{"id":5498,"date":"2023-09-28T09:49:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T09:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/?p=5498"},"modified":"2023-09-28T15:04:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T15:04:50","slug":"techie-to-the-core","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/2023\/09\/28\/techie-to-the-core\/","title":{"rendered":"Techie To The Core"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Esparsh Sarawagi&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Mar 31, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n<h1>Techie To The Core<\/h1>\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"332\" height=\"222\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 332 222'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/UME05956-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/UME05956-copy.jpg 332w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/UME05956-copy-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/UME05956-copy-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/UME05956-copy-265x177.jpg 265w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/UME05956-copy-72x48.jpg 72w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/UME05956-copy-144x96.jpg 144w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/UME05956-copy-313x209.jpg 313w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Shivanth Bahadur Pand\u00c9<\/strong>\u00a0is the CEO of NIBL-Ace-Capital Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nepal Investment Bank Limited. Established in 2011, NIBL Ace Capital (then NIBL Capital Markets Limited) aims to provide exceptional and customized financial services ranging from merchant banking, advisory, private equity and asset management services to depository participant functions. With a fascination for gadgets, Shivanth is a techie to the core and is not baffled by any related questions thrown at him.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>How tech savvy are you?<\/strong><br \/>We got internet in our home around 1992, and after that you keep up to date but I find myself playing catch-up due to the sheer change of pace of technology. I read and try to make sure that I am aware of new companies and products, as I have not studied computer science. I find that this literacy is of paramount importance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are your top five favorite gadgets and how often do you use them?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Samsung galaxy Z Fold 4<\/li>\n<li>S23 Ultra<\/li>\n<li>My custom built PC<\/li>\n<li>Apple iPhone 14 pro max and Macbook pro M2 for work<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0PS5 as a TV and gaming accessory for me and my son.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 267 178'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image_from_iOS-copy-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-5563\" style=\"width:267px;height:178px\" width=\"267\" height=\"178\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is your favorite gadget and why?<\/strong><br>Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. I have used Android and Samsung since the Samsung Galaxy S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Has it been your hobby or addiction?<\/strong><br>Now it\u2019s more of an addiction and also causes hand\/neck problems so reverting to P.C.\/Laptop and more tablet based for larger screen size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What features would you like to add to it if you could?<\/strong><br>Better grip, larger battery like the S22 ultra and may be 4K screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do you think it will be obsolete in the next five years?<\/strong><br>&nbsp;No, but its form factor will change. Maybe used in conjunction with a VR\/AR headset or glasses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 323 182'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"http:\/\/living.com.np\/assets\/files\/images\/172\/71rKrBA2eDL%20copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:323px;height:182px\" width=\"323\" height=\"182\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Which gadget is on your wish list?<\/strong><br>Steam Deck<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Which presently available gadget do you wish you could have had when you were a child?<\/strong><br>PS5, because my son gets to play it when he is 8 years old<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Have your gadgets or any other technology ever let you down at a time of need? Tell us about any interesting incident?<\/strong><br>My laptop broke down during my college dissertation writing. It actually crashed, so I had to get a submission extension and rewrite a 10,000 word dissertation in five days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/UME05937-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-5565\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you could ask tech giants to invent a gadget for you, what would it be?<\/strong><br>A sleep Pod\/Bed\/Entertainment system or maybe a specialist chat GPT (AI) device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the most expensive gadget you\u2019ve ever owned?<\/strong><br>LG OLED TV. I bought in 2018. It was thinner than my phone and is still one of the best TVs LG ever made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is the first gadget that you use as soon as you get up in the morning?<\/strong><br>My phone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A gadget that you couldn\u2019t operate or took time to get the hang of?<\/strong><br>Occulus Rift \u2013 headaches over long use and limited software or much is still a work in progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>An inventor that you would&nbsp; have loved to meet?<\/strong><br>Oppenheimer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you had a twin robot what would you use it for?<\/strong><br>Some portions of work as a digital assistant; send it to government offices like for passport renewal and tax\/land processing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 234 284'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Game-Boy-FL-copy-1-844x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-5567\" style=\"width:234px;height:284px\" width=\"234\" height=\"284\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Your car tech accessory you can\u2019t do without.<\/strong><br>&nbsp;My android car system and wirefree wifi system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Three fancy gadgets you\u2019d want in your car.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;Laptop brace<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;Better air purifier<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;AI driving assistant\/ integrated windscreen displays<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Your first gadget and the reason you bought it?<\/strong><br>Gameboy; my dad\u2019s close friend Nayan Uncle gave me one when he came to Nepal in 1992.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 353 298'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/OLED88Z2PSA-MZ-3-copy-1024x865.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-5568\" style=\"width:353px;height:298px\" width=\"353\" height=\"298\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What frustrates you about gadgets?<\/strong><br>The life span; constantly upgrading and easy damage, the waste it generates after being useful and the space old gadgets take up.<br><strong>What are some of the emerging gadgets of the 21st century?<\/strong><br>Graphics cards; brain implants\u2019 flexible displays\/augmented virtual reality and space related technology like Starlink.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Esparsh Sarawagi&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Mar 31, 2023 Techie To The Core Shivanth Bahadur Pand\u00c9\u00a0is the CEO of NIBL-Ace-Capital Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nepal Investment Bank Limited. 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