| Technophilia - defined by Wikipedia as the strong | | | | current ultimate convergence device |
| enthusiasm for new technologies. If you have | | | | - The iconic Palm PDAs, with the Palm Pilot leading |
| technophilia, then technically you are a technophile | | | | the way |
| who will most gladly have and hold urban | | | | - Other cellphone manufacturers like Nokia, |
| professional tools. And why not? With urban | | | | Samsung, Sony, Philips, LG and Siemens, to name |
| professional tools like cellphones and laptops, and | | | | a few. Always go for the real deal! |
| portable media players, your love for anything and | | | | Laptops to Love |
| everything electronic can be satisfied. | | | | Oh, laptops must be one of man's greatest |
| Cellphones to Covet | | | | inventions. You can carry them anywhere, place |
| Well, you actually only need one personal cellphone | | | | them anywhere, operate them anywhere, and |
| to conduct both your professional and personal | | | | see them anywhere. If there is one thing you can |
| affairs. If you must have more than one of these | | | | love like your own beloved, then these sleek and |
| versatile urban professional tools, you are either | | | | slim urban professional tools should be it. |
| a) a very busy individual who has many contacts | | | | But unlike your ladylove whom you fell in love |
| that cannot be squeezed in one cellphone | | | | without you knowing it, you can deliberately |
| memory; or b) a very prolific person who lives a | | | | choose to fall in love with your laptop. Here are |
| double life necessitating different cellphones; or c) | | | | the things to look for in these |
| you have a mistress and you want to keep things | | | | too-beautiful-for-words urban professional tools: |
| hush-hush. | | | | - The ergonomics should be appropriate for travel |
| If these are not the cases, then these basic | | | | anywhere, operate anywhere demands. It should |
| guidelines should see you through when choosing | | | | be durable enough to withstand the occasional fall |
| the most ubiquitous of urban professional tools - | | | | and light enough to be carried by an anorexic. |
| the cellphone. | | | | Look for touch pads that a) are sufficiently large |
| - Decide what you want to use it for - personal | | | | to accommodate your fingers; b) have easy |
| use or business purposes. With the former, you | | | | access buttons and; c) have dedicated scroll area. |
| get the usual services of cellphones. With the | | | | - It should withstand heat of up to 100 degrees |
| latter, you are carrying a mini-office in your palm | | | | and it should operate quietly. Of course, you might |
| with the ability to create spreadsheets and | | | | just need it in your desert work! Urban |
| documents in addition to the usual services. Of | | | | professional tools are anything but too fragile to |
| course, these urban professional tools are smart | | | | be used outside of the office. |
| like their users! | | | | - Unlike other urban professional tools, laptops can |
| - Look for sensible features like QWERTY | | | | be chosen based on memory capacity first |
| keyboard, touch screen, Wi-Fi and compatibility in | | | | before processor speed. You want to pack in as |
| addition to the usual camera and media player. | | | | much memory as you can even if it means |
| Your choice of urban professional tools should | | | | sacrificing a bit on the speed. |
| possess familiar features without being overly old | | | | But like cellphones, these urban professional tools |
| - a fine balance but entirely possible. | | | | can be status symbols, too! You can go for |
| If you can, put the cost of the cellphone last in | | | | popular and reliable brands like Asus, Acer, Nokia, |
| your criteria. If you choose a cellphone with all the | | | | HP, Samsung, Sony, Lenovo and Fukitsu, to name |
| bells and whistles for a few dollars more, then by | | | | just a few. Pink leather casing? Check! Space-age |
| all means, go for it. Remember that these urban | | | | design? Check! Features to drool over? Double |
| professional tools are more than just | | | | check! How could you not love them? |
| communication tools; these can be status | | | | So the next time you go about satisfying your |
| symbols, too! | | | | technophilia desires, look in the urban professional |
| For this purpose, why not get the most advanced | | | | tools sections. You will surely find something new |
| and the most functional of them all? Look for | | | | to intrigue you and maybe somebody new to |
| these: | | | | keep you company while you tinker with the new |
| - The addictive CrackBerry, er, BlackBerry - the | | | | urban professional tools! |