All major gadget purchases in my family are made with the full cooperation of my wife. We have a good relationship in that area. Although she doesn't share my fondness for gadgets, she understands it and lets me have the occasional indulgence.

An interesting story: A couple years ago, when we went to get a new television, I was expecting to grab a 36" Sony Wega. We were sick of watching widescreen movies in letterbox mode on a 19" screen and wanted a bigger screen for the DVD player.

She looked at the biggest Sony Wega they make, and she said that the letterbox movies were still too small. Buying the widescreen hi-def Mitsubishi projection television was actually her idea. Can you believe that?