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From Collegiate Presswire's RadioWire (https://www.cpwire.com/radio): Radio According to a recent survey from the National Retail Federation, U.S. consumers will be spending more money this year on back-to-school purchases - over 14-billion dollars. This spending is fueled by billions of dollars in child tax credit checks being mailed out this month to over 25-million american families. Roughly half of consumers with school-age children plan to buy electronics and computer related equipment for back-to-school. Family technology expert, Robin Raskin, also known as the �Internet-Mom�:
�Today, kids who are going to high school or college want a lightweight notebook computer, like the Apple iBook or Sony Vio. They can keep organized with the Palm Zia and they won�t miss class lectures when they use the Olympus W-10 digital voice recorder. Parents who want to keep in touch with their kids might consider an Internet cell phone, like the Nokia 36-50. As a mother of three that are headed back to school this month, I start my shopping at Amazon-dot-com. It offers great prices and selection and the site features reviews from other consumers and in-house experts.� CLICK HERE to download a transcript of this story: CLICK HERE to download a multimedia (MP3) file of this story: © Copyright 2003 Collegiate Presswire, Inc. and NBN/ CP RadioWire |