Year: 2010

CEA: consumers to increase electronic accessories spending by 5%

A new study by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) finds that nearly half of consumers will shop to replace an accessory included with their consumer electronics purchase and that they will base their accessory purchase decisions on functionality rather than price.

“Accessories Purchasing in the 21st Century” shows 61% of online U.S. consumers shopped for accessories in the past year and more than half (53%) made a purchase.

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O’Reilly releases ‘Missing Manual’ for the iPad

O’Reilly has released “iPad: The Missing Manual,” a 320-page book by J.D. Biersdorfer (with David Pogue), looking at Apple’s new tablet. It costs US$24.99 for a print version and $15.99 for an ebook version.

“The iPad is a brand new product that’s already sold a million units and is converting people who don’t even use a regular laptop because it’s so versatile,” says Biersdorfer. “It’s so much more than just an ebook reader and web browser, and my book shows you how to maximize the iPad’s potential to make it be whatever you want it to be.”

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