Another year, another Mobile World Congress. This time it’s foldables, solar-powered laptops, AI in your pocket, and phones that practically read your soul. Lenovo showed off a solar-powered Yoga rig. Xiaomi’s going modular with camera lenses. And there’s this Newnal AI phone that builds a digital assistant out of your personal data. Sounds cool, right?

Except… I’ve been around long enough to remember when “smart” meant useful—not creepy. If your phone needs every detail about you to help you, ask yourself who else gets that data. If your laptop’s solar but still ships with glued-in RAM, is that really green?

My fam in small shops and solo IT—don’t get caught chasing toys. Most of this stuff is concept-stage vapor. Watch it, learn from it, but don’t blow the budget on shiny things that can’t handle Monday’s network meltdown.