Gadget size

Hans mocks Vladimir's watch as they walk around the Expo hall.

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Hans: Why you wear such a big watch? Looks way too heavy to be only telling the time. You can get the time from your phone these days.

Vladimir: This watch has style. It's crafted!

Hans: Everything's going smaller and lighter nowadays. iPods have shrunk, look at the Nano. Small is chic. You carry a superlight Nano and lug that huge watch on your wrist.

Vladimir: Take a look at that e-book reader. You could read a newspaper on that.

Hans: Who wants to carry around a 2 kilogram picture frame to read your newspaper in? Goods are made smaller and smaller and eventually become unobtrusive so then consumers start asking for a supersize.

Vladimir: Or maybe they become so small they are difficult to use. Size helps determine function. Like touch screens are better suited to larger devices, who'd want to use one on a Nano?

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Through thick and thin

Angelina has a new iPod but Patrick suggests she upgrade the earphones.

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Angelina: Sounds fine the way it is. Why would I?

Patrick: Block out surrounding sounds.

Angelina: OK.

Patrick: And don’t your cables get tangled?

Angelina: They do. They do.

Patrick: Thick cables don’t tangle so easily.

Angelina: What’s with the over-ear fashion?

Patrick: You get used to it.

Angelina: Sure?

Patrick: Shure.

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