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Lost & Found
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Being a geek dad, I'm amazed how our kids are learning to use the current technology. I can't imagine where they are going (as my grandfathers, who lived without electricity). Supporting this idea, NPD Group released a study based on 3,212 US households with children between the ages of 4 to 14 who have used at least one electronic device. The report states:  | - TVs and computers are the top two devices used by kids
- Kids have an average of 11 consumer electronics devices
- A third of parents reported that they planned to buy a device specifically for their kids over the next year
- 30% of kids in the survey had their own digital music player
- 37% of kids had their own gaming handheld
- 26% of kids had their own gaming console
- Nearly 50% of kids with cell phones are using text messaging
- Girls are more likely to use laptops and cell phones in general (I have to worry about that!)
- 76 % of parents feel like they can keep up with their kids' activities through text messaging better than any other method.
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The question is.... how am i keeping the pace? I'm toooooo old.... Source: ArsTechnica, Report: kids' use of tech growing exponentially; and NPD Group, KIDS' USE OF CONSUMER ELECTRONICS DEVICES SUCH AS CELL PHONES, PERSONAL COMPUTERS AND VIDEO GAME PLATFORMS CONTINUE TO RISE.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 11 June 2009 13:59 )
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