Categories: uncategorized
Date: 16 October 2006 02:02:30
So as I sit here typing I am thinking a bit about electricity. At the moment I have the following things using electricity in my room:
1. My laptop
2. desk lamp
3. ceiling light
4. speakers (attached to laptop, playing internet radio)
5. mp3 player charging
6. phone charging
7. palm pilot charging
8. it could be said that my heart and other muscles are using electricity as electrical impulses are responsible for initiating muscle contraction
That's a lot of gadgets. I was actually pondering this before looking at Dave's blog but now having seen the gadget cartoon I can confirm that:
a) my headphones are white however that is because they are the only in ear earphones I've found that stay in my ears. AND they were free. A drug company gave me an ipod shuffle (which I only use as a usb key). And I use them for my mp3 player. This is a separate device to my phone.
b) my phone does not have any folding parts. If you ask me, that's asking for disaster
c) my phone also has no special features (except a flashlight in the little hole where it would have infra red if it happened to be a fancy model) and is not particularly compact.
d) I generally have it set to discreet mode (vibrate) and don't notice if it's ringing. And no-one calls me anyway.
e) The buttons are of a decent size. and they are raised. Quite friendly really.