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VOICE YOUR VIEWS: GADGETS: DO THEY RULE OUR LIVES?
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Responses to this column have been overwhelming, as always. This week we welcome your views on 'Have kids forgotten board games? ' Send in your responses (not exceeding 150 words) before March 7 to the Metroplus, The Hindu, 147/2A, 80-Feet Road, K.K. Nagar, Madurai-20 or email to maduraimetro@thehindu.co.in along with your passport size colour photograph in jpeg format.

Nowadays, gadgets have become a vital part of our life. We require it every day from dawn to dusk. Initially, these gadgets were invented in order to reduce our burden. But, over a period of time, these gadgets have made us lazy, especially ...

This is the age of electronics, from mobile phones, DVD players, LCD televisions to laptops, microwave ovens, hitech air-conditioners, i-pods to pen-drives. They have all made life easy and comfortable .

They now occupy a prominent place ...

Majority of the mundane household chores these days have been taken over by gadgets. We are living in a chaotic mesh of electro waves, whether we like it or not. These gadgets are a drain on our power resources and are ultimately harmful to us ...

Gadgets are not ruling our lives. They are making our lives easier. We feel so comfortable working with gadgets. They lessen our burden. But when gadgets become an obsession, then problems start. A gadget-freak always desires to own the latest ...

Gadgets are nothing but small mechanical devices or tools. They ease our work. Further, they are useful and helpful. The adage, “slow and steady wins the race” has become obsolete. Now speed and accuracy matters and for this, we ...

Electronic gadgets have become indispensible in our busy lives today. From communication to providing entertainment, cooking to doing daily chores, gadgets rule every aspect of our lives now. Every coin has two sides. Likewise, technology also ...

Gadgets are impeccable inventions of man. They have made an inevitable and indelible impression in our lives. We have also become gadget maniacs. Various gadgets like mp3 players, ipods, mobiles make our lives easy and at the same time ...

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