2 Noiembrie 2009
Profile Razvan Botezatu, Xerox: I havent come across with any completely useless gadget yet
Find out what are the high-tech habits and preferences of Razvan Botezatu, XGS Manager Xerox Romania and Moldova.
1. What gadget's in your pocket, at hand?
2. What was the first gadget you had? At what age?
I think it was a remote control toy car made in China that I received when I was only few years of age.
3. What was the latest tech product you bought?
A Dell Latitude E4200 laptop.
4. The most unpleasant gadget-related incident
5. How much would you be willing to pay for a cell phone?
Around 2,000 lei on a smartphone.
6. What features would your ideal phone have?
Light, resistant, and good communication features, namely Internet connectivity, integration of e-mail servers, etc.
7. What was the first cell phone you've used?
8. What mobile phone brand do you prefer?
I don’t have any preferences in terms of brands. I have used various types of phones, made by Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Motorola, and now I use a Blackberry.
9. The tech brand and manager you admire
The brand is Xerox, and apart from Xerox, Apple. The manager I admire is Steve Jobs, CEO Apple.
10. The most useless gadget you found on sale?
11. If money were no object, what gadget would you buy?
I would buy a robotic vacuum cleaner.
12. What type of websites do you access regularly? What is your favorite website?
I don’t have a favorite website. I try to spend more time doing sport and less time at the computer or watching TV.
13. What was the latest acquisition made online?
14. What is internet to you?
It’s a tool I use in my day-to-day work and to relax now and then.
15. How would a day in your life without internet look like?
It would be OK for me; I can do it just fine without the internet. The access to information would be more difficult, though.
16. What do you find attractive in a notebook: its performance or its mobility?
17. Your favorite mean of communication
Directly, face to face. If not possible, then I prefer short calls.
18. Where will the innovation go in IT? What gadget would you create, that has not been done before?
I am surprised by the evolution of technology. Amazing things come out every year. I think miniaturization, multimedia and communication will be the central focus of tech companies.