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congeries ([personal profile] congeries) wrote2003-03-27 03:10 am

_____________________[PRO] technology use by middle-class families in Asia


  • Many Indian families cover their PCs in plastic wrap at home, according to Genevieve Bell, an anthropologist working with Intel company.


  • Singapore has more cellphones than it has people.


  • Cellphones geared at Muslims, which notify the user five times a day when prayer times occur and can determine the direction of Mecca, have begun to appear in the Malaysian market.



The finding is part of a two-year study on how middle-class families in Asia use technology. небольшая заметка про это дело...

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