wraggster
November 4th, 2013, 22:36
Average London tube carries £500,000 worth of mobiles during rush hour.
Customer loyalty company Affinion has found we're far beyond the days of gadgets being considered the possessions of geeks.
Brits are now carrying £22 billion worth of tech around with them, which means the average London Underground tube houses around £500,000 worth of mobiles during rush hour.
Data shows UK consumers spend £9 billion a year on new devices, which is being encouraged by smartphones and tablets.
The latter industry, of course, has recently seen a huge uptake as Tesco (http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/budget-android-powered-tesco-tablet-launches-today/022409), Argos (http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/argos-launches-100-mytablet-20-cheaper-than-tesco-s-hudl/022564) and Carphone Warehouse (http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/carphone-warehouse-introduces-cheapest-tablet-ever/022671) have each introduced their own branded pads.
British households now own £51.6 billion worth of gadgets, a growth of almost £10 billion compared to five years ago.
However, the value means high risk and costs involved with damages, loss and theft, which 17 per cent of device owners claiming to have broken at last one over the past year, while smartphones are the most commonly injured.
Giles Desforges, SVP of Northern Europe, Affinion International, said: "Britain is clearly a nation in love with its gadgets, with people willing to spend remarkable amounts of money on new devices.
"This spending can be expected to increase steadily as technology continues to advance and new must-have items come onto the market. What many may find eye-opening is just how much consumers are set back every year as a result of uninsured lost, stolen and broken devices
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/brits-spend-9bn-on-new-tech-devices-each-year/022735
Customer loyalty company Affinion has found we're far beyond the days of gadgets being considered the possessions of geeks.
Brits are now carrying £22 billion worth of tech around with them, which means the average London Underground tube houses around £500,000 worth of mobiles during rush hour.
Data shows UK consumers spend £9 billion a year on new devices, which is being encouraged by smartphones and tablets.
The latter industry, of course, has recently seen a huge uptake as Tesco (http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/budget-android-powered-tesco-tablet-launches-today/022409), Argos (http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/argos-launches-100-mytablet-20-cheaper-than-tesco-s-hudl/022564) and Carphone Warehouse (http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/carphone-warehouse-introduces-cheapest-tablet-ever/022671) have each introduced their own branded pads.
British households now own £51.6 billion worth of gadgets, a growth of almost £10 billion compared to five years ago.
However, the value means high risk and costs involved with damages, loss and theft, which 17 per cent of device owners claiming to have broken at last one over the past year, while smartphones are the most commonly injured.
Giles Desforges, SVP of Northern Europe, Affinion International, said: "Britain is clearly a nation in love with its gadgets, with people willing to spend remarkable amounts of money on new devices.
"This spending can be expected to increase steadily as technology continues to advance and new must-have items come onto the market. What many may find eye-opening is just how much consumers are set back every year as a result of uninsured lost, stolen and broken devices
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/brits-spend-9bn-on-new-tech-devices-each-year/022735