| For Hrush Bhatt, founder and director, e-commerce and strategy, Cleartrip.com, technology means little more than a convenience (and can be either old-school or cutting-edge). This gadget enthusiast wants to own an iPhone but his landline is still attached to the anachronistic rotary dial phone "" all because he's too lazy to dispose of it! |
| What were your favourite gizmo purchase(s) of the year? |
| A 42-inch Sony Bravia LCD TV and an old-school Vincent amplifier that has the most amazingly clear sound quality. |
| Which gadgets can't you live without? |
| My 15"Apple laptop goes everywhere with me and has my whole life on it"" all my music, movies, email and work. I also love the Apple Airport Express that plugs into my music system and lets me play the music from my laptop without any wires. |
| What is the biggest life-saving application for today's executive? |
| Pencil and paper. These two tools are underrated. I use them everyday, all the time, for lots of things"" reminders, notes, to-do lists, designs, sketching ideas, et cetera. I could do all that with PDAs, BlackBerrys and other such toys, but I find them cumbersome and inflexible. |
| If I want to draw a picture, I have to use one application and if I want to draw a flowchart, I have to use another application. Pencil and paper let me do whatever I want, and if I leave them at home, I can use another and it won't matter at all. |
| What is the next gadget on your wishlist? |
| The iPhone. It's an amazing device, and it's about time. We mobile phone users have been plagued with horrid user interfaces for too long "" most of them look and feel like someone drew them on the bus while on the way to work. |
| Are you a blogger? |
| I'm a "corporate" blogger now. I used to have a personal blog, but abandoned that when we launched the Cleartrip blog (blog.cleartrip.com). If you really have something to say, blogs can be pretty fun. |
| Which blogs do you patronise? |
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| What websites do you frequent the most? |
| Google and Cleartrip. I don't really browse the web for fun or as a way to pass the time. I use it as a tool to find stuff for work or play. |
Pen and paper over a PDA
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First Published: Sep 02 2007 | 12:00 AM IST
