What’s At The Top Of Your Gadget Wishlist?

Flag
3:39PM July 30, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Something strange happened to me this afternoon. I realised that for the first time in a long time, there wasn’t a mad, driving itch to buy the latest and greatest gadget. It’s not that I don’t want to buy new toys to play with, it’s more that the key gadgets I’ve always lusted after are already in my possession…

Which is weird for me. I’ve always had a wishlist for gadgets, and over the past year or so I’ve been checking them off, one-by-one. And now, the top of my list is a NAS, which is hardly the kind of sexy gadget you want to show off to all your non-techy family and friends.

But it got me wondering – what kind of gadgets are Giz readers lusting after? And not just in a “that-looks-great-I-must-own-it” kind of way, but in a “I-really-really-want-one-of-those-to-make-my-life-complete” kind of way. Is it a new HDTV? A new smartphone? A USB humping dog? Let us know in comments.

Comments

1 2

  • Mal

    July 30, 2009 at 3:44 PM

    Have just taken care of one itch by ordering an MSI Wind U100+, I would’ve gone a Dell Mini 10v but time was against me and they couldn’t guarantee delivery for the customised one by the time we needed it.

    Still to get is a HDTV, DSLR (probably a Canon).

  • Jack

    July 30, 2009 at 3:45 PM

    An Apple tablet. I would kill for one. 8 player TapTap? Yes please.

  • Josh

    July 30, 2009 at 3:51 PM

    I want a gadget that gives me a new gadget to play with everyday. Cause, you know how the deal is….you buy something, play with it immensely for a couple of days, and then it ends up in a gadget box to collect dust. I want a new gadget everyday!

  • welbot

    July 30, 2009 at 3:52 PM

    Like you, I too have reached a plateau of sorts in gadgetry excitement, and for the same reason. I seem to have everything i wanted. A few little things could help improve on the whole thing, but essentially it’s all there.
    Just for the sake of convenience, next on my hit list is a media switch box so I don’t have to keep swapping cables between 360, ps3, wii and gamecube.
    Other than that, the only thing that would be nice, is a little pricey atm, and that’s a touchscreen.

  • attila

    July 30, 2009 at 3:55 PM

    Amusingly enough, a NAS is about all I want as well (though does a new lens for my camera count as a gadget?) having done a similar checking off over the last year or two. My credit card is breathing a sigh of relief for awhile.

  • Mick

    July 30, 2009 at 3:56 PM

    A Canon EOS-5D please… with some IS L series glass go go with…
    Oh and a Dell Mini10v too for dumping the images to.

  • Mike

    July 30, 2009 at 4:08 PM

    I wouldn’t mind one of those new Ion engines…
    :D

  • krnageskillz

    July 30, 2009 at 4:11 PM

    Too many things to list so I’ll go with the top item which is a 13″ MacBook Pro, but I don’;t have a need for it right now, only a want.

  • Adrian

    July 30, 2009 at 4:12 PM

    Yeah…

    well, actually, i was going to do the whole I7 upgrade, but i couldn’t justify it. I spend more time in my car, less time on my gaming rig, so i just bought, fitted, and am still tuning an Alpine PXA-H701 audio processor to my car stereo.

    next thing i’d like to do is maybe a CARPC. If i could build a system that has the same user interface as the itouch/iphone’s ipod, on a 7″ touch screen in my dash, i’d be happy.

  • Adam Brownsea

    July 30, 2009 at 4:13 PM

    My current wish list is for an Android phone, but waiting for the Hero or somethings faster.

    I do keep my new gadget needs in supply.

    Bought last 6 months:
    Usb Monitor adapter
    24″ Monitor
    New Corei7 PC
    DVR Media Player

    Last Year:
    eee PC 901

    Last 18 months:
    NAS
    IP Camera
    Laptop (for the wife but I get to play with it)

    Not that impressive a list I know, but I still consider myself a gadget junkie.

