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  Home technology out of control - vnunet.com 

  http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2212158/home-technology-control-logitech

  European households are full of expensive gadgetry that most people do not know how to control, according to a recent study. The research commissioned by Logitech claims that, in a quarter of homes, there ... is only one person who knows how to operate all the technology. It calculates that Europeans have at around €362bn worth of TVs, hi-fis, speakers, video and DVD players, digital recorders and satellite boxes in their homes. This leads on to 49 per cent of households having five or more remote controls and 87 per cent having three or more. "We commissioned the study to establish the true gap between the money Europeans are investing in technology in their home and their ability to control that technology," said Gregor Bieler, vice president of consumer electronics for Logitech in Europe. "Today's home entertainment systems are getting increasingly expensive and complex but people's needs do not change, they just want their technology to work." One in four respondents admitted to using   [More...] [Less...]

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  Tags:  consumer electronics, gadgets, logitech, study, technology , usability   [More...] [Less...]