We depend on my husband when the family wants to take a group selfie. He has a selfie stick bought in a London 'Value' shop for 3 pounds. Its functionality is very dicey often disappointing us at the crucial moments when we were all smiles.
So I decided to get a proper one. The staff at the Challenger store which I went to showed me the shelf with a whole array of selfie sticks. All of them are wireless and she could not find any with a cable ( to be attached to the phone) which is close to the one which my husband is familiar with.
With a bit of unease (which I often have when trying to master any new device) I requested her to show me how to use it. In the process of doing so she couldn't help laughing because I was so impressed with repeated exclamations of "Oh Wow". It uses blue tooth technology.
Staff: "The shutter button is detachable, try pressing on it,"--- I clicked and "Oh Wow, so I can hold the stick and another person can click the button"
Staff: "There is a LED light here" ---- "Ohh..."
Staff:" You can use it as a tripod too" --- "Oh Wow, perfect"
She must be thinking to herself "Oh Wow this aunty is so out of date and so easily thrilled!"
Back home I tried my new toy taking numerous selfies with my arrogant cat which seems to understand and clearly dislikes photo taking. "OH WOW, what fun we (or rather I) have.
I begin to understand why people love the latest gadgets. They give you thrill when you first lay hands on them like touching magic buttons. I did a search. They called them the 'Insanely Cool Gadgets'. Here are some that interest me:
A wireless charger
A lightsaber umbrella
A PhoneSoap UV sanitizer you can toss your phone for 10 minutes after you get home
A motions sensor trash can which opens smoothly and quietly with a wave of the hand
A smart bottle attachment that tracks when you take a sip of water and remind you to drink more by blinking before dehydration kicks in.
Perhaps I can get this for a start, the lightsaber umbrella
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