technomania
Technology worship syndrome
Technomania is an excessive enthusiasm for or obsession with technology, especially new gadgets and digital innovations.
The term carries a mildly critical edge, suggesting that the fascination may be irrational or uncritical: His technomania means he has to buy every new phone the week it launches.
A technomaniac is one who exhibits this tendency.
Persistent mental attachment
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- crazeShort-lived popular obsession
- frenzyViolent mental agitation
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
compulsion · preoccupation · infatuation · zeal · devotion · engrossment · absorption · single-mindedness
Handheld connected computer
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- laptopPortable hinged computer
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- gadgetNovel small device
device · app · software · hardware · streaming · gaming · wearable · smartwatch
At innovation's forefront
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- startupNew business enterprise
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
prototype · entrepreneurship · launch · hype · buzzword · futurism · scalability · iteration
fixation
Persistent mental attachment
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- crazeShort-lived popular obsession
- frenzyViolent mental agitation
fanaticism · compulsion · preoccupation · infatuation · zeal · devotion · engrossment · absorption · single-mindedness · overindulgence
smartphone
Handheld connected computer
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- laptopPortable hinged computer
- internetInterconnected computer systems
gadget · device · app · software · hardware · streaming · gaming · wearable · smartwatch · VR
cutting-edge
At innovation's forefront
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- startupNew business enterprise
disruption · prototype · entrepreneurship · launch · hype · buzzword · futurism · scalability · iteration · next-gen
technomaniatechnophobia
Dread of modern devices
Luddism · anti-technology · primitivism · back-to-the-land · digital detox