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MyGadget: Marcell Siahaan: Not a gadget freak
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While he uses a number of gadgets to support his professional career, musician Marcell Siahaan is not the kind of guy who constantly keeps an eye out for the latest and greatest.
'It's my wife, Rima Melati Adams, who is the gadget freak. Since we use one system at home, namely iOS, I just follow her on that,' said Marcell, 37, on the sidelines of a press conference for the MixRadio digital music streaming service in Jakarta recently.
Marcell is among local musicians cooperating with the Indonesian MixRadio, which is now available on Apple's App Store and Android's Play Store. All of his songs from five albums are available on MixRadio.
The singer of hits like 'Semusim' (A Season) and 'Pulang' (Coming Home) said he was enamored with Apple products. His wife, however, he added, was more open to other brands, such as Samsung, in terms of communication tools.
'My wife is also into photography. She owns Canon 7D and 450D digital cameras,' said the former drummer with indie rock band Puppen.
Marcell went on that his wife planned to buy the trending iWatch, but had to wait because many features of the gadget were still incompatible with the Indonesian market.
iPhone 5S, MacBook Air, AppleTV
I've been using Apple products for eight years, and I still trust the brand.
I find it easy to use Apple products every day because they use the famous iOS operation system, which allows me to synchronize any data between the gadgets.
For example, if I download something from iTunes, I can then simply enjoy it through my system at home, such as on AppleTV.
Furthermore, it is more convenient to access my Path, Twitter and Facebook accounts on an iPhone than an Android phone.
As for my MacBook Air, I mostly use it for work.
iMac, XBox
This is an item that's not just for me. My oldest child, 11-year-old Keenan Avalokita Kirana, is really into technology.
He currently loves to play MineCraft on the iMac and Xbox.
MineCraft is a game involving placing blocks to build anything. Keenan is a budding architect!
My former wife, Dewi Lestari, and I have agreed to allow Keenan to play with technology under our strict supervision.
I told him, 'Keenan, you have to always be honest with me. Just tell me what you need to browse or stream and I'll help you out. Don't do it by yourself'.
We're being very careful on this because I'm aware that the Internet also contains bad things.
