What tech gadgets, latest fads/styles, or other popular modern paraphernalia have you eschewed?

[Road Runner]

I do not have cable or satellite TV.  I do not use a dishwasher.  I do not have stainless steel appliances.  I do not have a cellphone.  

Let's see you beat that!   

[sheep_herder ★]

This, except I do have a older cell phone, used strictly for calls.

[maddmaxx ★]

I don't have a plastic bike.  Mine is aluminium.  Take that.

[sheep_herder ★]

Just now, maddmaxx said:

I don't have a plastic bike.  Mine is aluminium.  Take that.

Mine are all steel.

[Road Runner]

Just now, maddmaxx said:

I don't have a plastic bike.  Mine is aluminium.  Take that.

I was going to say that in a later post.  

Also, two of my bikes are steel.  

[late]

I don't belong to the hair shirt club.

[Road Runner]

Also, I don't use any of that satellite navigation crap.  

[Randomguy]

7 minutes ago, Road Runner said:

I do not have cable or satellite TV.  I do not use a dishwasher.  I do not have stainless steel appliances.  I do not have a cellphone.  

Let's see you beat that!   

You don't have a cellphone?  

[Square Wheels]

I don't get pretentious hair cuts.

[jsharr ★]

Our dogs have eschewed up numerous remotes. 

[shootingstar]

We don't have a car. I don't have an iPhone yet and haven't made moves to get myself one. He has one to communicate with his (adult) children who have certain ways they prefer to communicate with him.  I don't use facebook, twitter.  I don't have cable nor a KitchenAid appliance.  Just a simple electric hand-held beater that's over 30 yrs.old.

Yet I have and grow a blog...which is probably a more complex use of social media than many others here.

[sheep_herder ★]

Just now, Square Wheels said:

I don't get pretentious hair cuts.

I wondered if the 'gadget' man would chime into the thread??

[jsharr ★]

I use single ply toilet paper on the occasion that I use any at all.

[Road Runner]

1 minute ago, Randomguy said:

You don't have a cellphone?  

Amazing isn't it?  I may be the only person in North America above the age of 6 years old to be without a cellphone.  

[Road Runner]

4 minutes ago, jsharr said:

I use single ply toilet paper on the occasion that I use any at all.

Someone who is full of shit probably doesn't need much toilet paper.   

[Square Wheels]

4 minutes ago, sheep_herder said:

I wondered if the 'gadget' man would chime into the thread??

Yeah, I got got nuthin on the gadgets.  I have them all. 

[Road Runner]

13 minutes ago, Square Wheels said:

Yeah, I got got nuthin on the gadgets.  I have them all. 

Too bad you don't have a sentence correction gadget.  

[petitepedal ★]

No cable or satellite  TV...hell just ask RG my DSL internet is metered (still ) Use too much and they slap my hands!!  I do have a cell phone...and it is smarter than me...  I just got a flat screen tv (free to me) last week

I have some kitchen appliances and gadgets but no insta-pot or fancy stuff...just a crock pot and george forman grill

[shootingstar]

I do not have fridge that has an external ice cube dispenser. I still haven't replaced my broken microwave. But yes, love our dishwasher.

[Razors Edge ★]

31 minutes ago, Road Runner said:

I do not have cable or satellite TV.  I do not use a dishwasher.  I do not have stainless steel appliances.  I do not have a cellphone.  

Let's see you beat that!   

You didn't name any "tech gadgets, latest fads/styles, or other popular modern paraphernalia".

 

[BuffJim]

Fitbit. Me no have one. Or iwatch. 

[sheep_herder ★]

13 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

You didn't name any "tech gadgets, latest fads/styles, or other popular modern paraphernalia".

 

Does that mean you consider those things 'essentials'??

[Wilbur ★]

I am a tech guy.  I enjoy the conveniences and capabilities technology provides. 

[Road Runner]

5 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

I am a tech guy.  I enjoy the conveniences and capabilities technology provides. 

