December 29, 2015
Black Enterprise Staffers Reveal Holiday Tech They Gave and Received
Undoubtedly, technology devices were at the top of many gift wish lists this holiday season. According to the Consumer Technology Association, about 75% of U.S. holiday shoppers planned to purchase some sort of consumer tech this holiday.
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The top 10 tech devices people planned to buy were:
Headphones
Tablets
Bluetooth speakers
Smartphones
Notebooks/laptops
Gaming consoles
Wireless speakers
TVs
Multi-function printers
Multimedia streaming devices (Apple TV, Roku, Google Chromecast)
Many staffers at Black Enterprise also received or gave tech gifts. These gifts stacked up fairly consistently with holiday tech spending forecasts:
Shelly Jones Jennings, VP/Director of Digital
Received: Apple Watch Sport
Shelly says: I love it!
The Apple Watch sport is an Apple watch and fitness tracker that is as beautiful as it is feature-packed. Made from anodized aluminum, durable Ion-X glass, and a retina display, the Apple Watch Sport is the result of Apple’s meticulous attention to detail. The watch’s functions include a heart rate sensor, accelerometer, and gyroscope–and with support for Apple’s watchOS, there are a number of apps that can be installed on the device.
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