President Barack Obama said he would like a phone upgrade, indicating his disappointment with White House technology.
Obama was speaking on the need to innovate in technology when he made the remarks lamenting the lack of technological gadgetry in the White House. The light-hearted comments were reportedly made in response to a question about technological roadblocks, and the President used his personal experience as an example.
Despite the lack of big screens and fancy buttons, the President isn't doing so badly in terms of gadgets.
Last month, Obama disclosed at a town meeting that he just got a new iPad 2, which he tethers to this BlackBerry. When asked about it, he replied, "I do have an iPad. I'm the President of the United States. You think I've got to go borrow somebody's computer?"
In fact, Obama consults regularly with members of the U.S. tech elite, the most recent meeting taking place this past February just outside San Francisco.
Maybe the next time the President meets with these industry executives, he'll ask them to evaluate the state of his electronics. They may have gadgets to recommend.
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