I can't blame you if you've been spending more time outside lately instead of reading gadget reviews. Spring has sprung, at least for us at Engadget HQ in the US, and there's a lot of touching grass ...

Alex Shvartsman is a writer and translator from Brooklyn, New York. Read more of his fiction at www.alexshvartsman.com. I’m an early adopter. Whenever there’s a hot new tech toy, I want to clasp it ...