What technical devices do you have on your person?

[Buffalobiian]

Laptop: Samsung Series 9 15" notebook
http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/l...NP900X4C-A03US

Got this new not too long ago. Nice piece of gadget that means I don't have to fight with people for computer pods at university.

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Cell: Nokia N97
http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n97-2615.php

The hardware list was pretty good.. but some little bugs made it rather frustrating to use occasionally. The main issue is that there is a ridiculous amount of free RAM on it after everything's booted so I keep running into errors when I browse websites with loads of pictures on it. It's not that fast, and the C: memory is also very small by default.

That said, it's built like a tank that lets me abuse it pretty well. Physical keyboards are still preferable (if weight and size is not considered) over touch input. Even tanks get dropped from service eventually though, and the physical slider on it is now broken, along with a loose silver rim.

Which leads to the real reason for my post...

Does anybody own a Samsung Galaxy S3? I'm pretty much deciding between that and the unreleased Sony bigshots (codenamed "Hayabusa" and "Mint") to be announced (hopefully) by the end of this month. Design-wise I like the Sony looks, but the Galaxy S3 doesn't seem to be plagued by any crippling problems. Furthermore I just learned that it has a very nice audio-chip (mostly for the non-US models), so I might actually start listening to music on the go again.


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Other: Watch

I also own a black G-shock and a stainless-steel analogue wristwatch. I interchange them depending on whether I feel like being sporty and chunky, or unobtrusive and smart. Too bad my future career comes with a heap of hygiene and handwashing procedures, so wristwatches won't be very practical.

USB stick: 16GB

I guess I carry one of those around infrequently too. I usually bring it only when I foresee a reasonable probability of needing it, since I'd hate to lose it when I grab stuff from my pocket.

[Raven]

Does anybody own a Samsung Galaxy S3? I'm pretty much deciding between that and the unreleased Sony bigshots (codenamed "Hayabusa" and "Mint") to be announced (hopefully) by the end of this month. Design-wise I like the Sony looks, but the Galaxy S3 doesn't seem to be plagued by any crippling problems. Furthermore I just learned that it has a very nice audio-chip (mostly for the non-US models), so I might actually start listening to music on the go again.

Yep, and no complaints so far. You won't be disappointed getting one but there's no harm in waiting a bit to see what's on offer from the major players for this new gen. Having said that, you can spend as long as you like waiting in this industry and there'll always be something new around the corner.

[Buffalobiian]

Yep, and no complaints so far (regarding owning a Galaxy S3). You won't be disappointed getting one but there's no harm in waiting a bit to see what's on offer from the major players for this new gen. Having said that, you can spend as long as you like waiting in this industry and there'll always be something new around the corner.

Updating one year later: Ended up getting myself a Galaxy S4 (Snapdragon version) in a UAG Aero case. It's a nice phone, but I'm fairly disappointed with the battery life. It'll give you 4hrs of screen usage before it dies (during the day). I haven't killed it yet because I don't use it for 4hrs/day like that, but it's a long-shot from the 12hrs of video and 7hrs of wifi-browsing that I've read on reviews. User-opinion seems varied. Some people are reporting 4hrs use, while a handful claim to make it through 8. I wonder if it's a firmware thing.

If 4hrs is all it could handle, then I would have been better off with a Nexus 4, which costs less than half as much. Hopefully things will improve somehow. I'm not sure if it's something that warrants an assessment by Samsung for a faulty unit, or if it's just something that's inherent to the phone. Oh well.

I... don't find that I'm being any more productive since I've had the phone, but it HAS been keeping me entertained these days. My anime backlog is finally moving along!

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Also, I carry around some Brainwavz M3 headphones. They've got good separation and clean output. When worn normally though, the little "wing" pokes into my ear and exerts pressure/pain after some time (1hr?), so I wear them in an over-the-ear fashion.