I wanna be your iPod

GIZMOGEEK

Aspiring to build an ear implant that can communicate with the brain, and also store and retrieve data, real time, Sumeet Sabharwal, managing director, Navisite India, seems to nurture a penchant for James Bond-like gadgets. Sabharwal wouldn't mind turning into an iPod shuffle provided it's clipped to someone hot.

What are your favourite gadget?

I am addicted to e-mail, thus my vote for my favourite gadget goes to the Blackberry 8800, and second place goes to the new Samsung U600 mobile phone.

The next gadget on your must-buy list?

An ultra-thin, sleek, multipurpose device that packs in a phone, e-mail, camera, an audio device complete with a built-in lie-detector. This way, I can filter all my conversations and know exactly when to hang up on someone. Nothing comes close, as yet, so I am sticking with my Blackberry 8800 for now.

If you could build it, what dream gadget would you go for?

A very small ear implant that can communicate directly with my brain would do me a world of good to enhance my limited memory. It should be able to store and retrieve data real time and download all the songs and data from the Internet that I consider worthwhile, without my having to tell it.

If you were a gadget, what would you choose to be and why?

An iPod shuffle clipped to the shirt of a famous, interesting personality.

Which one of your gadgets was a complete waste of money?

An Archos 604 portable video player that I got recently. Between downloading various additional pieces of software and buying accessories to upload movies, its novelty wore off quickly.

If you could, whose computer would you hack?

Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computers. I would like to see all the interesting plans that his company has without losing sight on product innovation.

Can you unwind with your gadgets?

I like to unwind with a good movie on my recently installed home theatre system. This includes a Pioneer Elite 50-inch plasma and the Bose Lifestyle system.

Your costliest contraption till date would be...

My Audi A8, of course. It's a fun car to drive.