Totally under-deviced.

But, I can't leave home without my DAP (I refuse to call it an iPod). And I often neglect to check my phone for messages--I'm just not that into it.

Whenever I get off the train I'm always amazed at all the people transfixed by their smart phones and PDAs. They slow down the flow of movement while exiting the subway.

What I find so annoying about this topic is that I see these screen addicts texting and I don't know what all in cars and walking along the street.

They make great chargers that cost like $15 and then all tips cost about $10 for each devices (igo).

I charge my ipod, my phone, hubby's blackberry all with one small plug. Great for traveling.

@Zach--We have the legacy of competing cell companies working against the best interest of customers. There are lots of things that cell phones could do (such as let you know how many minutes you have left for the month), but cell phone companies have blocked them. Same goes for the swappable SIM card issue.

so many sour commenters

Re: carrying several chargers - igo (carried by RadioShack) and perhaps other devices use one 'charger' with exchangeable tips for myriad dvices - I've had one for years - both wall plug-in and auto 'cigarette lighter' cords. Also, more and more devices, as mentioned, recharge through a mini-USB apparatus.
R. Galli
Edison, NJ

Universal Wireless Charger:

Magic Pad.

On sale now.

http://www.technospot.net/blogs/wire-free-charging-gadgets/

Boo-hoo-hoo.. I have more technology in my pocket than exists in most African villages. I'm so put-upon. Please, people... Nobody is putting a gun to your heads to use your iPhone.

Lately, I walk around with a netbook, an ebook reader, a digital camera, a cell phone, and USB memory stick.

10 years ago, I was walking around with a notepad, a book, a camera and a pager.

What's the difference? :) A tool is a tool is a tool, regardless of whether it uses batteries.

"Early *adapter*"? Is that different from early adopter? Does the caller actually make adaptations to his devices? I doubt it, but that could be interesting....

I am "over deviced" and proud of it! lol

I have a super-cool GPS: it's called a map!
Easy to read, crumples up small, or opens large, and doesn't give you eye-strain.

Doug in Rye: "So I'm what you'd call an early adapter."

So?

I cringe at the prospect of the iPad and all the conspicuous consumption that will come from it. Consumers can achieve the same functionality with a laptop or an iPhone but our persistent requirement for convenience will probably make iPad a hit. One more device added to the fold.

was Peter's 5th gadget named Tidbit? What is that?

Robert Heinlein wrote about a cell phone install in the brain. Is this the future?

Don't sleep on the Palm Pre! It rolls bones on the iphone and nexus. Tales of Palms demise are greatly exaggerated!

I drive a 67 Buick. I play an acoustic guitar and the only phone in my house is attached to the wall and has a rotary dial. So there.

Got it.

I like having a separate palm and phone. I know the trend is to combine but it is pain to look for info while speaking.

Another note: Lots of gadget: a male thing and I am a man.

I still have a pda, though I think they're going to to the way of the dodo. I just can't, as you said, put all of my eggs into one basket. I like to keep my address book separate from my cell phone. I don't even like using the cell phone & I still have a land line. But then, I'm not a 20-something!

Talk about function fatigue! I went from having a Blackberry strapped to my head to being semi employed with a Jitterbug now. Also I lost my G1 and I am switching to an Archos Internet tablet because theres no monthly charges over my my verizon wifi plan.

Well, they HAVE come out with ONE charger for all these gadgets...and that's something!

I like to separate my music player and cell phone. I don't like the idea that listening to music can drain the battery from my cellphone.

here's a shout out to all the luddites who reject this craze. I don't even own a cell phone and I've never missed it!

I wish I could have everything on one device, but my employer provided a Blackberry and I still want my privacy, so I have my own personal phone too. Consolidating down to 2 devices is the best I can do.

if we're carrying more gadgets are we actually carrying more stuff?

that is, are we just replacing traditional things like daybooks and cameras with digital versions of the same thing?

here's a shout out to all the luddites who reject this craze. I don't even own a cell phone and I've never missed it!

I won't put everything on one device. In the past I have separately had stolen/lost one of my devices (PDA, Mobile Phone). If everything was on just one device, then I would have lost everything. Redundancy can be a good thing.
I don't want my data "in the cloud."

To paraphrase "Hotel California":

We are all just prisoners here
Of our own devices!

Why are so many young people now beginning their sentences with the word "so"?

Brian Lehrer: How many digital devices do you carry, Peter?

Peter Rojas: So......

multiple gadgets? not a huge problem.

multiple batteries and chagers? royal pain.

actually enjoy the gps on verizon cell phone but they only work where there is digital service...but not much help when you're semi-lost hiking (as i found out recently in puget sound's olympic park!) also useless in nyc, i think b/c of the buildings.

Maybe Peter will answer Zach's question about cell phones and wifi. My guess would be that it is an issue of money.

hey zach/1 -- they will come out with all the things you mention the day people stop buying the downgraded shlock that the marketplace already accepts.

I actually once had a so dream device. It had everything, from a cell phone that worked as good as a land line, a first rate camera and video, music player, ezpass, even a translator. It could find my keys and clean the floor. But I lost it.

Darn!

Outside of the US, SIM cards are universal. Travel to a new country, buy a new SIM card (usually about $5) and you have a local phone number. At Heathrow they come out of a vending machine. Why do so few American phones take SIM cards? Why do so few netbooks and notebooks have SIM card slots?

On the flipside, why do so few cell phones work on wifi? Some of my friends have to call me from skype from their computer because they get such poor cell phone reception in their NYC apartments!