Pooja Jain's rendezvous with gadgets

Women and gadgets don’t mix. At least that’s what men generally think. But rendezvous with Pooja Jain, executive director, Luxor Group, might prove this statement, made by some, incorrect.

“I am always quite curious to know about gadgets and tend to get involved with them,” she says as she begins to talk about gadgets and how its their functionality and not fantasy that matters.

She uses two mobile handsets, one a Nokia whose model she can’t recall and another one a Blackberry Pearl. “I have tried many phones but Nokia for sure is a user friendly phone,” she says. What she likes about Blackberry is that she can check her mails on the mobile phone while travelling and also open attachments.

When talking about gadgets that a woman uses, how can we miss accessories. Well, no points for guessing this one — her phone tag is a pen. “I don’t need an LV tag to make a statement, I am my statement,” she says in an upbeat tone.

Similarly, fancy ringtones and caller tunes are not her cup of tea. When it comes to her favourite gadget, it is an iPod which wins the race. “While stuck in a traffic jam, I plug my iPod earphones,” she says. She is Net savvy as well. She receives around 100 e-mails a day and replies to almost all of them. “I am very prompt at replying to e-mails.” Her home is w-fi enabled and she uses an HP laptop (she can’t recall the model again).

“Technology has changed our approach to work. I still wonder how my father used to work 20 years ago without mobile phone and laptop,” she says. Luxor will be implementing SAP technology in next three to four months. “Moving out of traditional systems, SAP technology will play an important role at our workplace over the next decade,” she adds.

She is looking forward to Apple’s iPhone. She also plans to buy a gaming console. “I don’t play games but I am quite intrigued by the playstation and would like to possess one,” she says. Well, here’s one busy woman who loves going digital.