Have out gadgets become to complicated ......

[RGL_UK]

My phone can do a million different things.
Its a games machine, a diary, a video recorder, its a dam web browser.

Many people have all these complex equiment, yet dont fully know how to use them, so do you think that our gadgets are becoming to complicated?

[Prospero]

I don't think our gadgets are getting too complicated.

As more gadgets are becoming common place, I think we're getting more and more technologically-retarded users working them.
80% of the people I work with fall into this Cow-Orker category.
It's absolutely ridiculous.

[Haza103]

There only put there to make life easier, wether that be email, facebook, or whatever. Nothings put on to purposely to slow things down, and you really ought to learn how to use this stuff as it will probably benefit long term.

[Laika]

This thread (http://www.ps3trophies.co.uk//showthread.php?t=18163) may interest you, RGL. I think devices are more user-friendly as the day goes by, with companies continually striving to reach as wide-a demographic as possible by making things as accessible as humanly possible.

[Prospero]

Definately more user friendly. Sometimes too much so.

Although with regards to your phone having so many features, that does bring up another point.
The attempts to have an ultimate gadget with every feature imaginable to remove the need for multiple products, just seems to cause more redundancy.
e.g. I don't need 8 different products that can all browse the web, but that's how many we have. Don't even get started on how many music players we have.

[Laika]

I think the aim now is to create killer-gadgets, for example something like the iPhone. Rather than having multiple items the ultimate goal is to get as many consumers as possible to buy a single catch-all one.

[Scowie]

I think that they are getting worse, for example.

Ps1/ps2 no issues ever still working to this day. Ps3 after 12 month YLOD.
Same with xbox.

another example is the Sega megadrive. Still to this day working perfectly.

[RGL_UK]

Even with all this advanced technology, people seem to want simple.
The simple ideas of the Wii and its games have seen to be more popular and out sold both PS3 and Xbox put together.

50 million Wii's have been sold.
28 million Xbox's have been sold.
21,3 PS3's have been sold.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_game_consoles

[sameh_93]

Even with all this advanced technology, people seem to want simple.
The simple ideas of the Wii and its games have seen to be more popular and out sold both PS3 and Xbox put together.

50 million Wii's have been sold.
28 million Xbox's have been sold.
21,3 PS3's have been sold.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_game_consoles

But what does simple mean? Always different for everyone.

I find the PS3 to be a very simple console, and 10 minutes with most mobile phones i will know how to use most of its functions. It depends on the person really.

[ugabugaz]

For most people, yes. For me, no. I really like to see all the features a gadget has even before i purchase it. This is why i do some extensive research before purchasing anything. I never read manuals simply because i can just learn on my own. I also know way too much stuff that normal people, or less technologically aware just wouldn't.

I do have one shortfall and that is OSX/Linux(To an extent)

Mostly i think most people just don't care and really just buy based on word of mouth and basically if it looks good, ill buy it. I'll give you one example. Many people who own a PSP don't really know anything about it. They think of it as a Game Machine and that's it, Same with any other gaming console.

I don't know, i think people have just become less adventurous i guess, not wanting to venture past what is shown on the surface.