The epitome of casual 'geek chic' and organised within the warranty of their Palm Pilots, they sip labour-intensive café lattes, chat on sleek cellphones and ponder the road to enlightenment.

1. and 连接的两个黑体部分，前者是名词短语，作“身份状语”，之前可以加 As....表示；后者是过去分词短语，作“方式状语”。

2.  they sip labour-intensive café lattes, chat on sleek cellphones and ponder the road to enlightenment.

黑体部分为三个并列谓语动词。