Modern Digital Gadgets/現代人的數位行頭
According to statistics, 36 percent of people aged above 15 in Taiwan can be categorized as "digiterati"-individuals who frequently use various digital gimmicks such as PDA, wireless stock quote receiver, cell phone, digital camera, pager, laptop and desktop computers, etc. These consumers always first equip themselves with desktop or laptop PCs because with computers, they can process and download data and information and communicate with other digital peripherals. What digital peripherals to acquire then depends on personal needs. For example, for those dreaming of colorful and joyful life, digital camera is an ideal option. Unlike traditional cameras, digital ones can show immediate results and users can try repeatedly without films until they get satisfactory shots. Then they can import the photos into a PC for editing, make computer wallpapers out of the photos, send the photos to their friends via email, or turn the photos into fashionable photo stickers (originated from Japanese purikura) by selecting numerous frames and backgrounds from certain imaging software. Those who have a busy career can choose a digital PDA (personal data assistant). Modern PDAs are more than just memo pads they used to be. PDAs for businessmen, for example, have business management, traffic navigation, scheduling services, etc. Those for students or the young include MP3 player, photo album, electronic dictionary, and games. For housewives, PDAs can provide lunar calendar, weights and measurements, or account book functions. And PDAs with navigation system and guiding service are huge hits with car drivers. For people who need to check email and access Internet all the time, GPRS cell phones are the must to have. With the "always-on" Internet service that GPRS cell phones provide, users can surf the Net anytime anywhere till the battery goes dead.
據統計，目前國內15歲以上人口中，有36%以上可稱為「數位人」，所謂「數位人」即是平時經常性使用1到3種數位商品，其中包含有PDA、股票機、行動電話、數位相機、手提電腦、桌上型電腦、傳呼機等等，數位商品早已深入在許多人生活當中。
消費者首先可以基本的個人桌上型電腦或筆記型電腦為主再陸續往外延伸，因為所有數據、資訊的建檔、處理與下載均可先透過PC先行處理後再傳輸至各項數位化行動商品。 至於添購的數位設備則可依消費者需求而定，例如：喜歡為生活添加樂趣的消費者即可選購「數位相機」，因為透過數位相機拍攝的畫面不僅可立即顯影，拍到滿意為止，而且透過個人電腦進行處理、編輯後，還可作為電腦桌面、寄送給親朋好友、甚至透過特定軟體處理，4、5百種背景花樣可供挑選，也可製作出時下流行的大頭貼貼紙！ 此外，在職場上事務繁忙、對個人數位助理有需求的人，可以選擇符合個人需求的PDA。目前的PDA，不再只是具備單純的記事功能，而朝向事務處理、生活記事、玩樂主義、個人休閒、交通導航等等多功能全方位訴求。 因此，PDA不僅限於商務人士使用，有些內含隨身相簿、MP3音樂、電子翻譯、電子遊戲等功能就非常適合年輕朋友或在校學生；而家計簿、度量衡、農民曆等功能的設計則最適合家庭主婦；對於開車族而言， PDA 的導航系統還可提供停車位找尋、路線圖指引服務，最是貼心！ 針對經常需要上網收發信件、查詢資訊的人，目前已有GPRS手機無限上網服務，透過具備GPRS功能的手機，據業者自豪的表示，除非手機電池耗盡，因為不限定地點、時間，只要有需求隨時隨地可上網！ |