I'm just glad you finally figured out how to create an avatar!   

[donkpow]

I can't think of anything I "eschew". It's more a matter of what I want, don't want, need, don't need, can afford, can't afford. Stuff like that.

[Further]

I'm not on facebook or twitter.

[Razors Edge ★]

48 minutes ago, sheep_herder said:

Does that mean you consider those things 'essentials'??

Nope. No everyone has a TV, or car, or bicycle, or kayak, or laptop, or SUV, or cowboy boots, or a bazillion "normal" things, but those don't fit the OP. BuffJim's Fitbit certainly fits the category, but a cell phone is not even remotely a fad or gadget or paraphernalia these days.

Almost nothing is essential, but that doesn't make non-essential stuff out of the ordinary by any stretch.

[Prophet Zacharia]

1 minute ago, Razors Edge said:

Nope. No everyone has a TV, or car, or bicycle, or kayak, or laptop, or SUV, or cowboy boots, or a bazillion "normal" things, but those don't fit the OP. BuffJim's Fitbit certainly fits the category, but a cell phone is not even remotely a fad or gadget or paraphernalia these days.

Almost nothing is essential, but that doesn't make non-essential stuff out of the ordinary by any stretch.

I have a new photo card for my DL renewal.

[Razors Edge ★]

2 minutes ago, Prophet Zacharia said:

I have a new photo card for my DL renewal. 

Is that still a work in progress?

[dinneR ★]

13 minutes ago, donkpow said:

I can't think of anything I "eschew". It's more a matter of what I want, don't want, need, don't need, can afford, can't afford. Stuff like that.

This. I'm not really into tech. I just don't need much of it. I still listen to records. I've never owned a microwave. No TV service, but I have a computer. I have a cellphone, but it's a pay as you go plan. 

Thinking about getting a backcountry satellite messenger like a Spot X or InReach mini so my friends and family don't worry as much about my backcountry travels.  I have bear spray. Is that a tech gadget?

[Kzoo]

What does eschewed mean?  Asking for a friend.

I don't have ESPN - That is a problem this time of year.

 

[Square Wheels]

1 hour ago, Road Runner said:

Too bad you don't have a sentence correction gadget.  

Nah, that's an intelligence thing.  You can't fix stupid.

[Prophet Zacharia]

22 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

Is that still a work in progress?

My old one doesn’t expire for a few more weeks. There is no rush.

edit: it’s good through the end of January.

[dinneR ★]

6 minutes ago, Prophet Zacharia said:

My old one doesn’t expire for a few more weeks. There is no rush.

edit: it’s good through the end of January.

phones have expiration dates?

[Prophet Zacharia]

2 minutes ago, dennis said:

phones have expiration dates?

DL = driver’s license.

[Road Runner]

2 hours ago, Square Wheels said:

Yeah, I got got nuthin on the gadgets.  I have them all. 

You don't have an Oral B.  

[Square Wheels]

13 minutes ago, Road Runner said:

You don't have an Oral B.  

According to the video you posted, and I watched about 2% of, the Sonicare was the better choice.  We have two of those.

[Road Runner]

1 hour ago, Square Wheels said:

According to the video you posted, and I watched about 2% of, the Sonicare was the better choice.  We have two of those.

You may force me to post pro Oral B stuff here.  I have both, I use both, and the Oral B is better (I think).  

[Dottleshead ★]

4 hours ago, Road Runner said:

I do not have cable or satellite TV.  I do not use a dishwasher.  I do not have stainless steel appliances.  I do not have a cellphone.  

Let's see you beat that!   

I have cable TV.  I have a dishwasher.  I have stainless steel appliances and I have a cell phone,  Now I have an effing electric bike,  There's no hope for me.

[jdc2000]

2 hours ago, dennis said:

phones have expiration dates?

Eventually the cellular service providers discontinue the old tower radio systems, so you need a new phone.

