Mark Steel is on a mission to de-gadgetise the world.
I would like to invent a gadget that de-gadgetised the world
Tell us about your gadget life, do you lust after the latest must-have innovations?
I'm a hypocrite really because I hate them, but then I do succumb to them. If I was honest about my hatred of these rancid devilish machines, then of course I'd go and live in a field in the middle of Scotland and just catch wild rabbits. I did eventually get a mobile phone. It took about six or seven years.
Do you spend hours surfing gadget websites, looking at catalogues and/or Sunday supplement magazines?
No, it would just make me angry and would be a stupid thing for me to do. It's a bit like me looking at George W Bush's election manifesto; there would just be no point.
Are there any gadgets or gizmos that you couldn't live without that we should know about?
My Byron door chime.
If you could invent a gadget to make you into an overnight entrepreneur, what would it be?
I would like to invent a gadget that de-gadgetised the world.
Do you take anything specific gizmo-wise when you go on tour?
I would take my iPod, but it broke about two years ago and I haven't bothered to mend it.
Do you know how all your gadgets work? Do you bother reading the instructions?
No, no. It would be quicker to learn Japanese, wouldn't it, than to read the instructions? Who's got the time for this?
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?
High definition TV really is like the Emperor's New Clothes.
How do you view the use of in-car Sat Navs?
The same. It's all a con.
Do you think there is a boy/girl divide on gadgets?
I don't know but are women more susceptible to gadgets? I think they might be.
