Batteries Not Included guest Ed Byrne reveals his gadget fantasy.
My fantasy is just that all the gadgets I have work exactly as they are sold to you as working.
Tell us about your gadget life - do you lust after the latest must-have innovations?
I have all the gadgets that most people have, and then some. I have two juicers, one of which isn't very good, and the other one is good, but not perfect.
Do you spend hours surfing gadget websites, looking at catalogues and/or Sunday supplement magazines?
Sky Mall is the best for me. You get the rock that is plastic and hollow and you put your keys in and those sort of things; all the stuff that you basically now see inventors hawking on Dragon's Den.
Are there any gadgets or gizmos that you couldn't live without that we should know about?
My Mac.
If you could invent a gadget to make you into an overnight entrepreneur, what would it be?
My fantasy is just that all the gadgets I have, work exactly as they are sold to you as working.
Do you take anything specific gizmo-wise when you go on tour?
I'm not sure exactly what's going to be on this tour. I think I might bring my PC round with me and Spoor, which I hear is very good.
Do you know how all your gadgets work? Do you bother reading the instructions?
I don't go through the instruction manual to that extent, no. But I will pick it up as soon as I can't do the thing that I need to do.
Does the idea of HDTV frighten you, as it will mean that people can now see right into your very soul in crystal-clear resolution?
With gaming, HD gaming is worth looking at because there's no point in getting an X-Box 360 or a Playstation 3 unless you've got an HDTV as far as I'm concerned - because it's really like you are playing in an interactive movie and that's what HD does for you.
How do you view the use of in-car Sat Navs?
For all their faults - and yes they are not foolproof - it's still a lot better than what we used to have. I know I give out about things that don't work properly but Sat Navs are the one thing where I can kind of understand it maybe doesn't work perfectly.
Do you think there's a boy/girl divide on gadgets?
Possibly, as pretty much every woman I've ever gone out with has been relatively technophobic in comparison to me.
