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Nielsen Survey: 3dtvs More Appealing to Those Who’Ve Never Used It

Lambert Varias — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 11:43:33 +0000

They say the grass is greener on the other side, and that seems to be the case in this joint survey conducted by the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing and Nielsen regarding the appeal of 3DTV. The survey asked a number of American consumers whether they were interested in buying a 3DTV, and the results were hilarious but also expected – overall, people became less interested in buying a 3DTV once they’ve seen one in action. Ouch.

As you can see, the number of people “not at all likely” to purchase a 3DTV within the next 12 months more than doubled after the group being surveyed watched on a 3DTV. But that doesn’t mean that people didn’t find the tech impressive; the top three concerns about 3DTVs were price (68%), the fact that one had to wear 3D glasses (57%), and the simple truth that there’s just not a lot of content in 3D yet (44%). I don’t think that price is a problem; just like any gadget (that’s not made by Apple), 3DTV prices will go down soon enough (and they really already are). I’m with the crowd who hate the damned glasses, but even if there was a glasses-free 3DTV I’m going to stick with my HDTV, simply because I get headaches when I view 3D video. What about you guys? Can’t wait to get a 3DTV or are you fine with your two dimensional world?

[via Nielsen via Geek]

Wanna Get Lucky? Better Buy an iPhone

Range — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:44:47 +0000

A new study shows that iPhone users have more sex than other cellphone users. I don’t know what could be a better endorsement than this. I’m just waiting to see the new iPhone sexy ads, “Wanna get laid? Buy an iPhone (and by the way, we just increased the price to $499.)”

The data comes from the dating website OkCupid. This first chart is specific to 30-year old cellphone users, while the line graph below it represents nearly 10,000 users from ages 18 to 40. Needless to say that if you’re single, you’d better be toting an iPhone for your best shot at getting some. Or at least a better shot at having more partners. The study didn’t really account for how much sex these people actually had, just the number of people they did it with.

Android? What? Robots don’t have sex, get yourself an iPhone. Girls will want to get with you and guys will want to be you (or vice-versa depending on your gender and/or sexual preference).

[via Fast Company]

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Technabob — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:51:53 +0000

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