Having the latest technology, technically it can be both want or a need. A  video game can be a want, and you can play it for probably months or longer, depending on if you like it or not. But at some point, it would end up sitting in a corner on your table or desk. Something like a phone could be both because a phone is good for communicating with others such as your parents, family, friends, or even the authorities. And it also can provide entertainment and other kinds of stuff.

I agree. Technology can be technically both a want and a need, but I think when we buy new technology we need to ask ourselves if it is a want or a need. Also I think we don't need to buy new technology every time a new model comes out of a phone or iPad etc. when you have a perfectly good one (if you do) at home. I think we tend to tell ourselves that what they are buying is a need when it is actually a want.