japan.internet.com recently reported on the third regular survey by goo Research into home appliances, with this report focusing on televisions.
Demographics
Between the 5th and 8th of March 2012 1,075 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.5% of the sample were male, 17.0% in their teens, 18.0% in their twenties, 20.7% in their thirties, 16.2% in their forties, and 28.2% aged fifty or older.
When I was buying my digital television, maker (or should that be my employer) was the most important consideration for me! Read the rest of this entry »
japan.internet.com recently reported on a survey by goo Research into games machines, the second regular survey into this topic.
Demographics
Between the 26th and 29th of January 2012 1,073 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.3% of the sample were male, 15.9% in their teens, 18.3% in their twenties, 21.5% in their thirties, 16.3% in their forties, and 28.0% aged fifty or older.
I’ve not really got much interest in buying any of them, but I’d like to find out more about the Wii U. Read the rest of this entry »
japan.internet.com recently reported on goo Research’s third look at mobile phone and smartphone upgrade needs, with the report focusing on iPhone 4S-related issues.
Demographics
Between the 3rd and 8th of February 2012 1,000 mobile phone-using members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 50.6% of the sample were female, 1.6% in their teens, 12.1% in their twenties, 27.1% in their thirties, 32.5% in their forties, and 26.7% aged fifty or older.
However, as the old saying goes, a woman without an iPhone is like a dog without a bicycle, or something like that:
japan.internet.com recently reported on a survey conducted by goo Research into internet television, which is basically a television that instead of (or is it “along with”?) getting a signal over a cable or radio waves, it uses the internet to obtain its content.
Demographics
Between the 10th and 12th of January 2012 1,093 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 53.2% of the sample were male, 16.3% in their teens, 18.2% in their twenties, 21.6% in their thirties, 16.4% in their forties, 15.4% in their fifties, and 12.2% aged sixty or older.
I’m not really very clear myself on the Unique Selling Point of internet TV, so I can’t say I’ve got any interest. TV should be passive; anything that requires more than a couple of clicks on a remote control is better done on a real computer! Read the rest of this entry »
I hear a lot of good things about mirrorless SLR cameras as an entry point into the world of keen amateur photographer, so this survey from goo Research into the topic gives a good overview of why people are buying or wanting to buy them.
Demographics
Between the 14th and 18th of October 2011 1,083 members of the goo Research monitor group aged twenty or older completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 50.1% of the sample were male, 19.9% in their twenties, 20.3% in their thirties, 20.1% in their forties, 19.5% in their fifties, and 20.1% aged sixty or older.
I used to be quite keen on getting one, as my point and shoot is getting a bit dented, but now I’ve got my smartphone with a passable camera and instant connectivity, my compact camera is now gathering dust, and a mirrorless SLR just feels like too much bother! Read the rest of this entry »
This recent survey from Media Interactive looked at upgrading to a smartphone, specifically from current Japanese feature phones, often called Galapagos mobiles in both English and Japanese due to their unique evolution to fit the needs of the Japanese market.
Demographics
Between the 9th and 11th of December 2011 300 feature phone-using members of the iResearch monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. No further demographic information was provided.
There definitely is a problem regarding viruses, worms and other malware on Android in particular, but it is debatable how likely the average user is to encounter them; I would guess that not often enough to make buying a virus scanner a good investment. Do any of my readers use smartphone virus scanners, and if so, why and how?
Looking at the list of negative reasons from Q1, if one thinks about the iPhone on SoftBank, lack of electronic cash, infrared and One Seg (terrestrial digital television), a need to change email addresses (I believe), poor reception, lack of design choice and no waterproofing all count against it. For Android phones from Japanese manufacturers on Docomo, virus worries and perhaps a lack of apps (or at least a perception of a lack) count against it. That gives a total of 62.3 points against the iPhone, versus 29.7 against Android, about twice as few negative votes for Android. Curiously enough, just about twice as many people want an Android versus an iPhone4S according to Q3 and Q4. Read the rest of this entry »
What Japan Thinks kicks off the New Year properly with a proper survey, this time from iShare, looking at portable gaming machines, a definition that stretches to include not just Nintendo-like devices, but also smartphones and tablets.
Demographics
Between the 22nd and 26th of December 2011 714 members of the CLUB BBQ free email forwarding service who owned and were interested in portable gaming machines completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 57.0% of the sample were male, 30.0% in their twenties, 49.9% in their thirties, and 20.2% in their forties.
My gaming device is my Android smartphone (Panasonic P-01D), and the only two games I have on it at the moment are Andoku (sudoku) and Nethack. I should really download Angry Birds (I’m still to play it on any device!), I suppose, but as I’m trying to keep my data charges down I don’t want to have adverts being fetched from the internet as I play! Read the rest of this entry »
Over the 17th and 18th of November 2011 832 members of the CLUB BBQ free email forwarding service completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 59.6% of the sample were male, 6.3% in their twenties, 20.7% in their thirties, 34.6% in their forties, 23.3% in their fifties, and 15.1% in their sixties.
I’ve not mastered the use of our recorder, as the wife takes charge of the device. The best I can do is record live programs; I’ve never actually got round to trying to set up any reservations!
Note that when television watching is mentioned, that includes both live television and time-shifted contents. Read the rest of this entry »
Over the 17th and 18th of November 2011 832 members of the CLUB BBQ free email forwarding service completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 59.6% of the sample were male, 6.3% in their twenties, 20.7% in their thirties, 34.6% in their forties, 23.3% in their fifties, and 15.1% in their sixties.
Note that when television watching is mentioned, that includes both live television and time-shifted contents. Read the rest of this entry »
goo Reseach’s latest survey, reported on by japan.internet.com, was not on genetically-modified rodents, but instead on the computer kind of mouse.
Demographics
Over the 24th and 25th of October 2011 1,089 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.8% of the sample were male, 16.7% in their teens, 18.4% in their twenties, 21.2% in their thirties, 16.1% in their forties, 15.6% in their fifties, and 12.0% aged sixty or older.
I use both wired and wireless mice. I quite like the wireless one, but it’s just a little heavy, and the performance gets a bit dodgy as the batteries get a little lower. Read the rest of this entry »
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