Five Gadgets That You Buy and Never Use
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Sep-24-2010
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This article is about the consumer electronic gadgets that most people buy and hardly make use of. Do you have any of these items? Do you use them? What products have replaced these in the course of technological advancement?
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If you’re like most gadget enthusiasts you have a drawer full of gadgets and gadget accessories that seemed like a good idea to buy at the time but rarely, if ever, get used. We’re sure you could add to this list and we encourage you to do so (in a comment below) but in the meantime here’s our list of the most popular gadgets that never see any action.
FM Transmitter for Your Car
If you have an older car radio and want to listen to your iPod in your car you’re pretty much stuck with two choices, one gadget looks like a cassette tape and goes into your cassette player (if you have one) and the other transmits an FM signal, a very short range, to your car stereo. The problem is if you’re driving around a metropolitan area with lots of radio stations it can be hard to find an unused slot on the dial. In other words, these things rarely work very well and usually end up spending most of their days in the glove compartment.
Blank DVDs
Just about any computer newer than 5 years old that has a DVD drive probably includes a DVD writer. The problem is most people hardly use their DVD drives let alone record anything but if you’re like most people, you will have purchased a 50 pack of recordable discs on sale and chances are, you still have 50 left.
Rechargeable Batteries
This one makes even me feel guilty. Yes, I have a collection of NiCad batteries and a charger and I upgraded to Li-ion and NiMH batteries and charger but I’ll be the first to admit when the portable speaker for my iPod needs a new pair of double A batteries, I go to the drawer and unwrap a pair of non-rechargeable alkaline batteries. I know, I know, I’ll change, honest, I will.
Webcams
Most new laptops come with built-in webcams but I bet you don’t even use that one any more often than the standalone webcam that you bought to have video calls with your kids who were away from home. It baffles me why webcams and video conferencing never became more popular, maybe Apple’s FaceTime will change all that and there’s always Skype, but we wonder how many of your average computer users even use Skype video calling.
Phone Headsets
We'd lay odds that you probably have more than one old headset laying around that you never use. Maybe it never felt right, looked right, or worked right and it could even be an old Bluetooth headset. Hopefully you've settled on one that you feel comfortable using in the car, it's safer to go hands free and even required by law in many states.
On the Other Hand…
How About Gadgets You Never Have But Always Need? We didn't want to appear too negative so we put together a complementary list of gadgets that you rarely have but can always use. Previously, I wrote an article about this. Just do a quick search for “Five Gadgets that you Never Buy but Can Always Use”.
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Article Source :
http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Five Gadgets That You Buy and Never Use_34576.aspx
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Author Resource :
Andrew Eisner, Retrevo's director of community and content and resident hard core gadget enthusiast. Eisner comes to Retrevo from the world of computer journalism. To find more information, see HDTV and laptops.
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Keywords :
ipod, fm transmitter, dvd, batteries, webcam, headset, handsfree,
Category :
Product Reviews
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Consumer Electronics
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