Profile: Adriana Pricope, OKI: The most useless gadget, a sandwich-shaped memory stick

1. What gadget�s in your pocket, at hand?

An MP3 player.

2. What was the first gadget you had? At what age?

The first device I recall is a chess game on USB at the age of 24 that allows remote gaming by internet.

3. What was the last tech product you bought?

A 11’’ digital photo frame that I offered to someone.

4. What was the biggest failure in your tech career?

The biggest failure was when my hard disk crashed and I lost many family photos.

5. How much would you be willing to pay for a cell phone?

It depends very much on the features of the respective mobile phone, but say 400 euros would be enough.

6. What features would your ideal phone have?

It should be compact, light, with multiple sync options and long-life battery.

7. What was the first cell phone you�ve used?

Nokia 5110. It could very well serve as defense weapon, given its size.

8. What mobile phone manufacturer do you prefer?

Even though I’ve used other brands, I remained loyal to Nokia – at least until now.

9. Your favorite tech brand and manager?

I’ve worked for a long time with IBM and I feel attached to this brand. But now I have a new passion, OKI. The favorite manager is Rene Oberman, CEO Deutsche Telekom.

10. The most useless gadget you found on sale?

A sandwich-shaped flash drive.

11. What gadget would you like to buy?

As I spend a lot of my time in the car, I think I’d buy an integrated cutting-edge multimedia system for my car.

12. What type of websites do you access regularly? What is your favorite website?

I go into news websites every day, but I don’t lean towards one site only.

13. What was the last acquisition made online?

I bought airline tickets for the holiday, but I usually buy books online.

14. What is internet to you?

The internet is an ideal communication mean, fast without the restraints imposed by geographic distances, an important source of information.

15. How would a day in your life without internet look like?

It would definitely be holiday that I would spend with my family and/or friends.

16. What do you find attractive in a notebook: its performance or its mobility?

Performance.

17. What communication mean do you prefer?

E-mail, head to head with the mobile phone.

18. Where will innovation go? What gadget would you create that’s not been made so far?

There will always be room for new technologies. Now, high amounts of money are invested in research and over time, gadgets will be nothing but fast moving consumer goods.

I would very much like to create a Carver One machine that can be transformed in boat car.