techslog

GPS. Frankly if you asked me three years ago if this was “necessary” I would have laughed out loud- that was before I bought my Land Cruiser which had an integrated GPS in the dash. Three years later and I am hooked- it has helped me to find alternate routes while on the way to a sales call when I encountered a traffic snarl. It has the best “homing” device feature to just get me back to “Home” or the “Office” from anywhere. And when I feel a little cheeky, I switch to French and allow the GPS lady to instruct me in French. So, while it might not be necessary, I am a convert and love the convenience of this particular gadget. Heck the real “trend” here is a GPS integrated into your Blackberry- don’t tell my husband or he will be addicted to this combined play toy real soon! But the integration would allow you to utilize the GPS feature, in someone elses car or rental cars. Sweet....

Some of the other trends are cheaper digital cameras and televisions. While I am not sure how they may benefit sales people, please feel free to comment on these gadgets for ideas.

Of course one hot trend folks are keeping an eye on- literally is the new cell phones being introduced with the introduction of the I-phone. These phones have built in music capabilities, 5- megapixel camera, double sliding keyboards, and search capabilities that triggers a browser- which has an answer in 8 seconds. The interface is very modern and concise.
Not bad, I could easily see how this type of tool could aid a sales person who travels, or needs information on the fly, as we don't always travel with a laptop.

There a re a few more technologies the article highlights, Apple TV and such, for more on this please read the article here.