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Most people can't use hi-tech gadgets

Wednesday 26 March 2008

In 29% of homes only one person is able to operate the latest electronic gadgets according to a survey by electronics maker Logitech.

In total Dutch households have invested a combined €8bn in hi-tech items such as TVs and DVD players – but in 16% of families there is only one ‘expert’ who knows how to use the remote control.

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Is this why, after moving out years ago, my folks still call me when they want to watch a movie?

By driids | March 26, 2008 12:51 PM

making sense of simplicity?

By Q | March 26, 2008 7:38 PM

I'm amazed and sad. When people buy a car, they learn everything about it. Some even learn how to fix it themselves. But when buying a gadget or a computer, they act like they just pick something out of the blue and don't care about reading any documentation.

By xen | March 26, 2008 10:07 PM

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