Technology advances have helped people multi-task and better manage their growing to-do lists, it has been observed.Lizelle Christison, a technology and telecommunications publicist, commented that from both a personal and professional perspective, people now need to be constantly connected to something.Speaking to TimesLive.co.za about some of the best new gadgets, she said These are all means of simplifying everyday tasks - using anything from a smartphone to household appliances which make it easier for us to take care of ourselves and our families.Elsewhere, it was suggested that in the kitchen, the most treasured gadget was once the mighty egg whisk, but that a series of advances and new products have now made life much easier.Meanwhile, a recent health and fitness piece on Cincinatti.com claimed that filter taps can be used to make a kitchen more environmentally-friendly.It noted that while buying bottled water may be convenient, it results in a large amount of waste, with many empty bottles ending up in landfills.