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MY GADGET: Mario Irwinsyah: 'A long-running smartphone is all I need'
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Actor and TV host Mario Irwinsyah, 31, likes to follow digital trends.
Once a host of a TV show on technology, Mario has earned the basic knowledge to choose the right gadget that suits his needs.
The actor, who stars in the new movie, 3 Nafas Likas (Three Breaths of Likas), prefers a smartphone with a long battery life because he considers the main function of a smartphone is to allow others to reach him at any time ' mostly by phone calls as well as by text messaging, plus Internet-based instant messaging.
But more than his gadgets, Mario prefers a direct connection ' face-to-face communication ' with people, instead of communicating via the Internet. Here are his digital companions.
Lenovo P780
The five-inch smartphone is a solid choice because with a 4000 mAh battery it's up and running for the whole two days ' I use it for phone calls, text messaging, social media websites like Path and Twitter, instant messaging like WhatsApp and Line. It also supports sports-related apps like Nike+.
The device is also dual SIM active, so I don't need a secondary cell phone to keep myself accessible, especially for work.
From its 8-megapixel camera to 8-gigabyte internal memory and Android operating system ' upgradable up to Jelly Bean version, the phone is the perfect package. Android is way better than iOS.
I was once a big fan of the iPhone, but then I changed to Lenovo because with the iPhone I felt like my life was under the device's order ' whenever I needed it to make phone calls, the battery ran out.
I want to be the master of my gadgets, instead of being controlled by them.
iPad 4
For tablets and laptops, Apple devices make sense for me. I use the 10-inch iPad 4 on a daily basis, mostly to edit photos with Filterstorm and videos with iMovie. However, I'm disappointed with this fourth generation because I think the iPad 2 was much better. I decided to sell the iPad 2 because I wanted to get a good price before it started to slump and find a better bargain.
MacBook Pro
I use the 15-inch MacBook Pro for a better view to edit photos and videos ' both for personal and professional needs. Mine's the one without the retina display feature because I don't need it ' the feature is more likely suitable for professional photo and video editors. I only take my MacBook Pro when traveling out of town.
' JP/Niken Prathivi
