Tech Fatigue is new buzzword that
you may not have heard yet. Tech fatigue is the overwhelming feeling of ‘meh’
with the addition of every new software update, iphone upgrde, bigger screen tv
etc. If you are a tech freak you must own several portable computing and
digital media devices. A smart
phone, pocket sized music and video player, laptop, a net book for travelling and touch screen tablet are now standard issue gear for the urban
tech lover. We need all these gadgets
because each gadget fulfills specific
need even though it’s capable of performing virtually all the functions the
others perform.Only a handful of functions get remixed and shared between
several portable digital devices. While
each is launched with the promise of something unique, what they usher in is the
age of gadget fatigue.
So.
Do we need all of these devices? Make a list of all the things your various
gadgets promise to do. Now make a list of all the things you do with each of
your gadgets. You’ll realise that you do essentially the same thing with each
of them-play games, browse the web, use an office suite, connect to social
media and make phone calls. Sure you can make arguments about experience,
usability, convenience, and context. But at the end of the day, the million
dollar question still remains: when that one single machine can do it all, why
do you still have an array of gizmos serving a single specific function for
each of your needs?
So,
the next time you hop into the electronics store to check out the newest
offerings at the altar of digital dreams, stop and ask yourself if your new
acquisition is really ‘new’ or if it’s just a remixed version of what you
alredy have cluttering in your laden backpack. When it comes to the world of
technology and digital objects, Steve Jobs was right,” less is definitely
more”.
