What do you already have?
I only have a smartphone, and a point and shoot camera(I love taking pictures).
Invest in photography then. Buy a brand new DSLR with decent lens or one of the new hot mirrorless micro four thirds.
Ask HN: I have $1200 to spend on gadgets, what should I buy?
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Re: Ask HN: I have $1200 to spend on gadgets, what should I buy?
#12A course on 'stop being an insensitive douche', that is probably where you should start.
We have had posts about helping Syrian developers get jobs outside of Syria, people hit hard by economic crisis, people dying. But you don't care, you want to waste $1200 on crap you don't need. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fight_club/quotes/#quote_386...
This is an international place to share news about technology and how it can help us better our lives. These kinds of posts belong on Facebook, if anywhere. But to be honest, I think your 'friends' will not appreciate this type of bragging.
Re: Ask HN: I have $1200 to spend on gadgets, what should I buy?
#13Invest it in your own project(s)
Re: Ask HN: I have $1200 to spend on gadgets, what should I buy?
#14Recommend an experience - Vacation, Sporting Activities over buying something.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/files/attachments/2557/howell...
Re: Ask HN: I have $1200 to spend on gadgets, what should I buy?
#15A course on 'stop being an insensitive douche', that is probably where you should start. We have had posts about helping Syrian developers get jobs outside of Syria, people hit hard by economic crisis, people dying. But you don't care, you want to waste $1200 on crap you don't need. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fight_club/quotes/#quote_386... This is an international place to share news about technology and how it…
No. Just no. HN is a forum for hackers to talk and discuss anything that interests them, which may very well include the latest cool gadgets someone wants to buy. In fact, HN guidelines specifically say: Off-Topic: Most stories about politics.
HN is not the zero-sum, channel of communication-most-important that you think it is. This is not a zero-sum game.
HN is not a place where you badger other people for talking about a topic just because you think another topic is more "important." You don't yell at your friends for talking about startups instead of Syria. At least I hope you don't.
You're just being mean.
Re: Ask HN: I have $1200 to spend on gadgets, what should I buy?
#16Freedom.
Find whatever makes you free, and do that. Gadgets are a small set of the tools that can make that possible. Knowledge is even better.
I see that bgar's already asked you what you have.
What do you want to do?
(For me, if constrained to gadgets, perhaps a DAQ card can open a lot of doors. Arduinos are cheap, LabJacks and fancier can get a lot more done with greater sensitivity. Got only $10 and an I2C interface? You can have an unreasonable quantity of fun with an AD7746. Seriously.)
Re: Ask HN: I have $1200 to spend on gadgets, what should I buy?
#17One of those Internet Fridges. Yeah, buy one of those.
Re: Ask HN: I have $1200 to spend on gadgets, what should I buy?
#18Kindle, Nexus 4 and that's all I would need.
Re: Ask HN: I have $1200 to spend on gadgets, what should I buy?
#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
I only have a smartphone, and a point and shoot camera(I love taking pictures).
Invest in photography then. Buy a brand new DSLR with decent lens or one of the new hot mirrorless micro four thirds.
That and a masterful course on photography. Stay cheap with the hardware until you know what you want.
Re: Ask HN: I have $1200 to spend on gadgets, what should I buy?
#20Wait, if you can. Gadgets are nearly always much cheaper and better with each new generation.
If you must spend the money, though, I'd recommend a high end ergonomic chair or a treadmill desk.