I LOVE new technology, in fact, during my 'business' career I was fortunate enough to be on the cutting edge of the initial transition from big, old, IBM tabulating machines to computers and stayed on that road helping the company I worked for implement the latest technological advances ... BUT - how many GADGETS do we NEED?!?!?
And OF COURSE, people will buy these things whether they can afford them or not, just because they are there!!!