Profile: Dinu Malacopol, DCS: If money were no object, I would buy a 3D home cinema

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

A smartphone Nokia E90, very useful for managing phonebook, contacts, recent calls and e-mails in real time.

2. What was the first gadget you had?

A small Russian-made radio, called ‘Zvezdochka’ (Little Star), that I craved for for a long time and which I assembled from a kit when I was 12-13 years old.

3. What was the last tech product you bought?

A video game console that I bought for my kids (as an excuse) that I tried myself for a few times.

4. The most unpleasant gadget-related incident

I didn’t experience any major incident. Maybe because I do a thorough research in advance.

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

500 euros

6. What features would your ideal phone have?

Extended business features (bluetooth, WiFi, Windows operating system for extended range of applications), big screen, QWERTY keypad (physical keyboard or touch screen), user-friendly, and long battery life.

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

The legendary Nokia 5100

8. What mobile phone brand do you prefer?

So far, I’ve used Nokia regularly with only few exceptions (Motorola, iPhone), but now I’m really beginning to miss a Windows operating system on the mobile phone.

9. Your favorite tech brand and manager?

IBM/Lenovo; Nicholas Negroponte

10. The most useless gadget you found on sale?

A USB can cooler/heater

11. If money were no object, what gadget would you buy?

A 3D home cinema

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

I usually go into news websites to stay up to date on the latest news, without having a favorite one.

13. What was the latest acquisition made online?

A vacation package to Paris.

14. What is internet to you?

Heaven and hell.

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

It would surely be different. But if I hadn’t known how my life is now with internet, I wouldn’t have missed it.

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

Mobility

17. Your favorite mean of communication

Mobile voice or text messages.

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

Holographic mobile communication with my family and friends.