Thread: Poll: you and gizmos

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EDIT 8/2/10 Okay, I'm in a polling kind of mood right now. Here's one I did for a particular purpose a couple years ago, and the results were what I expected. Since we've had to new faces roll in lets see if they have more to add.


Okay, some of you are responding to the poll about computers, now let's see just how enthralled with electronic innovations you've been. Same time frame, some other devices. Same deal, read carefully and choose the one that most matches what you did.

i love gizmo's and thinga kabobs

Sorry,I didn't Qualify for your poll,most of it I still refuse to have. Hank

Bob,
Did you run out of things to do yesterday?

Of course I have many of the electronic/digital toys: PCs, digital cameras, cell phone(though seldom used) DVDs, CD, VCRs, MP3 player,digital picture frames, fly-by-wire truck, microwave, bread maker just to name a few

I wont have a Blackberry/PDA, beeper or Blue Tooth or similar- simply because I WILL NOT be that connected when out of the house

Originally Posted by IC2

Bob,
Did you run out of things to do yesterday?

Nah, never run out of things to do. Just interested in confirming an idea I've had for a while.

Bob,

I began talking to myself in the 1990's...does that count?

I began seeing pictures in my head during the 1990's...
does that count?

I began hearing music coming from between my ears in the 1990's....does that count?

Time for your nap Mikey.................sweet dreams.

CD player and cell phone.................before 2000......I love the cd player (outdated now) .and the cell phone is OK...until it rings....if you have kids, you know why.......................

Why 1990 and 2000? Why not other dates as well. Seems a little restrictive.

Let's see>

Cell Phone: About 1983 I guess. Had one of the early models mounted in a briefcase. Cost $2500 and $1.50/minute. Second one was a Motorola bag phone, cost about $500, .60 per minute. Glad someone finally shrunk the damn things.

Digital Camera: First one I owned was in 2001. Used Canon SLR's film cameras until then. Now I use a digital Nikon SLR, but still use film.

CD Players: In computers about 1989, then portables about 1995, and first one in a car about 1997.

DVD Players: About 2003 for computer, home and portable.

Now getting ready to move on to Blu-Ray and HD DVD. Life as a techno-geek can be hell at times.

Yeah guilty again. I started using a cd player in '91 and a cell phone in '96. I held off on the others until 2001.

Originally Posted by mopar34

Why 1990 and 2000? Why not other dates as well. Seems a little restrictive.

I have a specific purpose in mind for that time frame. The additional info in the individual posts is interesting as well, just not part of the project I'm collecting data for.

Bob,

Out of pure curiousity, once you're finished collecting the data, would you be willing to share the results as it relates to your previously mentioned theory? I have my own thoughts regarding the data shown in the polls and am just curious if my theory is even remotely close to yours.

Thanks,
Dutch

In time, I don't want to potentially skew the results. I'd be happy to hear what you get from it, might be another view I didn't consider.

Thanks for the replies guys. Good info.

Our first "small" cell phone was in about '95; we had a bag phone in '88 or '89, carried it in the car all the time as we spent a lot of time traveling on the highways, either alone or together, and felt it was a useful emergency device. Got our first CD player in '97, DVD in '02. Digital camera came along in about '03 or '04.