under warranty)! The quality of the images on the Olympus doesn’t compare with the Canon though – I miss my Canon!
Comment by Cath — 16 December 2007 10:29:53 #
[...] on the heels of Bender’s award announcement, I thought I’d do ours this year. Nominees [...]
Pingback by ___c l e m m o . c o m___ » Blog Archive » Gadget of the year 2007 — 16 December 2007 18:03:18 #
That’s quite a lot of gadgets… :-)
Comment by Pat — 17 December 2007 03:54:57 #
Ben, you make way too much cash.
Comment by Brad — 18 December 2007 03:20:08 #
I cannot confirm nor deny these allegations Brad but I think a more appropriate assessment would be that I spend too much cash.
Comment by Ben — 18 December 2007 07:22:52 #
“All – except for the camera – have been outstanding gadgets and have all received a fair amount of attention.”
Was the camera not a good gadget, or did it just not get as much attention as the others?
Comment by gerrod — 19 December 2007 08:08:07 #
The camera is very average. I expect more from my gadgets these days.
Comment by Ben — 19 December 2007 10:13:20 #
Hmmm, well, maybe – but at the end if the day, it’s a camera. What more do you want it to do? It takes fantastic photos and decent video, it’s small, lightweight, has a massive battery life, built in image stabilisation, it starts pretty much instantaneously, sports USB2 out, and even has a 4x optical zoom – quite rare for little cameras!
The only feature that it’s possibly missing is wifi – would be nice to be able to sync without having to plug it in.
I stand by my recommendations! :-D
Comment by gerrod — 19 December 2007 10:33:04 #
Let me clarify…
It’s not average in functionality – it’s everything you said and great value for money.
It has an average fun factor.
Comment by Ben — 19 December 2007 10:57:27 #
*sigh*
Sadly, I agree. I remember buying my first, second – even third digital camera, and being _so_ excited about it! Probably helped that not so many people had them in the “good old days”, and they weren’t a dime-a-dozen – they really were a bit special.
Oh well, onwards and upwards. 3G iPhone in May!
Comment by gerrod — 19 December 2007 11:18:26 #