Thinking small, yet grand

GIZMOGEEK

Shivendra Singh, country head, Scottish Development International, believes in having an "office out of office", dotes over his personal digital assistant (PDA), but secretly fears that his wife will desert him some day, thanks to his fetish for being connected to work 24x7.

How many gadgets do you carry?
Not many and that's thanks to I-Mate's K-Jam PDA, which clearly replaces a laptop, a music player and a mobile phone. But the obvious drawback is that one never can get out of work mode.

Your favourite gadget to date and why.
A phone that is just a cellphone, for the sole purpose as conceived by Graham Bell. The reason it is my favourite is because you know when to really switch it off.

A device that is a lifesaver for executives.
The PDAs win hands-down. Although not without caveats because it might lead to a whole lot of domestic feuds and a possible divorce!

The next gadget on your must-buy list.
Sony Vaio UX, touted as the world's smallest, yet fully functional, ultra-mobile PC.

What kind of a dream machine would you like to build?
An ideal convergence device of a credit card size that could be a PC, phone, printer, scanner and multifunction remote for the TV/AC. The icing on the cake would be if it was able to keep the better half happy by taking on the shopping requirements too.

Have you ever hacked a machine or wished to?
Never, but if wishes were horses and one could ride them, then I'd love to access data stored by competitors.