technophilia
Passion for gadgets
Technophilia is enthusiasm for new technology—an eagerness to adopt the latest devices, software, or innovations.
The term suggests more than practical interest; it implies genuine excitement about technological advancement: His technophilia means he's always first in line for new gadgets.
The opposite is technophobia.
Handheld connected computer
- laptopPortable hinged computer
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- smartwatchWearable wrist-worn computing device
- wearableAble to be worn
drone · e-reader · console · headphones · camera · gizmo · device · hardware
Interconnected computer systems
- blockchainCryptographic linked transaction record
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- cyberspaceVirtual electronic network environment
- connectivityState of being linked
digitalization · e-commerce · e-learning · telecommuting · automation · algorithm · IoT · online
Enthusiastic pursuit of arcana
- fandomEnthusiast community collectively
- passionIntense emotional drive
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
fervor · devotion · zeal · eagerness · avidity · keenness · ardor · infatuation
At innovation's forefront
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- inventionNew device or method
startups · prototype · experimentation · futurism · entrepreneurship · incubator · patent · ingenuity
smartphone
Handheld connected computer
- laptopPortable hinged computer
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- smartwatchWearable wrist-worn computing device
wearable · drone · e-reader · console · headphones · camera · gizmo · device · hardware · electronics
internet
Interconnected computer systems
- blockchainCryptographic linked transaction record
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- cyberspaceVirtual electronic network environment
connectivity · digitalization · e-commerce · e-learning · telecommuting · automation · algorithm · IoT · online · metaverse
geekery
Enthusiastic pursuit of arcana
- fandomEnthusiast community collectively
- passionIntense emotional drive
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
fascination · fervor · devotion · zeal · eagerness · avidity · keenness · ardor · infatuation · mania
cutting-edge
At innovation's forefront
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
invention · startups · prototype · experimentation · futurism · entrepreneurship · incubator · patent · ingenuity · research
tech-bro
Brash male startup worker
Kickstarter · Wired · unboxing · hackathon · fanboy
technophiliatechnophobia
Dread of modern devices
technophobe · Luddism · Luddite · cyberphobia · anti-technology
technophiliaprimitivism
Idealization of pre-modern life
traditionalism · conservatism · pastoralism · anti-modernism · back-to-the-land