Table of Contents
Introduction
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- Definition
- Abbreviations
Executive Summary
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- Consumer technology products
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- Figure 1: Household/personal ownership of consumer technology products, September 2012 and January 2013
- Figure 2: Personal ownership of mobile phones, September 2012 and January 2013
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- Figure 3: Plans for purchase or upgrade of consumer technology products in the next three months, September 2012 and January 2013
- Internet usage
- Devices used to access the internet
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- Figure 4: Devices used to access the internet in the last three months, January 2013 and percentage-point change between September 2012 and January 2013
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- Figure 5: Repertoire of methods used to access the internet in the last three months, by age, January 2013
- Online activities
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- Figure 6: Online activities performed in the past three months, January 2013 and percentage point change between September 2012 and January 2013
- Attitudes towards technology products
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- Figure 7: Attitudes towards technology products, January 2013
- European comparisons
- Household ownership of technology products
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- Figure 8: Household ownership of consumer technology products in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, January 2013
- Mobiles phones
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- Figure 9: Personal ownership of mobile phones in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, January 2013
- Computers and eReaders
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- Figure 10: Household ownership of computers and eReaders in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, January 2013
- Devices used to access the internet
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- Figure 11: Devices used to access the internet in the last three months in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, January 2013
- What we think
Consumer Technology Products
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- Key points
- Ownership patterns of consumer technology products
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- Figure 12: Household/personal ownership of consumer technology products, September 2012 and January 2013
- Planned purchase or upgrade of consumer technology products
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- Figure 13: Plans for purchase or upgrade of consumer technology products in the next three months, September 2012 and January 2013
- Televisions
- Ownership patterns
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- Figure 14: Household ownership of television sets, September 2012 and January 2013
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- Figure 15: LG 84” Ultra HD television, model 84LM960V, launched in November 2012
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- Figure 16: Household ownership of HD TVs, Smart TVs and 3DTVs, by age, January 2013
- Talkers and techies most likely to own smart and 3D TVs
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- Figure 17: Selected attitudes towards technology, by smart TV and 3DTV ownership, January 2013
- Plans for purchase or upgrade
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- Figure 18: Plans for purchase or upgrade of television sets in the next three months, September 2012 and January 2013
- Is 2013 finally going to be the year of smart TV?
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- Figure 19: LG Google TV, model GA7900 with Magic Remote, launched at CES January 2013
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- Figure 20: Plans to purchase any television in the next three months, by age, January 2013
- Home entertainment
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- Figure 21: Household ownership of home entertainment devices, September 2012 and January 2013
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- Figure 22: Sony S5100 3D Blu-ray player, unveiled at CES January 2013
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- Figure 23: Sonos PLAYBAR, launched March 2013
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- Figure 24: Sony Bravia X9000A series 4K TV, unveiled at CES January 2013
- Computers and eReaders
- Ownership patterns
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- Figure 25: Household ownership of computers and eReaders, September 2012 and January 2013
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- Figure 26: Household ownership of computers, by form factors, January 2013
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- Figure 27: The iPad mini, launched in November 2012
- Tablets and eReaders – companions or competitors?
