The news that Jobs’ health condition was related to a hormone imbalance made Apple stocks rebound, however a non-Jobs Macworld keynote address made everyone turn their heads.

The Macworld keynote address was delivered this year not by Jobs but by Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller, which serves as a wake-up call that Jobs won’t always be there to hold Apple’s gadget hands.  This begins a new era for the company who is showing trends of concentrating on services and content rather than the newest gadgets.

How do you feel about a post-Jobs Apple world?  Bleak?

According to CEA, consumers will be spending a total lof $724 billion on mobile phones, TVs, laptops and other miscellaneous gadgets during 2009, up 4.3% from last year.

So, why, despite the slowing economy and loss of jobs, will Americans be spending that kind of cash on gadgets and phones?  As the propensity of mobile phones and laptops increase, these are becoming more like staples than luxury items.

An economist at a trade group, Shawn DuBravac, says he is confident that the gadget market is far from slowing down.

“Consumer demand in consumer electronics … remains robust,” DuBravac revealed.

Has your gadget spending decreased?