Convergence on the right track: Kanwar
Apollo International managing director Raaja Kanwar believes that the convergence of technology is giving users the ease of having one device instead of five for different purposes.
By TNN |
Apollo International managing director Raaja Kanwar believes that the convergence of technology is on the right track, giving users the ease of having one device instead of five for different purposes.
| Raaja Kanwar |
No wonder, to make the best of this convergence, he will be soon switching over an iPhone. At present, he uses two cell phones — a BlackBerry and a Vertu.
“Though I love these business phones, I want to switch to iPhone and play with this gadget which has so much of hype around it,” he says. His notebook is a Sony Vaio. “It’s small, light-weight and very convenient when travelling,” Mr Kanwar adds.
Another constant companion is a 80 GB video iPod. He listens to music to unwind while travelling. ”I watch videos too, though I know its just a two-inch screen but at least it gives a gist of what’s happening,” he says. His Bose noise cancellation headphones, QuietComfort 3, also come handy while travelling by air.
Mr Kanwar was a photographer once, working for a fashion magazine in the US. His passion for photography and cameras continues. He uses a Sony camera.
“The high-definition video camera helps me in taking pictures which I can show my kids and add to my picture library,” he says excitedly.
At work, among other things, replying to about 40 e-mails a day keeps Mr Kanwar busy. At home, wi-fi helps access devices anywhere, without wires. His BlackBerry also comes handy when he has to send e-mails on the move. “WiMAX will be an ideal thing to happen as it will become easy to do business,” he says.
On a scale of 10, he will give himself 9.5 for being tech-savvy. He reserves half a mark because while he is busy talking about his tool kit, some new gadget might have entered the market. Such is technology.
“Though I love these business phones, I want to switch to iPhone and play with this gadget which has so much of hype around it,” he says. His notebook is a Sony Vaio. “It’s small, light-weight and very convenient when travelling,” Mr Kanwar adds.
Another constant companion is a 80 GB video iPod. He listens to music to unwind while travelling. ”I watch videos too, though I know its just a two-inch screen but at least it gives a gist of what’s happening,” he says. His Bose noise cancellation headphones, QuietComfort 3, also come handy while travelling by air.
Mr Kanwar was a photographer once, working for a fashion magazine in the US. His passion for photography and cameras continues. He uses a Sony camera.
“The high-definition video camera helps me in taking pictures which I can show my kids and add to my picture library,” he says excitedly.
At work, among other things, replying to about 40 e-mails a day keeps Mr Kanwar busy. At home, wi-fi helps access devices anywhere, without wires. His BlackBerry also comes handy when he has to send e-mails on the move. “WiMAX will be an ideal thing to happen as it will become easy to do business,” he says.
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On a scale of 10, he will give himself 9.5 for being tech-savvy. He reserves half a mark because while he is busy talking about his tool kit, some new gadget might have entered the market. Such is technology.
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