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10 Best Gadgets for Grads
Years of throwing ping pong balls at plastic beer cups has left 2007's graduating college seniors ill-prepared for the harsh prospects of surviving in the workplace and living on their own. Fortunately, Switched has assembled this real-world starter kit, which we've filled with all the tech the recent grad will need in the coming months to chase that first promotion and deck out a first apartment. Best of all, everything is priced so as not to cut too painfully into that first, hard-earned payday (or 'congratulations' check from Grandma).
BlackBerry Curve
Entry-level jobs often require catering to the ridiculous demands of bosses, so it's time to trade in your old phone for something with more professional horsepower. The brand new BlackBerry Curve gives you your work e-mail and calendar, as well as a full QWERTY keyboard for quickly and accurately punching out, "Yes, sir. Right away, sir." But, this slim smart phone isn't all business, since it also functions as a media player that handles video playback and pumps stereo audio via Bluetooth to wireless headsets or speakers, as well as to your favorite set of earbuds thanks to a standard headphone jack (rare in cell phones). Lastly, a 2.0 megapixel camera will snap incriminating holiday office party photos as you blackmail your way to the top.
Entry-level jobs often require catering to the ridiculous demands of bosses, so it's time to trade in your old phone for something with more professional horsepower. The brand new BlackBerry Curve gives you your work e-mail and calendar, as well as a full QWERTY keyboard for quickly and accurately punching out, "Yes, sir. Right away, sir." But, this slim smart phone isn't all business, since it also functions as a media player that handles video playback and pumps stereo audio via Bluetooth to wireless headsets or speakers, as well as to your favorite set of earbuds thanks to a standard headphone jack (rare in cell phones). Lastly, a 2.0 megapixel camera will snap incriminating holiday office party photos as you blackmail your way to the top.
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dorree said 9:46PM on 6-14-2007
The Blackberry PC ad hits me square in the face as I go down the escalator traveling my standard commuter flight from Jacksonville, Florida (JAX airport) to Washington, DC National. (I still refuse to call it Reagan.) I’ve seen this ad hundreds of time and paid it no mind. Now as a proud owner of the latest Blackberry pearl world PC 8830 (that can do almost everything except clean my floors - that is, if I can ever learn to operate the technology), I finally understand that I have joined the xyz generations and a berry is no longer what my grandmother and I used to pick and deliciously eat with joy.
But whoops, I’ve got a modern problem. I put it next to my ear and my ear burns. Clearly I have to use a head set. OK, I can do that. I hold it in my hand and my hand heats up and I’ve pain in my elbow. A dud? Radiation? I check with my environmentally aware guru friends. “Yes.” They say, “Take care.” Useable but dangerous. I remember why transitioning to the modern world is so complex. Eating berries, freshly picked has no resemblance to current world complexities. Will I keep my new found supposedly useful tool? I don’t know yet. This pearl may be a blessing or fraught with danger. I’ll do more research and let you know.
Dr.D
www.FiftyandFurthermore.com
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