My favourite gadget, too
I’ve had more gadgets than I can remember. From phones to cameras, computers to TVs and so many others. For the most part a gadget, at least to me, is just a tool I need to get something done. My Kindle, however, has been a bit more than that.
I read a bit as a kid, but stopped at some point in my teens. I couldn't tell you why. It wasn't until I got a Kindle that I managed to rekindle ;) that habit.
My life is all the better for it.
Postscript: Of course, Amazon's all around shoddy practices eventually led me to distance myself from the company. These days I do all my reading on an old, jailbroken Kindle Paperwhite.