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- Figure 28: Household ownership of tablet computers and eReaders, January 2013
- Demographic ownership patterns
- Women more likely to own laptops and eReaders
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- Figure 29: Household ownership of computers and eReaders, by gender, January 2013
- Desktop ownership dependent on level of income
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- Figure 30: Household ownership of laptop/netbook and desktop computers, by gross annual household income, January 2013
- Older consumers hang on to desktops
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- Figure 31: Household ownership of laptop/netbook and desktop computers, by age, January 2013
- Almost two fifths of under-45s have a tablet
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- Figure 32: Household ownership of tablets and eReaders, by age, January 2013
- Tablet and eReader ownership hugely reliant on wealth
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- Figure 33: Household ownership of tablets and eReaders, by gross annual household income, January 2013
- Plans for purchase or upgrade
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- Figure 34: Plans for purchase or upgrade of computers and eReaders in the next three months, September 2012 and January 2013
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- Figure 35: Lenovo Thinkpad 2 ‘hybrid’ tablet (detachable keyboard not shown)
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- Figure 36: Microsoft Surface ‘hybrid’ tablet with detachable keyboard and stylus
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- Figure 37: Sony VAIO T15 Ultrabook
- Demographic patterns in intended purchases
- Younger consumers still keen to buy laptops
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- Figure 38: Plans for purchase or upgrade of computers in the next three months, by age, January 2013
- A fifth of parents plan to purchase a tablet
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- Figure 39: Plans for purchase or upgrade of computers in the next three months, by parents, January 2013
- Gaming consoles
- Ownership patterns
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- Figure 40: Household ownership of video games consoles, September 2012 and January 2013
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- Figure 41: Household ownership of video games consoles, by gender, January 2013
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- Figure 42: Household ownership of video games consoles, by age, January 2013
- Plans for purchase or upgrade
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- Figure 43: Plans for purchase or upgrade of video games consoles in the next three months, September 2012 and January 2013
- Mobile phones
- Ownership patterns
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- Figure 44: Personal ownership of mobile phones, September 2012 and January 2013
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- Figure 45: Personal ownership of mobile phones, by phone type, January 2013
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- Figure 46: Personal ownership of mobile phones, by age, January 2013
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- Figure 47: Personal ownership of mobile phones, by gross annual household income, January 2013
- Plans for purchase or upgrade
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- Figure 48: Plans for purchase or upgrade of mobile phones in the next three months, by age, January 2013
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- Figure 49: iPhone 5, launched September 2012
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- Figure 50: Google Nexus 4, manufactured by LG, launched November 2012
- News, trends and analyses
- Is 2013 going to be the year of ‘wearable technology’?
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- Figure 51: Demonstration of Sony Walkman sports MP3 player, unveiled at CES January 2013
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- Figure 52: The Pebble watch
- Digital content becomes billion-pound industry
- Dual-screening: allowing interaction and personalised viewing
Internet Usage
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- Key points
- Internet penetration
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- Figure 53: Proportion of UK adults who have ever accessed the internet, Q4 2012
- Devices used to access the internet
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- Figure 54: Devices used to access the internet in the last three months, January 2013 and percentage-point change between September 2012 and January 2013
- Accessing the internet with mobile devices
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- Figure 55: Smartphone owners and using smartphones to access internet, by age, January 2013
- Figure 56: Tablet owners and using tablets to access internet, by age, January 2013
- Young and wealthy use more devices to access the internet
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- Figure 57: Repertoire of methods used to access the internet in the last three months, by age, January 2013
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- Figure 58: Repertoire of methods used to access the internet in the last three months, by gross annual household income, January 2013
Online Activities
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- Key points
- Online activities performed
- On any device
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- Figure 59: Online activities performed in the past three months, January 2013 and percentage-point change between September 2012 and January 2013
- On a computer
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- Figure 60: Online activities performed in the past three months on a computer, January 2013 and percentage-point change between September 2012 and January 2013
- On a smartphone
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- Figure 61: Online activities performed in the past three months on a smartphone, January 2013 and percentage-point change between September 2012 and January 2013
- On a tablet
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- Figure 62: Online activities performed in the past three months on a tablet, January 2013 and percentage-point change between September 2012 and January 2013
- Social and sharing activities
- Variations by device
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- Figure 63: Social and sharing online activities performed in the past three months, by device, January 2013
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- Figure 64: FaceTime on the MacBook Air and iPhone 4S
- Figure 65: Google Hangouts on an android tablet
- Variations by gender
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- Figure 66: Social and sharing online activities performed in the past three months, by gender, January 2013
- Variations by age
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- Figure 67: Social and sharing online activities performed in the past three months, by age, January 2013
- Variations by region
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- Figure 68: Social and sharing online activities performed in the past three months, by region, January 2013
- The quest for information
- Variations by device
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- Figure 69: Information-finding activities performed online in the past three months, by device, January 2013
