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"Just wait 'til Mom finds out that you tried to take over the world again!" – Gertie Giggles, "Spy Kids2: Island of Lost Dreams," Dimension Films (2002)

Ever notice that when you buy something today, it comes with a 500-page user manual and a whole section of warnings. Get a kid and he/she is just dumped into your hands and…that's it. Outta’ the chute, the little sucker is smarter than you are. Right from the get-go, they're wired for using the PC, tablet, smartphone, game system.

It's part of their DNA..

They may not walk or use the toilet, but they're surfing the web; blogging; microblogging; posting to the social network; shooting/posting/watching photos, videos…you name it.

Born Online - Even if you're a teen or older, you look at the younger generation and wonder if they were born wired. They get devices – notebooks, tablets, smartphones – sooner and almost immediately, they’re outperforming you. It's humiliating asking a little kid to help you get the most out of your device. Source - eMarketer

In the U.S., it's estimated that over 20 million children go online at least once a month (39.9%) and by 2014, 47.8 percent of the youngsters will be cruising the digital universe. Read more

"The Lord, the Lord Jehovah has given unto you these fifteen…Oy! Ten! Ten commandments for all to obey!" – Moses, "History of the World Part 1," Brooksfilms (1981)

People like to write, like to make history.

Some like to read history.

Others will wait for the movie.

We got our new notebook computer for the wife about a year ago, about $1K. Got new ones for the kids for school earlier this year, about $800 each. Ours is old…two years old!

Got a new smartphone a year ago $200 + a 2-year contract. Upgraded the kids "a little less" + 2 year contract. Wife is still using a featurephone.

Got the wife and daughter Kindles last Christmas. Been paying for downloads all the time.

Son just got his tablet (that means iPad). He's surfing a lot, watching videos.

But we've taken a little breather from buying new mobile devices…we hope.

Sure, analysts/reporters tell us that the tablet will be the fastest-selling consumer electronics product! Read more