People are spending more time with their mobile devices than they are spending with print media. Adults spending more time with their mobile devices have increased astronomically since 2008.
According to a New York based market research firm, the average adult consumer spends 120 minutes a day on their mobile device, while they spend only 44 minutes with print media, 26 minutes with newspapers, and 18 minutes with magazines.
For those who spend 120 minutes on their smartphones, about 25 minutes is used on browsing the web, 17 minutes on social networking, 13 minutes playing games, and 16 minutes listening to music.
Let’s face it; smart phones are quickly replacing most of our gadgets such as alarm clocks, laptops, and digital cameras. I don’t remember the last time I used an actual alarm clock. I have been using my phone to set my alarms for years now. Smartphones are even now replacing books, watches, cd players, radio. One can get almost any information from a smartphone by the touch of a button. I wake up in the morning, and the first thing I do is to check the weather on my smartphone.
Some smartphones allow you to check for flight delays and traffic. I am currently in possession of the Samsung Galaxy S3, and I must say I love the phone to death. It performs a whole lot more than I actually know since I have not taken the time to fully read my manual. Even with the little I know about my phone, I use it as a flashlight, GPS navigator, calculator, a barcode scanner, and many more. Well, for my age I believe I am doing a pretty good job using my phone.