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Gossip Girl’s Influence on Gadgetry.

If you are a reader of the Techyness, you’ve probably noticed from my numerous Gossip Girl references that I’m a fan.

It goes without saying that historically, popular television shows and their casts have made an impact on trends- mainly clothing, hair, jewelry, etc.

But today, with gadgets becoming an extension of our personalities (and the ability to customize the mass-market popular gadgets with personal uniqueness), shows like Gossip Girl are also impacting the perceptions of how sexy certain gadgets are – especially mobile technology.

Since the show’s premise is based on the fact that rumors and information (photos too) are distributed to Manhattan’s prep school population through the use of smart phones and blogs, the cast of Gossip Girl must have characters donning the newest and coolest mobile gadgets and tech to stay credible.

In doing so, those watching get an instant demo of how the characters on the show interact with their phones — as well as the mobile apps they are running.

Where are the iPhones? I’m also assuming a few netbooks and UMPCs will be emerging on the show next season – what about HP’s Vivienne Tam Edition Mini?

Think of it this way- tech is and can be fashionable and trendy- just like clothing – and since Gossip Girl already has the market on the clothing aspect, why is tech any different?

A few repeat offenders:

Laptops: Macbooks & MacBook Pro, MacBook Air & a Random Dell PC via Blair

Bluetooth: Serena rocks a Jawbone pink headset

Home Phone: Verizon Hub at Serena’s Home (next: MiFi?)

Cell Phones: Mainly of the LG and Blackberry Variety (Storm, Curve, Pearl)

Also… see GG’s own Leighton Meester in Cobra Starship’s new video, Good Girls Go Bad… (check out the Nokia N97 phone cameo available @ Dynamism .. love this phone + Leighton… of course!!!!)

**Geek Sugar usually runs quizzes after each show runs that has users guess which cell phone/laptop/gadget each character is featured with on the show.