Neil's top ten gadgets for 2005 – a review: Whilst I cant honestly say I own all of these, here is my list of 2005's top gadgets. 10. Phillips HeartStart Home Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
(Great to have to hand when Fiancee announces the cost of the wedding photographer) 9. Toshiba 32HL95 32" Flat Panel LCD HDTV
(for watching digital cable, particularly High Def programming) 8. Samsung SyncMaster 193P 19" LCD Monitor
(sleek and practical design, good for working on work work as well as gaming) 7. Motorola HS850 Bluetooth Headset
(because lets face it, Borgs just look cool right?) 6. Epson Stylus R200 Photo Printer
(DVD and CD printable for the ultimate look for clients deliverables) 5. Kingston 1GB SecureDigital Flash Card ( SD/1GB )
or two (for holding out against the onslaught of Ipodomania) 4. Toshiba Libretto U100 Miniature 7.2" Notebook PC (Intel Pentium M Processor 753 (Centrino), 512 MB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive)
(not as small as the Libretto 50 ct or as nice, but lets face it, what can you do these days on a Pentium 75mghz with 16mb of high speed edo ram running Windows 95? Run a microwave?) 3. Toshiba Qosmio G25-AV513 17" Notebook PC (Intel Pentium M Processor 760 (Centrino), 1 GB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, SuperMulti DVD Double Layer Drive)
(now you're talking power) 2. Canon PowerShot S500 5MP Digital Elph with 3x Optical Zoom
(great design replacing a much loved JVC 1.6mpixel camera that took well over 3000 pictures in its lifetime) 1. HP iPAQ 6515 PDA Phone (Cingular)
Pocket PC Mobile Phone (buggy as a Beetle but believe me, I wont leave home without it). Very much looking forward to seeing developments in 2006, as an old Professor in the UK once said to me, 'you know Neil, nothing changes, we're always boys looking for toys, it's just that the older you get, the more expensive the toys become…' too true professor… too true…
