Gadget Man cometh!

Men and their gadgets eh?

Let's see: I have an iPod, an eReader, a mobile phone, a laptop, a collection of USB pen drives, including one the of the latest 16 gigabyte ones, a desktop computer, an Xbox 360 (with wireless of course), several stereo players dotted around the house, digital photo frame, digital cameras times four (or is it five?), card readers, dozens of memory cards... You get the picture.


Now if all goes well I'm going to be in hospital for roughly six or seven days. So which of my gadgets am I going to take with me? Lets eliminate the obvious no-no's straight off the bat:

The xBox is connected to the TV and sound system so that's out. The desk top computer... too big, too many wires, too many other bits and pieces attached to it (three external drives, a usb hub, the network router, graphics pad and printer).

The stereo players... I've got an iPod.


The laptop? It has been suggested that I could actually carry on working on the day of my admission and if I were to have a local anaesthetic I could be typing away during the operation ( thanks Boss!) and throughout the rest of my stay in hospital. I was planning on using the laptop whilst in hospital to write this blog... I think I'll take a notepad and a pen in with me!


So no laptop, no desktop; therefore no need for the usb pen drives and any of the other associated gubbins.


I can't see me running around the hospital with my camera taking all kinds of pictures for my portfolio so the cameras and memory cards are staying at home.

As for the digital photo frame - well I have photos of my loved ones on my phone so I guess I can manage without the digital photo frame for a while. (Ahhhh what a sweet man!)


What does that leave me with then? Lets see:


My eReader - I currently have about one hundred and twenty books on it - some of which I actually want to read! Battery life is brilliant - I've used it almost every day since I got it in July
and I've re-charged it once... once! And that was only because I wanted to see if the charger worked! Battery life really is measured in weeks. The screen is excellent even in bright sunlight
and it's very easy to use. If you like reading get one!


See http://www.bookeen.com/ebook/ebook-reading-device.aspx (I should be on commission...)


My iPod - It's a one hundred and sixty gig iPod Classic and I love it! I have almost my entire music collection on it along with assorted music videos, podcasts and movies. I'll put some more
movies and TV programmes on it this weekend so I'll have plenty to watch or listen to!


Of course I'll have my mobile with me but I don't think I'll be allowed to use it too much inside the hospital - I'll hop outside every now and then to check for text messages and missed calls but I may be out of touch most of the time!


That's it then - one hundred and twenty books, fifteen thousand music tracks, a hat full of music videos, a dozen or so movies and a phone I probably can't use...

What the hell am I going to do with myself?