 

[late]

2 hours ago, Kzoo said:

What does eschewed mean?  Asking for a friend.

 

 

es·chew

/əsˈCHo͞o/

verb

verb: eschew; 3rd person present: eschews; past tense: eschewed; past participle: eschewed; gerund or present participle: eschewing

1. deliberately avoid using; abstain from.

[Ralphie ★]

I have slowly converted from a Luddite to a late adopter.  I am always on the tail end of technology.  For instance, upgrading my iphone from 5 to 6s plus now. Typing this on a grandpa box so old I have to run lightweight Linux on it.  My new laptop computer is Windows 7.  And I changed from a 1988 aluminum bike to a 2006 plastic one a couple of years ago.  We do have a stainless steel stove, fridge, and dishwasher, but that is all because of Mrs. Mooseworth.  I liked the beige enameled ones that were still working when we replaced them.   I still prefer carpet to hardwood or laminate, and vinyl flooring to ceramic tile. 

[Road Runner]

25 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said:

We do have a stainless steel stove, fridge, and dishwasher, but that is all because of Mrs. Mooseworth.  I liked the beige enameled ones that were still working when we replaced them.   I still prefer carpet to hardwood or laminate, and vinyl flooring to ceramic tile. 

I would have given you three likes for this, If I could.  

[Ralphie ★]

28 minutes ago, Road Runner said:

I would have given you three likes for this, If I could.  

The fancy new to me eyephone has been "updating icloud settings" for the last half hour.

 

[Chris...]

8 hours ago, Road Runner said:

Amazing isn't it?  I may be the only person in North America above the age of 6 years old to be without a cellphone.  

My wife doesn't have one

[shootingstar]

22 hours ago, Chris... said:

My wife doesn't have one

I don't have a cell phone yet.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/technology/article-smartphone-refuseniks-are-a-rare-but-happy-breed/

Yes, I am like the above people described in the article.  It is peaceful just to allow my mind to wander while waiting or sitting on train/bus.  It's important I declutter my mind after work and let go of anything that demands my attention or I create artificial demands on my mind by surfing the 'Net while waiting for someone.  Sure I like technology. I use my home desktop.  

[Razors Edge ★]

I'm holding out on a drone and a smart watch. Eying a Whoop, but it is still in the eschew column.

[sheep_herder ★]

30 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

I'm holding out on a drone and a smart watch. Eying a Whoop, but it is still in the eschew column.

Go to Texas A&M, and you can get all kinds of 'Whoops'.

[Razors Edge ★]

1 hour ago, shootingstar said:

It is peaceful just to allow my mind to wander while waiting or sitting on train/bus.  It's important I declutter my mind after work and let go of anything that demands my attention or I create artificial demands on my mind by surfing the 'Net while waiting for someone. 

Cell phones do make it easy to use for distraction for sure, but I find that folks got easily distracted before there were cell phones and will continue to be easily distracted when cell phones are a distant memory. Discipline - like muting your phone and leaving it in your backpack/pocket/purse - is easy for some and impossible for others. You might be surprised in your ability to ignore the pull of a cell phone as you relax on your commute after work.

[maddmaxx ★]

On 12/22/2018 at 12:57 PM, Razors Edge said:

Nope. No everyone has a TV, or car, or bicycle, or kayak, or laptop, or SUV, or cowboy boots, or a bazillion "normal" things, but those don't fit the OP. BuffJim's Fitbit certainly fits the category, but a cell phone is not even remotely a fad or gadget or paraphernalia these days.

Almost nothing is essential, but that doesn't make non-essential stuff out of the ordinary by any stretch.

That would depend on the tv and the service.  I'd say that a 4K Roku TV is pretty much a tech gadget.  Many cell phones do qualify as gadgets.  One can survive just fine with a land line and perhaps a flip phone.  I agree with Sheep Herder.  There are parts of the country unlike your yuppieville where many of your common gadgets are indeed out of the ordinary.