Written by There are now more than half-a-billion devices in US homes that are connected to the web and offer access to apps, according to The NPD Group.
Overall, NPD’s report says the number of connected devices per “US internet household” has grown from 5.3 devices three months ago to 5.7 devices today.
This growth was fueled by increases in the installed base of tablets (nearly 18 million) and smartphones (nearly 9 million).
This doesn’t mean it’s time to close the coffin on the PC, though, as John Buffone, Director/Devices at NPD Connected Intelligence, says PCs are still the most prevalent connected device in US internet households.
“However, when you look at the combined number of smartphones and tablets consumers own, for the first time ever it exceeded the installed base of computers.”
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