There was a time when technology meant gigantic and complicated. There was also a time when voluptuous women were considered beautiful by master artists of the old days. In this day and age, the smaller and slimmer, the better (for both women and technology). We salute these tiny tech gadgets that give us more space to put other tiny things in our pockets.
The always-reincarnating iPod keeps making itself tinier and tinier. The new iPod nano (iStudio) can now play videos and is available in two sizes, 4GB (B6,390) and 8GB (B8,590).
This is more like a nail-drive than a thumb-drive: the Sony Micro Vault Tiny (B489 for 1GB, Power Buy) is almost as tiny as a SIM card. Comes in five different colors with five different capacities: orange 256MB, violet 512MB, blue 1GB, green 2GB, purple 4GB.
For a compact notebook, if money isn’t the problem, you might want to give the HP Compaq 2710p (B89,900, HP) a shot. This 12-inch laptop can also turn itself into a tablet at a twist of the screen. It has a camera, a keyboard nightlight and 10 hours of battery life, so what more can you ask for?
If you’re not an Apple fan, you might like this new Samsung T10 music player (B5,490 for 4GB, Samsung). It comes in five colors (green purple, pink, white and black). Though it might not look as yummy as the nano, its flat and light body will win you over.
Professional photographers don’t have to lug around a gigantic camera body anymore—if they have Nikon P50 Coolpix (B10,900, Power Buy). This digital camera works like its big brothers, with manual exposure modes and 8.1 megapixel clearness.
Hate looking like a Call Center Girl while on Skype? Get this discrete SOLIC SLR-11m (B99, Power Buy) and you will look like you’re talking to yourself. The earpiece hangs onto your earlobe with a mike that extends to the side of your cheeks. So futuristic!
You would never get stereo speakers this small. The miniature plug-and-play mini stereo (B350, C04d) can be connected to any music player, but make sure you charge its battery first before enjoying the music.
Where to Buy
Power Buy—4/F Central World Plaza, Ratchadamri Rd., 02-646-1222
C04d—4/F, MBK Center (near Power Buy, in front of elevators), Phaya Thai Rd.
Samsung—4/F, MBK Center, Phya Thai Rd.,
1800-29-3232
HP—3/F, Siam Discovery Center,
Rama 1 Rd., 02-353-9500
iStudio—4/F Siam Discovery Center,
Rama 1 Rd., 02-658-0447
