Technophilia: defined by Wikipedia as the strong enthusiasm for new technologies. If you’re a technophile, then technically you’re a technophile who will be happy to own and maintain professional urban tools. And why not? With urban professional tools like cell phones and laptops, and portable media players, your love of all things electronic can be indulged.
Cell phones to covet
Well, actually you only need a personal cell phone to carry out your professional and personal business. If you must have more than one of these versatile urban professional tools, you are a) a very busy person with many contacts that cannot be compressed into a cell phone’s memory; or b) a very prolific person who lives a double life needing different cell phones; or c) you have a mistress and want to keep things secret.
If these are not the cases, then these basic guidelines should help you choose the most ubiquitous urban professional tool: the cell phone.
– Decide what you want to use it for: personal use or commercial purposes. With the former, you get the usual services of mobile phones. With the latter, you have a mini office in the palm of your hand with the ability to create spreadsheets and documents in addition to the usual services. Of course, these urban pro tools are only as smart as their users!
– Look for sensible features like QWERTY keyboard, touch screen, Wi-Fi and compatibility in addition to the usual camera and media player. Your choice of urban professional tools should have familiar characteristics without being too old-fashioned: a good balance but entirely possible.
If you can, put the cost of the cell phone at the end of your criteria. If you pick up a cell phone with all the bells and whistles for a few bucks more, then by all means go for it. Remember that these urban professional tools are more than just communication tools; These can also be status symbols!
To do this, why not get the most advanced and functional of all? Look for these:
– The addictive CrackBerry, er, BlackBerry – the latest current convergence device
– The iconic Palm PDAs, with Palm Pilot at the helm
– Other cell phone manufacturers such as Nokia, Samsung, Sony, Philips, LG and Siemens, to name a few. Always go for the real deal!
laptops to love
Oh, laptops must be one of man’s greatest inventions. He can take them anywhere, place them anywhere, operate them anywhere, and view them anywhere. If there’s one thing you can love like your own beloved, then these sleek and slim urban pro tools should be it.
But unlike your sweetheart that you fell in love with without your knowing it, you can deliberately choose to fall in love with your laptop. Here are the things to look for in these urban pro tools too beautiful for words:
– Ergonomics must be suitable to travel anywhere, operate anywhere that requires it. It should be strong enough to withstand an occasional drop and light enough to be carried by an anorexic. Look for touch pads that a) are large enough to accommodate your fingers; b) have easily accessible buttons and; c) have a dedicated scrolling area.
– Must withstand heat up to 100 degrees and must operate quietly. Of course, you may need it on your desert job! Urban professional tools are anything but too fragile to be used outside the office.
– Unlike other urban professional tools, laptops can be chosen based on memory capacity first before processor speed. You want to pack as much memory as you can, even if it means sacrificing speed a bit.
But just like mobile phones, these urban professional tools can also be status symbols. You can go for popular and trusted brands like Asus, Acer, Nokia, HP, Samsung, Sony, Lenovo, and Fukitsu to name just a few. Pink leather case? Check! Space age design? Check! Features to drool over? Double check! How could you not love them?
So the next time you go to indulge your techie cravings, look in the urban pro tools sections. You’re sure to find something new to intrigue you and maybe someone new to keep you company while you play with the new urban pro tools!