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A survey of potential eReader buyers by Retrevo.com, an online electronics shopping site in Sunnyvale, Calif., found that 21 percent of respondents plan to buy a device this year. The greatest pool of of potential buyers was in the 25- to 34-year-old age group, with 40 percent of those respondents saying they would consider buying an eReader this year... Click Here to read more. |
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A new study has found that 36 per cent of people under the age of 35 tweet, text, or check Facebook right after sex.
The survey, released by Retrevo says it examined how much and how often we use sites like Twitter and Facebook. (Answer: a lot.)... Click Here to read more. |
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But Blu-ray is starting to get more popular and, with hoped for price cuts, demand could grow further, according to data collected by consumer shopping site Retrevo. About 40 percent of the popular DVD players are Blu-ray players (as Blu-ray discs can play either the older DVD formats or the new Blu-ray format). That compares to only 15 percent last year... Click Here to read more. |
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Retrevo's discovery that 36 percent of people leap on to Twitter or Facebook immediately after conjugal behavior... Apparently, men are twice as likely to broadcast to their social network immediately post-flagrante than are women. This despite women allegedly being the majority on most social networks... Click Here to read more. |
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Are people under the age of 35 addicted to social media? Retrevo.com set out to answer that question with their latest Gadgetology Report. 771 online panelists were surveyed on their social media and texting behaviors, and separated into two distinct categories: people under 35, and people over 35. Behavioral disparities were apparent by age, with survey data from online interviews showing that under 35 year-olds checkFacebook more frequently, with 27% checking in more than 10 times per day... Click Here to read more. |
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A new report from consumer electronics site,Retrevo (@retrevo), promoters of last February's savvy DTV converter box coupon exchange program, finds that 36% of Twitter and Facebook users under the age of 35 like to post updates immediately after sex. Yes, Retrevo is using its so-called "Social Media Addicton Study" as a marketing ploy. But I have a feeling the findings will have many readers nodding in agreement. If embarrassingly so... Click Here to read more. |
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A study from Retrevo shows when people are using services like Facebook and Twitter outside the times you’d think they are most used. Although the study’s questions are a little tongue in cheek, it is good to see a research study getting into the meat of when people use these services. Anecdotally, they reflect behaviours I see in myself and which are reported by others.Another survey by online marketplace Retrevo.com found that one in four men and one in six women intend to buy an e-reader before the end of 2009. That puts the devices behind netbooks and HDTVs in popularity, but ahead of game consoles and MP3 players... Click Here to read more. |
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Recent research from Web site Retrevo also found keen interest in e-readers, with 21 percent of online survey respondents claiming they would like to buy an e-reader this year... Click Here to read more. |
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Another survey by online marketplace Retrevo.com found that one in four men and one in six women intend to buy an e-reader before the end of 2009. That puts the devices behind netbooks and HDTVs in popularity, but ahead of game consoles and MP3 players... Click Here to read more. |
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Amazon wasn’t the first company to launch an eReader, but its Amazon kindle certainly helped to spur the growth of the category. Since the Kindle debuted interest in eReaders has been at an all time high and companies are rushing to get new readers to market. Retrevo reports that sales for eReaders for the holiday season are expected to be very robust.
According to a recent study conducted by the research firm 1 in 5 consumers plan to purchase an eReader this year. The study also found that 1 in 4 men plan to buy an eReader compared to 1 in 6 women. The reader that was most desired by the respondents was the Amazon Kindle.
According to the survey, results 62% of shoppers interested in eReaders will get the Kindle with 32% going for the Sony eReader. Another 6% of those that responded to the survey plan to buy other brands of eReaders. The segment most likely to purchase an eReader is males age 25 to 34 with 40% of the age group interested in buying. eReaders beat game consoles on holiday wish lists this year... Click Here to read more. |
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As for TVs, we're already seeing 42-inch off-brand (Viore anyone?) and store-brand (like Best Buy's Insignia badge) 1080p LCD TVs going for $550 and $600, so a 46-incher for $600 seems likely to us. Look for Sears and Walmart to go head-to-head on cheap TVs; that's what happened last year. There might also be some great deals in the 26- to 32-inch size range, which are outselling big-screen TVs 3:2 right now (according to a Retrevo Pulse study). Today, you can get a no-name 32-incher for $350. Black Friday might bring prices down to $250, and 32-inches is a good size for a bedroom or kitchen TV... Black Friday Crystal Ball: Best Guesses for Holiday Deals |
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Apparently the sour economy hasn’t deterred eager photographers from buying new cameras. Retrevo, a consumer electronics shopping site, has found an uptick in digital camera sales this year. Demand for digital cameras declined 30% in 2008, whereas purchases have risen (with tiny dips here and there) since the end of last year. The report accounts for the increase due to steady prices and more cell phone models being shipped with more advanced built-in cameras... Click Here to read more. |
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Retrevo recently released the results of a Gadgetology survey that indicates eReaders are going to enjoy a better holiday season than in previous years. 21% of respondents said they would buy a reader device this year. They even beat out MP3 players on holiday wish lists... Click Here to read more. |
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Research from electronics Web site Retrevosuggests that more people are interested in HDTVs that are 37 inches and smaller than they were in 2008. While the ratio of interest between small sets and those larger than 37 inches was about 1:1 last year at this time, that ratio has shifted to 3:2 in favor of smaller sets.. Click Here to read more. |
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e-readers are growing in popularity. A study by
Retrevo, a website specializing in consumer electronics, found
they beat the perennial favorite, MP3 players, on the holiday
wish list this year, with 20 percent of respondents planning to
buy an e-reader... Click Here to read more. |
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The Journal's story complements a new study by market research firm Retrevo Pulse, which reports that HDTV customers are more often buying smaller (up to 37-inch) — rather than larger (37- to 50-inch) — flat-panel sets. Several factors may be causing the surge in smaller HDTV sales, Retrevo speculates, including the possibility that the digital TV switchover has prodded consumers to ditch their old analog TVs for new HD sets... Click Here to read more. |
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Retrevo, a consumer electronics shopping Web site, said a recent study of online users found that one-fifth expect to purchase an electronic book reader this year.
The site said 21 percent of respondents intend to buy an e-reader in 2009, a more significant percentage than those planning to buy an MP3 player... Click Here to read more.
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According to a survey commissioned by Retrevo,
e-readers are going to be a hot gift item this holiday season. 21% of
the respondents said they were planning on getting an e-reader this
year... Click Here to read more.
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Will digital books catch fire this holiday? According to an online survey, 1 in 5 shoppers said they planned to buy an electronic book reader such as a Sony Reader or Amazon Kindle this year.
When asked what they would like to get as a gift this year, about 1 in 10 cited a digital book reader. Portable music players, once the hot holiday ticket, got just 3.4% of the vote, while game consoles came in at 6%, according to the survey commissioned by Retrevo, a gadget review website... Click Here to read more.
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