Craze For Gizmos Growing
By Debbie Too

Bandar Seri Begawan - Call it gizmo addiction or power of the gadget. When it comes to expensive toys like mobile phones, PDAs, laptops, LCD televisions and so on, Bruneians don't keep their wallets under a tight leash.

There are a few who would not be willing to pay much for a phone, but Brunei residents, on the other hand, love to splurge on gizmos.

With the average phone shop selling as many as 400 phones a month, and the computer shop as many as 2,000 laptops per year, it is evident that technology plays a big role in wooing the buyers in the sultanate.

"One of the popular items that we sell are memory cards," said the store attendant of a well-known phone shop.

LCD televisions are also among the top of the pops. "Most people buy the smaller ones made from Akira because they are affordable," said another shop attendant from a reputable store in Gadong.

"In one year we have sold over 2,000 notebooks. You can buy a laptop for $800 when paid for in cash,"said a computer technician. With new technology rapidly surfacing nearly every few months, these proprietors have no worries about a drop in sales. -- Courtesy of The Brunei Times

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