- Variations by gender
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- Figure 70: Information-finding activities performed online in the past three months, by gender, January 2013
- Variations by age
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- Figure 71: Information-finding activities performed online in the past three months, by age, January 2013
- Variations by region
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- Figure 72: Information-finding activities performed online in the past three months, by region, January 2013
- Online shopping
- Variations by device
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- Figure 73: Online shopping activities performed in the past three months, by device, January 2013
- Variations by gender
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- Figure 74: Online shopping activities performed in the past three months, by gender, January 2013
- Variations by age
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- Figure 75: Online shopping activities performed in the past three months, by age, January 2013
- Variations by region
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- Figure 76: Online shopping activities performed in the past three months, by region, January 2013
- Online entertainment
- Variations by device
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- Figure 77: Online entertainment activities performed in the past three months, by device, January 2013
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- Figure 78: Last.fm app, accessed via the Spotify platform
- Figure 79: Shazam application with links to Spotify, shown on the iPhone 4S and HTC Legend handsets
- Variations by gender
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- Figure 80: Online entertainment activities performed in the past three months, by gender, January 2013
- Variations by age
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- Figure 81: Online entertainment activities performed in the past three months, by age, January 2013
- Variations by region
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- Figure 82: Online entertainment activities performed in the past three months, by region, January 2013
Attitudes towards Technology Products
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- Key points
- More consumers spend time researching technology products
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- Figure 83: Attitudes towards technology products, January 2013
- Figure 84: Attitudes towards technology products (any agree), April 2012 and January 2013
European Comparisons
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- Ownership of consumer technology products
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- Figure 85: Household ownership of consumer technology products in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, January 2013
- Televisions
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- Figure 86: Household ownership of television sets in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, January 2013
- Home entertainment systems
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- Figure 87: Household ownership of home entertainment systems in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, January 2013
- Computers and eReaders
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- Figure 88: Household ownership of computers and eReaders in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, January 2013
- Mobile phones
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- Figure 89: Personal ownership of mobile phones in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, January 2013
- Other portable devices
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- Figure 90: Personal ownership of digital cameras and Sat-nav devices in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, January 2013
- Devices used to access the internet
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- Figure 91: Devices used to access the internet in the last three months in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, January 2013
Appendix – Consumer Technology Products
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- Figure 92: Technology products have in household, January 2013
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- Figure 93: Most popular technology products have in household, by demographics, January 2013
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- Figure 94: Next most popular technology products have in household, by demographics, January 2013
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- Figure 95: Other technology products have in household, by demographics, January 2013
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- Figure 96: Technology products personally owned, January 2013
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- Figure 97: Technology products personally owned, by demographics, January 2013
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- Figure 98: Technology products plan to buy/upgrade in the next three months, January 2013
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- Figure 99: Most popular technology products plan to buy/upgrade in the next three months, by demographics, January 2013
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- Figure 100: Next most popular technology products plan to buy/upgrade in the next three months, by demographics, January 2013
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- Figure 101: Other technology products plan to buy/upgrade in the next three months, by demographics, January 2013
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- Figure 102: Video game consoles have in household and/or plan to buy/upgrade in the next three months, January 013
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- Figure 103: Most popular video game consoles have in household in the next three months, by demographics, January 2013
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- Figure 104: Next most popular video game consoles have in household in the next three months, by demographics, January 2013
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- Figure 105: Next most popular video game consoles plan to buy/upgrade in the next three months, by demographics, January 2013
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Appendix – Internet Usage
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- Figure 106: Methods of accessing the internet, January 2013
- Figure 107: Methods of accessing the internet, by demographics, January 2013
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- Figure 108: Repertoire for methods of accessing the internet, January 2013
- Figure 109: Repertoire for methods of accessing the internet, by demographics, January 2013
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- Figure 110: Methods of accessing the internet, by repertoire for methods of accessing the internet, January 2013
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Appendix – Online Activities
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- Figure 111: Online activities done in the last three months, January 2013
- Figure 112: Online activities done on any device in the last three months, by demographics, January 2013
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- Figure 113: Online activities done on any device in the last three months, by demographics, January 2013
