Michael Cooney
Senior Editor

Gadgets flummox Americans

Opinion
Oct 31, 20051 min

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A new survey on gadgets shows that Americans love them, but are often “flummoxed” by how to best use them.

A USA Today/Gallup poll says 72% get “excited” or are “comfortable” when they first use a new tech toy, yet 64% “said they have trouble trying to figure out how to work the darn things some, most or all of the time.”

“I have three computers, but I don’t know how to operate them that well,” says Daryle Hahn, 66, a retired factory worker from St. Charles, Minn. “They should make them simpler. Like ABCs.”

Psst, Daryle, get a Mac…

The study also finds that 5% feel “panicked” when faced with a new device, while another 5% said they go out and buy new electronic devices “soon after they come out.” Like this guy.

Via USA Today