A recent study has shown that British consumers are spending an estimated £52 billion every year on gadgets that they have no idea how to use! Are you one of those people? It’s quite possible! Just take a moment to consider all the electronic gadgets and gizmos you own, there’s probably quite a lot. Now, how many of those gadgets do you really know how to use properly? Do you use your Blackberry or trendy iPhone for anything other than making phone calls and text messages? The answer is probably no!
Many people would argue that the reason that we don’t know how to use these gadgets is because of all the needless functionality built into them. Do you really need a camera in your mp3 player? It just confuses consumers, particularly when it comes to the matter of compatibility between gadgets and the different formats of media they utilise, this is when things can get really confusing!
However, think for a moment about your TV. You know how to use that. Even the latest, high spec Samsung LCD TV is simple to use, probably simpler than previous models. Whilst other gadgets become more complex and confusing as technology advances, TVs seem to be getting easier to use! There’s a huge range of affordable, cheap plasma TVs currently on the market that even the most technologically inept can use without any hassle.
So next time you’re thinking about spending a small fortune on the latest mp3 player with built in Wi-Fi compatibility and an integrated 10 megapixel camera that you’re never going to use, perhaps you should instead consider putting that money towards a cheap plasma TV you’ll actually use to its full potential! We’re already spending £52 billion a year on technology we can’t use, why not spend some of that on technology you can?