Americans Like Gadgets
According to a recent study conducted and published by the Consumer Electronics Association, the average American adult spends roughly $1,200 a year on gadget purchases. The report goes on to mention that most American consumers have an average of 25 assorted gadgets to their name. The top electronics growth areas for the past year were DVR’s, routers, MP3 players and modems. Routers huh? Rounding out the report, the CEA found that teens spend an average of $350 a year on electronics, which amounts to over half of their disposable income. Seeing as this is a national average, we suspect that the typical BGR reader spends a good deal more than $1,200 a year on various toys. Anyone feel like fessing up to their spending habits?
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nice rejected picture, BG. i loled.
Yeah, I’m guilty of tipping the average higher. Last year I spent nearly $6000.00 on gadgets including a PS3, a 22″ monitor, 8 cell phones, a DVR, 2 digital cameras including a DSLR and a couple of lenses and accessories.
It’s a nasty habit….
8 cell phones!!??
How about naming the brands?
CarBob
HTC S620, Ericsson K800i, Ericsson P990, Motorola V3xx, Motorola RIZR Z3, Motorola KRZR K1, T-Mobile MDA, and a Samsung D830. I also had a T-Mobile SDA and a Samsung T509 but I sent both of those back as I didn’t like them at all.
i too am guilty of the aforementioned “nasty habit”
luckily, i had one cell phone,lol blackberry 8700g.
i bought the ps3, xbox360, 37′ HDTV , 7.2MP Nikon Camera, $200 Logitech Bluetooth wireless keyboard. and of course the tons of games and blu-ray movies i purchased, if those contribute to “gadgets”.
there are quite a few more things i bought, but i cant remember
PS3, 360, Wii, 46″ Sony LCD HDTV, PSP, Razr Maxx, Bluetooth system, rear back up camera, and mac mini for my Volvo XC90 V8, And a 24″ iMac
About $9000 not including the car
So why do some phone manufacturers and their cell phone company compatriots shaft us and not bring us the latest and greatest tech in the US?
Japan and Europe get some nicer tech. Just check dynamism.com for an example.
uuuuummmmmm…..lets see 4 cell phones (3 sonyericsson W600i 1 moto razr v3i), a 60gig ps3, a psp, a $1,000 custom computer, lohitech G7 mouse, saitek eclipse keyboard, 20″ wide hd dell monitor, 30gig ipod + ihome, moto h700 bluetooth headset, canon camcorder (zr200), waiting for my hitachi 42″ wide lcd, and a lot of software
Crap, I didn’t even consider my 37″ LCD HD TV or any HD DVD’s or Blu-Ray Movies/Games…I guess I under quoted! It’s a disease I tell you.
Hey, how about properly crediting the “Rejected” image you stole from Don Hertzfeldt? >:(