Monday, November 5, 2007

My List of Essential Electronics

This morning I was just sitting here thinking about all the different electronic gizmos and gadgets I call essential in my life. Sure, I would survive without ALL of them... But it wouldn't be too much fun... Here is my list of my Essential Electronics (in no particular order), I am sure there is more... Copy at will!

Why did I not get this sooner? Instead of having to wrestle my daughter (or husband) to get a thermometer in their mouth, I just pop this sucker in their ear and it is done) Don't ask why, but my dear husband thinks I used the old thermometer to take one of the dog's temperature a while back when it was sick, and he now refuses to come near the thing. Look, it was a different one, alright! And ever heard of disinfecting? Yeez!

Of course, my beloved digital camera that is sadly starting to get old...

Does a car count as an electronic? I guess somewhat... Oh, well. It is essential in my world! Check out the Swedish license plate...

As many of us bloggers have discussed previously, the ICE MACHINE that most American refrigerators are equipped with is a true miracle!

What would I do without my dish washer? A lot more dishes, that is for sure! Check out Bob thinking mommy is crazy taking pictures of appliances...

And the bread machine... Can't bake bread the regular way if my life depended on it!

Before owning this miracle tool I could never figure out if the meat on the grill was ready or not. No more undercooked chicken!

This plain little box is worth it's weight in gold... It is my Lingo box that for $20/month gives me free calling within the US, to Sweden and most other places in the world! (Hey Fiona, I can now call Australia for free; if you ever feel like chatting, call me and let me know and I will call you right back so you only have to pay for 1 minute!)

Our wireless router... Blogging from the couch, anyone?

Of course, without my computer life would not be much fun, would it? And I wouldn't get much work done either...

I am amazed how dependent I have become on my cell phone this past decade!

This unassuming postal scale have many duties in our house: helping out with eBay auctions, calculating postage to Sweden, and doubling as a household scale when I need to measure some kind of food in grams...

This air cleaner from Sharper Image (together with it's office twin) hopefully help clear the air of some of that musty carpet smell...

I LOVE this thing! This DVR records all my favorite shows on TV without me having to lift a finger...

A bit fuzzy, but this indoor/outdoor thermometer lets me know what to wear.

Of course, my notebook computer provides easy access to the Internet whenever needed...

... a lot in thanks to it's wireless broadband card.


Well, that was the most Essential Electronics I could think of in my life right now. What are yours?

2 comments:

Desiree said...

Vad kul med din lista och alla bilder över dina favorit elektronik prylar. Det är ju helt klart många prylar man gillar och som underlättar ens liv. Ha ha tyckte det var riktigt kul att läsa att din make inte vill andvända den gamla febertermometern längre för han tror att du andvände den till hundarna. Vi har också en sådan där öronfebertermometer och de är ju verkligen hur smidiga som helst.

Anne said...

När du radar upp det på det där sättet och med bilder och allt, ja då får jag en aha upplevelse över hur himla mycket elektronik som egentligen finns i ett hem idag... Och de flesta grejer är ju saker som känns svåra att klara sig utan.
Såg förresten att det på ena bilden skymtade en massa svenska kokböcker.... Mysigt.