Tablets, ereaders, and smart phones, OH MY

Is the tablet a fad or a revolution? I see it as a mini computer. Isnt that what your smart phone basically is? Tablets just have bigger screens and sometimes more memory but if thats what users want why cant a laptop and phone suffice? So where and why are we using iPads?

According to the latest research by Nielsen: 70% of people use them while in front of the TV
57% while in bed
44% of people use them with friends and family
42% use them while waiting for something25% in the bathroom
24% use them in the meetings or classroom
21% while shopping and running errands
20% when commuting


The eReader

These virtual libraries are something I never will own. Another question of why wouldn't your laptop or smart phone suffice. The eReader market is growing at 300% year on year when you compare the first 3 months of 2010 to February, 2011. So where are people using the Kindle and its competitors such as the  Noble and Barnes ‘Nook’

Again Nielsen tells us: 35% of people use them while in front of the TV (compared to 70% on the tablets)
61% while in bed
17% of people use them with friends and family
32% use them while waiting for something
17% in the bathroom10% use them in the meetings or classroom
9% while shopping and running errands
11% when commuting

The eReader keeps growing steadily, which really confuses me. It really seems like such a fad. But are ereaders still considered ereaders when they can do everything a tablet can? It seems like we started with a comprehensive tablet/ereader which was the laptop and now we need specific gadgets for each of the things we want to do.

The Smartphone

The smartphone that is connected to the internet and provides a multimedia mobile device anywhere and at any time is impacting our lives maybe more than any other man made object. It's up there with the invention of cars, television, and the internet.

68% of people use them while in front of the TV (compared to 70% on the tablets)
51% while in bed
58% of people use them with friends and family
59% use them while waiting for something
28% in the bathroom
23% use them in the meetings or classroom
59% while shopping and running errands

I know that I find myself on my phone ALOT. When first waking up, when relaxing, when feeling awkward in a situation and many other cases. But I must say I feel so free when I don't have it, like I live string free.

 It's sad how many of my friends will go out with each other and be on their phones! I understand if someone else is meeting up and you need to give them directions but for god sakes get off your phone and socialize! 

I won't rant on this blog about how phones are making people social inept and causing depression, well that's from social media too, but maybe another post I will address this issue.