Gravity Tank, a Chicago-based creative consulting firm, surveyed over a thou
sand iPhone and Android G1 users in April and May.
Bits Blog reports.
Their study, called “Apps Get Real,” show the different ways in which these programs are changing the way people use their phones, spend their time and organize their lives.
Among some of the findings from the report:
-- Respondents have downloaded an average of 23.6 applications to their phone and use an average of 6.8 apps every day.
-- Nearly half (48 percent) of phone owners report shopping for apps more than once a week.
-- About the same number (49 percent) report using apps on their phone for more than 30 minutes a day.
The survey shows apps are also using up lots of people’s time — to the detriment of other technologies and types of media. Thirty-two percent said they used portable gaming devices less because of their app-enabled phones.
Other technologies and media also suffered; 31 percent said they read newspapers less; 28 percent use GPS devices less; 28 percent use their MP3 players less; and 24 percent are watching less television.than 30 minutes a day.
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permalink (June 6th, 2009)
Dan Frakes' 3-year-old daughter likes to play in the
sand, finger paint and sing along to
"The Wheels on the Bus." The preschooler can do these things the good old-fashioned way. She can also do them in a decidedly new way: by using her dad's
iPhone.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Colorful and interactive applications such as finger painting, bubble popping and sing-alongs for the iPhone and iPod Touch have proliferated for the junior consumer, raising questions about when to introduce young children to new technologies.
... Children are hard wired for technology, whether it's something as simple as a remote or more complex like an iPhone or BlackBerry," said Piper, an early-childhood interventionist at Russian Hill School in San Francisco. "Kids are interested in what we as parents are doing. We keep these phones in our hands all the time, so kids learn through watching and modeling."
Like anything kids are exposed to, moderation is key, Piper said.
"I think all of the technology is good if you're right there with them," Piper said. "It's about being thoughtful and careful and making it a learning opportunity."
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permalink (May 2nd, 2009)
iPhone on the beach. From Outer Banks, North Carolina.
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permalink (July 21st, 2007)
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