Study: Tablets Are for "Couch, Bed and Kitchen"

=X= · 11-30-2011, 04:36 PM

I kind of found it odd that "reading" is not on the list of activities performed on the tablet. I wonder if the the nook Color was included as part of the study.

Quote:

Study: Tablets Are for "Couch, Bed and Kitchen"

Tablets are for fun, entertainment, relaxation, while laptops are for work says a new study from Google. ...

... Interestingly, most activities carried out on tablets were limited to tablets, according to Google. Only 18% were conducted across platforms (on PCs or smartphones). ...

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Namekuseijin · 11-30-2011, 04:48 PM

nobody reads anymore, except Hollywood script-writers searching for the next big thing to feed the unwashed masses.

RainingLemur · 11-30-2011, 04:49 PM

What, nobody social networks in the kitchen? I always tweet when I'm making omelets.

Interesting set of data, though. I'm curious about the "limited to tablets" activities. Do they mean the people who performed some activities exclusively on tablets (like browsing Facebook on their tablet, and never on PC) or are they things that you could only do on tablets?

wodin · 11-30-2011, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Namekuseijin

nobody reads anymore, except Hollywood script-writers searching for the next big thing to feed the unwashed masses.

Uhhh, wouldn't that be the unread masses?

elcreative · 11-30-2011, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Namekuseijin

nobody reads anymore, except Hollywood script-writers searching for the next big thing to feed the unwashed masses.

Good claim on a forum called "Mobile Read"

Barty · 11-30-2011, 09:18 PM

I mostly read on my iPad. Not books, but mags, blogs, forums, rss, etc.

You can play angry birds only so many times. As for movies, I prefer my TV.

Ps: how do I edit my device list? I must've done it once, but I can't find where the setting is now.

SCION · 11-30-2011, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Barty

I mostly read on my iPad. Not books, but mags, blogs, forums, rss, etc.

You can play angry birds only so many times. As for movies, I prefer my TV.

Ps: how do I edit my device list? I must've done it once, but I can't find where the setting is now.

User CP ---> Edit Your Details

wizwor · 11-30-2011, 10:17 PM

I think Amazon used this study. It explains the Fire entirely. Computers without keyboards (aka tablets) are entertainment devices. Don't worry about storing music and video on the devices because people will find entertainment on the web.

My fire is an excellent portable radio. It is also a great streaming client. I use it when I'm away from my desktop. I check my email and look at web pages and read books, but for real work, I settle in with my desktop.

afa · 12-01-2011, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by =X=

I kind of found it odd that "reading" is not on the list of activities performed on the tablet.

I don't find it odd in the least. While tablets *can* be used as readers, it is by no means their primary function. Even in the marketing of such devices, you hardly see them mentioning it at all.

The focus is always on email, browsing, gaming and social networking.

Andanzas · 12-01-2011, 06:36 AM

I guess this proves that Americans don't have restrooms in their houses.

jbcohen · 12-01-2011, 09:11 AM

How about balancing my checkbook? I do that all the time on my tablet.

Phogg · 12-01-2011, 10:51 AM

The study in and of itself is worthless.

All of the first five categories could rightly be combined into "Home".

Nowhere does this study address use in places such as restaurants, while shopping, in waiting rooms, during a commute, or while at a vacation spot.

This is kind of like comparing the usefulness of a large pickup truck with that of a sportscar, and only looking at use on a racetrack, or use for a single occupant on a fifty mile commute. What is left out helps craft an innaccurate picture.

Namekuseijin · 12-01-2011, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by elcreative

Good claim on a forum called "Mobile Read"

but we are fanatics, wizards and gurus here.

sufue · 12-01-2011, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Andanzas

I guess this proves that Americans don't have restrooms in their houses.

P.S. Tell my husband that....

Steven Lyle Jordan · 12-01-2011, 12:26 PM

I know of something else which, it used to be said, was only good for "the couch, the bed, the kitchen."

Fortunately, in time more enlightened heads have realized that they are good for so much more than that.

12-01-2011, 10:51 AM	#12
Phogg PHD in Horribleness Posts: 2,320 Karma: 23599604 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In the ironbound section, near avenue L Device: Just a whole bunch. I guess I am a collector now.	The study in and of itself is worthless. All of the first five categories could rightly be combined into "Home". Nowhere does this study address use in places such as restaurants, while shopping, in waiting rooms, during a commute, or while at a vacation spot. This is kind of like comparing the usefulness of a large pickup truck with that of a sportscar, and only looking at use on a racetrack, or use for a single occupant on a fifty mile commute. What is left out helps craft an innaccurate picture. Last edited by Phogg; 12-01-2011 at 12:12 PM.

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11-30-2011, 04:48 PM	#2
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	nobody reads anymore, except Hollywood script-writers searching for the next big thing to feed the unwashed masses.

11-30-2011, 04:49 PM	#3
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	What, nobody social networks in the kitchen? I always tweet when I'm making omelets. Interesting set of data, though. I'm curious about the "limited to tablets" activities. Do they mean the people who performed some activities exclusively on tablets (like browsing Facebook on their tablet, and never on PC) or are they things that you could only do on tablets?

11-30-2011, 09:18 PM	#6
Barty doofus Posts: 2,555 Karma: 13089041 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	I mostly read on my iPad. Not books, but mags, blogs, forums, rss, etc. You can play angry birds only so many times. As for movies, I prefer my TV. Ps: how do I edit my device list? I must've done it once, but I can't find where the setting is now.

11-30-2011, 10:17 PM	#8
wizwor Wizard Posts: 1,068 Karma: 23867385 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: kindle, fire	I think Amazon used this study. It explains the Fire entirely. Computers without keyboards (aka tablets) are entertainment devices. Don't worry about storing music and video on the devices because people will find entertainment on the web. My fire is an excellent portable radio. It is also a great streaming client. I use it when I'm away from my desktop. I check my email and look at web pages and read books, but for real work, I settle in with my desktop.

12-01-2011, 06:36 AM	#10
Andanzas Out of print Posts: 487 Karma: 1549538 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Sony PRS-500 (recycled), Pocketbook Inkpad X Pro	I guess this proves that Americans don't have restrooms in their houses.

12-01-2011, 09:11 AM	#11
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,033 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	How about balancing my checkbook? I do that all the time on my tablet.

12-01-2011, 12:26 PM	#15
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	I know of something else which, it used to be said, was only good for "the couch, the bed, the kitchen." Fortunately, in time more enlightened heads have realized that they are good for so much more than that.

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