For tech-freak Menon, life's in gadgets

A technology-freak, Dr Jai Menon, CIO and director (IT & Innovation), Bharti Airtel, believes that digital life is fun, and gadgets are his toys. His latest toy is an Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC).

“I am busy playing with an HTC Advantage UMPC these days,” he says excitedly. He uses BlackBerry Pearl for his voice calls and e-mails. Though he likes the fact that BlackBerry is light weight and has integrated voice and e-mail function, he has a complain too. “I cannot segregate my inbox mails.” Besides UMPC and BlackBerry, he has a an iPhone as well.

Just like three phones, he has three laptops too. He uses an IBM X Series notebook, a MacBook Pro and an HP laptop. More the merrier seems to be Menon’s mantra. He has two iPods — a Shuffle and a Nano. Though he doesn’t get much time for gaming, he has both PlayStation 2 and an Xbox.

“I am passionate about car racing games, though I spend very little time gaming,” he admits candidly. A Sony Cyber-shot camera and a Bose noise cancellation device are some of the other gadgets in his tool kit. He has a video system in his car but complains that the TV signal is not there. While on the road, internet gives him company.

He rates himself 10 on 10 on tech-savviness. We, for sure, don’t disagree.