[BITList] 1 in 5 American Adults Own a Tablet

[franka]

Colin,
There are tablets and tablets, and from what one hears about the 
American drug habits I would be surprised if it wasn't an even higher ratio
frank




On 1/23/2012 10:45 PM, x50type at cox.net wrote:
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>               I don't believe the figures
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>             ct
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>               1 in 5 American Adults Own a Tablet
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>             By    Jan 23, 2012 6:19 AM
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>             Complete Coverage
>             <http://www.pcworld.com/product/1161200/barnes_and_noble_nook_tablet.html?p=review>
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>             Review: Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet
>             <http://www.pcworld.com/product/1161200/barnes_and_noble_nook_tablet.html?p=review>
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>             <http://www.pcworld.com/product/1161200/barnes_and_noble_nook_tablet.html?p=review>
>             Best current price: $249
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>             <http://www.pcworld.com/product/1161200/barnes_and_noble_nook_tablet.html?p=shop>
>             <http://www.pcworld.com/product/1124482/amazon_kindle_fire.html?p=review>
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>             Review: Amazon Kindle Fire
>             <http://www.pcworld.com/product/1124482/amazon_kindle_fire.html?p=review>
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>             Best current price: $199
>             Check Prices
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>             <http://www.pcworld.com/product/823175/apple_ipad_2_family.html?p=review>
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>             Nearly one in five American adults now own a tablet, as
>             tablet ownership nearly doubled over the holiday season,
>             according to a new study
>             <http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/E-readers-and-tablets/Findings.aspx?view=all>from
>             the Pew Research Center. Only 10 percent owned a tablet in
>             mid-December, but that figure almost doubled to 19 percent
>             in early January, after the holiday gift-giving season.
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>             The Pew study does not say which tablet is the most
>             popular, but mentions the striking growth was fueled by
>             devices such as the Amazon Kindle Fire
>             <http://www.pcworld.com/article/243857/amazon_kindle_fire_misfires.html?tk=rel_news>and
>             Barnes & Noble's Nook tablet
>             <http://www.pcworld.com/article/243951/nook_tablet_review_barnes_and_nobles_worthy_alternative_to_the_kindle_fire.html?tk=rel_news>,
>             which were introduced at less than half the price of the
>             Apple iPad
>             <http://www.pcworld.com/article/244603/tablet_reliability_and_satisfaction_ipad_comes_out_on_top.html?tk=rel_news>($200
>             for Kindle Fire and $250 for Nook Tablet).
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