How High-Tech Gadget Trends Differ By US Region

Ant writes in with news of a study revealing differences in gadget preferences by US region. The survey is not rigorous, based as it was on 7,500 online questionnaires submitted to Retrevo, a website for tech shoppers. The company plans to run the survey annually. "...in the smartphone category, the state of Maryland came out on top with 48 percent more households owning at least one such handset than elsewhere in the country. ... In iPad use, the state of New York took top honors. According to the survey, 52 percent more households have at least one iPad in the Empire State. ... Massachusetts beat out the rest of the nation in e-reader adoption..."

Comments

Re:Flawed study

[apdmc6008]

52 percent MORE. Not 52 percent of households.

As for my beloved state

[elrous0]

And Alabama once again ranked #1 in "States Most Likely To Ban New Technology As Work of a Witch."

Re:As for my beloved state

[Rob the Bold]

And Alabama once again ranked #1 in "States Most Likely To Ban New Technology As Work of a Witch."

Whenever my state ranks 2nd in something bad, or 49th in something good, I just smile and say: "Thanks Alabama".

California the greenest

[deapbluesea]

The San Francisco Bay Area was also duly noted by Retrevo for being the greenest region with the most energy-efficient consumer electronics.

Which explains why my lifestyle reverted to 1999 post-tech bubble standards as soon as I moved from Colorado to here. Of course, it's easy to recycle when you get a 70 gallon recycling bin and a 20 gallon trash bin from WM. Suddenly a lot more trash looks recyclable....

Re:California the greenest

[shemp42]

Yes and they took the top for most energy efficient because energy costs so much. My 850 square foot apartment cost me almost 3 times as much to heat and cool as the 1950 square foot townhouse i rent now in eastern Washington. My energy bill in Concord Ca. which is in the bay area was $250+ a month. Here in eastern Washington. $85-$105 a month.

Affluent states have more affluent toys

[jeffmeden]

Obvious survey is obvious, film at 11. If you earn more than people in other states, you will spend more on gadgets than other states.

Re:Affluent states have more affluent toys

[bwayne314]

But which gadgets? What toys do the populations of the different states choose to spend their money on? That's what this survey answers.

NY: Geek toys
San Fran : Sex toys
New Orleans : Inflatable sex toys
Alabama: Inflatable sex toys that look like your sister

Correction

[vlm]

Just to point out a correction to the article, in Detroit Michigan that's "Point and Shoot Gun" not "Point and Shoot Camera"

Re:Flawed study

[BarryJacobsen]

There's probably not that level of penetration for just about any single consumer product.

Condoms :P

(Though that might be being optimistic)

Check the tech toys on Woot!

[Rob the Bold]

A fun graphical view of this is to read the discussion thread of the daily Woot! item, you'll see a gradient-shaded US map with the 50 states indicating the purchase rate. Today's item, a pair of pedometers isn't particularly high tech, so not a great example. But they are selling well in Utah, poorly in Alabama, Alaska and North Dakota. I've never checked to see if this is scaled by population. Almost everything on Woot! sells poorly in West Virginia.

Re:Isn't the sample size...

[Lunix Nutcase]

Did you bother to even read the 2nd sentence of the summary?

The survey is not rigorous, based as it was on 7,500 online questionnaires submitted to Retrevo, a website for tech shoppers.