- Figure 114: Online activities done on any device in the last three months, by demographics, January 2013
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- Figure 115: Online activities done on any device in the last three months, by demographics, January 2013
- Figure 116: Online activities done on any device in the last three months, by demographics, January 2013
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- Figure 117: Online activities done on a computer in the last three months, by demographics, January 2013
- Figure 118: Online activities done on a computer in the last three months, by demographics, January 2013
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- Figure 119: Online activities done on a computer in the last three months, by demographics, January 2013
- Figure 120: Online activities done on a computer in the last three months, by demographics, January 2013
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- Figure 121: Online activities done on a computer in the last three months, by demographics, January 2013
- Figure 122: Online activities done on a tablet in the last three months, by demographics, January 2013
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- Figure 123: Online activities done on a tablet in the last three months, by demographics, January 2013
- Figure 124: Online activities done on a tablet in the last three months, by demographics, January 2013
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- Figure 125: Online activities done on a tablet in the last three months, by demographics, January 2013
- Figure 126: Online activities done on a smartphone in the last three months, by demographics, January 2013
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- Figure 127: Online activities done on a smartphone in the last three months, by demographics, January 2013
- Figure 128: Online activities done on a smartphone in the last three months, by demographics, January 2013
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Appendix – Attitudes towards Technology Products
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- Figure 129: Attitudes towards technology products, January 2013
- Figure 130: Most popular attitudes towards technology products (any agree), by demographics, January 2013
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- Figure 131: Next most popular attitudes towards technology products (any agree), by demographics, January 2013
- Figure 132: Technology products have in household, by most popular attitudes towards technology products, January 2013
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- Figure 133: Technology products have in household, by next most popular attitudes towards technology products, January 2013
- Figure 134: Technology products have in household, by other attitudes towards technology products, January 2013
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- Figure 135: Technology products personally owned, by most popular attitudes towards technology products, January 2013
- Figure 136: Technology products personally owned, by next most popular attitudes towards technology products, January 2013
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- Figure 137: Technology products plan to buy/upgrade in the next three months, by most popular attitudes towards technology products, January 2013
- Figure 138: Technology products plan to buy/upgrade in the next three months, by next most popular attitudes towards technology products, January 2013
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Appendix – European Comparisons – Technology Ownership
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- Figure 139: Technology products owned by household/personally owned, by country, January 2013
- Figure 140: Technology products owned by household/personally owned, by country, January 2013
- Figure 141: Most popular technology products owned by household/personally owned, by demographics, January 2013
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- Figure 142: Next most popular technology products owned by household/personally owned, by demographics, January 2013
- Figure 143: Other technology products owned by household/personally owned, by demographics, January 2013
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- Figure 144: Most popular technology products owned by household/personally owned, by demographics, France, January 2013
- Figure 145: Next most popular technology products owned by household/personally owned, by demographics, France, January 2013
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- Figure 146: Other technology products owned by household/personally owned, by demographics, France, January 2013
- Figure 147: Most popular technology products owned by household/personally owned, by demographics, Germany, January 2013
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- Figure 148: Next most popular technology products owned by household/personally owned, by demographics, Germany, January 2013
- Figure 149: Other technology products owned by household/personally owned, by demographics, Germany, January 2013
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- Figure 150: Most popular technology products owned by household/personally owned, by demographics, Italy, January 2013
- Figure 151: Next most popular technology products owned by household/personally owned, by demographics, Italy, January 2013
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- Figure 152: Other technology products owned by household/personally owned, by demographics, Italy, January 2013
- Figure 153: Most popular technology products owned by household/personally owned, by demographics, Spain, January 2013
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- Figure 154: Next most popular technology products owned by household/personally owned, by demographics, Spain, January 2013
- Figure 155: Other technology products owned by household/personally owned, by demographics, Spain, January 2013
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- Figure 156: Technology products owned by household/personally owned, by demographics, January 2013
- Figure 157: Technology products owned by household/personally owned, by demographics, France, January 2013
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- Figure 158: Technology products owned by household/personally owned, by demographics, Germany, January 2013
- Figure 159: Technology products owned by household/personally owned, by demographics, Italy, January 2013
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- Figure 160: Technology products owned by household/personally owned, by demographics, Spain, January 2013
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Appendix – European Comparisons – Internet Usage
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- Figure 161: Internet access, by country, January 2013
- Figure 162: Most popular internet access, by demographics, January 2013
- Figure 163: Next most popular internet access, by demographics, January 2013
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- Figure 164: Internet access, by demographics, France, January 2013
- Figure 165: Internet access, by demographics, Germany, January 2013
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- Figure 166: Internet access, by demographics, Italy, January 2013
- Figure 167: Internet access, by demographics, Spain, January 2013
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