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Gadget Geeks of London 
Melinda Seckington 
MissGeeky.com 
@mseckington
Gadgets?
Gadgets
Origins of the word gadget
Gaget, Gauthier & Cie
Placeholder name
gachette or gagee
What defines a gadget?
Useful?
Useful? YES
Useful? YES
Useful? NO
Useful
Useful 
Useless?
Useless? NO
Useless? NO
Useful 
Useless
Useful 
Useless 
A Device?
a thing made or adapted for a particular 
purpose, especially a piece of 
mechanical or electronic equipment
x(Gadget(x)Device(x)) 
測x(Device(x)Gadget(x))
What distinguishes a gadget 
from a device?
Useful 
Useless 
A Device
Useful 
Useless 
A Device  
Portable?
Portable? YES
Portable? YES
Portable? YES
Portable? YES
Portable? Sort of...
Useful 
Useless 
A Device  
Portable?
Consoles 
Hifi sets 
PCs 
TV 
Dishwasher 
Fridge
Useful 
Useless 
A Device  
Portable? 
Novel?
Consoles 
Stereos 
PCs 
TV 
Dishwasher 
Fridge
Novel? ...
Novel? ...
Depends on the generation
Useful 
Useless 
A Device  
Portable? 
Novel
Useful 
Useless 
A Device  
Portable? 
Novel  
Awesome
Gadget: 
an awesome novel, most 
often portable, device, that 
may or may not be useful
Flickr Attribution 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23912576@N05/3010067161/ 
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/mackarus/4289960218/ 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisadragon/4278603209/ 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/painted_fences/2327975270/ 
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