  • Que

    July 30, 2009 at 4:48 PM

    this may sound childish but I just hooked my PC onto my plasma and my arcadestick in the port for Street Fighter. with my girlfriend’s rolling eyes I think I am set for the moment.

  • Sven Vollstag

    July 30, 2009 at 5:09 PM

    …Creative.Zii.Egg…

  • David Paget

    July 30, 2009 at 5:10 PM

    Want a spare 10K for a decked out alienware laptop… always wanted to go all out on the latest and greatest hardware. Dont get me wrong i still buy the top of the line graphics cards if i’m building a new desktop, but a laptop that costs $10,000 is just the next level.

  • Gazza

    July 30, 2009 at 5:22 PM

    I really want a next gen mobile phone which has everything people want in it rather than what the companies think is needed

  • Nathan

    July 30, 2009 at 5:26 PM

    New phone, hanging for something that grabs my fancy, so keen to get rid of my Dopod 838 Pro it’s not funny. iPhone does nothing for me beyond aesthetics, HTC Hero looks promising but the hardware blows and the Pre is a no go for many reasons. I’m crossing fingers and toes that the Sony Ericsson Rachel (Xperia whatever) is as good as it looks.

  • Madness

    July 30, 2009 at 5:26 PM

    I want a touchbook, I love the idea of a detachable keyboard

    http://www.alwaysinnovating.com/touchbook/

    i have a new longboard https://www.bustinboards.com/ on the way atm, it might not be electronic but it gives me the same feelings as waiting for a iphone

  • Brett Ironmonger

    July 30, 2009 at 5:47 PM

    My latest itch was a casio EX-F1 that took a long time to scratch. Right now I’m hungering for a twincab 4wd ute of some description, a man sized gadget. Oh yes, it will be mine.

  • Jamie Carl

    July 30, 2009 at 5:47 PM

    Well, yesterday I scatched an itch when my HTC Magic arrived (Android kicks ass by the way) and for a few minutes there I, like you, felt a distinctly dark void in my gadgeting future.

    Fortuneately today Nikon came to the rescue with the release of the D300s. Being a photographer now means that I MUST get one. *sigh* It never ends….

  • Kieran Cummings

    July 30, 2009 at 5:56 PM

    I just emptied my wishlist (multitouch tablet PC) due to tax time. Gotta love a good return.

    I bought an HP TX2, HuaWei E800, and got a cheap prepaid 3g card. Mobile Internet Multitouch Monster!

  • James

    July 30, 2009 at 6:08 PM

    I really want one of those sony Blu-Ray changers. I’ve always wanted a DVD one and now that they have a next gen version i want it REALLY bad.

  • Brian Ward

    July 30, 2009 at 7:21 PM

    I don’t think there is any truely new gadget I want…just upgrades to the PC, Notebook, DSLR Camera and Phone I already have. My HTC Winmo phone would be much better if the browser was truely usable beyond when you’re really desperate to look something up on the net in a remote location without PC in site.
    For a truely new gadget….when can I see the list of buyers options on a Delta Six Accelerator suit as per the GI Joe movie preview.

  • thinkquick

    July 30, 2009 at 7:39 PM

    a reliable NAS.
    VR googles?

  • molo

    July 30, 2009 at 7:51 PM

    12″ apple tablet

    • Kieran Cummings

      July 30, 2009 at 9:05 PM

      As per my earlier post, TX2 from HP seems like the best tablet about at the moment for it’s price, and it’s 12″. I scored one for $950 delivered from the US (they’re around $1500 from AU vendors).

  • Chris

    July 30, 2009 at 8:42 PM

    I’m eyeing off the HTC Hero, But i might wait it out till the SE Experia android phone makes its way out….mmm..

  • Tim

    July 30, 2009 at 10:26 PM

    I just went and bought a HDTV, PS3 and surround system so that itch has finally been scratched. The only thing left on my list now is a D-SLR and will have to start looking around for a new phone in a few months when the old contract runs out…Watching the Aussie Android phones with great interest…
1 2

Post Your Comments