We all know people who’ve given up land lines for good, use a phone in place of a camera or travel with a tablet instead of a laptop. But what are the real numbers behind the device-downsizing trend?
CNET’s Brooke Crothers posted results from a survey that quantifies just how people are using versatile devices to replace more specialized technologies. Here are the study’s results, showing how many respondents have replaced specific devices by a smartphone or tablet:
- Alarm clock: 61.1 percent
- GPS: 52.3 percent
- Digital camera: 44.3 percent
- Personal planner: 41.6 percent
- Landline phone: 40.3 percent
- MP3 player: 37.6 percent
- Video camera: 34.2 percent
- Newspaper: 28.2 percent
- Radio: 27.5 percent
- Desktop/Laptop computer: 24.2 percent
- Gaming device: 20.8 percent
- Books: 20.1 percent
- Internet service at home: 19.5 percent
- DVD player: 14.1 percent
Read more at CNET.
