Tablets Owners Do Play Games!

If you own a tablet, do you also play games on it?  My answer is definitely yes!  Why would you carry around a device with an awesome display, and plenty of horse power to play games.  And then not play them?  That sounds crazy to me!  And with mobile gaming becoming more competent as weeks go on; making them attractive to more than just the casual puzzle gamer.  Why not?

Well, apparently a study was conducted for the month of September that concluded that 23% of U.S. tablet owner's played at least one game every day on their tablet during the month.  This equates to two-thirds of tablet owner's enjoying mobile gaming goodness.  Other popular activities enjoyed via tablets inlcude: listening to music, YouTube, streamed online content (like TV shows), and of course using their tablets as e-readers.  Whether it be magazines or ebooks.

What does this tell us?  The numbers seem to suggest that more and more people are using tablets.  No surprise there.  But one thing comes to my mind when we see these kind of studies.  If tablet use is becoming so prevalent; then how come we don't see people at Starbucks and at the Mall sitting around messing with their tablets?  Around my area I see plenty of people sitting around playing on their smartphones.  But not so many tablets.  I, for one would rather sit at home and jam away at a game, rather than actually play it on the go.  Mostly because out in public there is some much going on I find it hard to concentrate fully on tasks like games and reading lengthy articles.  Just not my cup of tea.  But sitting on the couch with my feet kicked up...That's game time around my house.

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Fiverr: What Can $5 Buy You?

I know this doesn't have much of anything to do with technology but this was too good to pass up mentioning.  I recently heard about a site where you can literally get about anything you want done for $5.  I had to check it out.  And to be completely honest I haven't used the sites' services yet, so I have no clue how the actual experience is.  But from an entertainment point of view it looks like a lot of fun.

So what will $5 bucks buy you?  Seems like just about anything on  Fiverr.  From getting a video intro made to getting a guy in a chicken suit to video himself shouting anything you want in public.  It's all there.  There are a bunch of really talented people on Fiverr doing things like web design work and multimedia design.  Some people are offering voice-over work and some are even doing the simple: "I'll write your business name on my face for $5".  It is entertaining to look through the listings and I even have a few prospects of some services I'd like to try out.

There is a feedback rating for everyone offering a service and with services set at $5 it almost makes it an easy gamble to try it out and see what type of talent is going unnoticed out there.  So if you have a unique talent you could offer or whether you are looking for someone to sing a birthday wish for you.  Swing by  http://fiverr.com/  and at least see what's going on over there.

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