Comments on: Would you Accept Advertising on your Gadgets?

By: Keith Young

Keith Young — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:25:39 +0000

It would not mind it as long as it was done in good taste and moderation, I do not like to be over burdened with excessive advertising.

By: Headphoneguy

Headphoneguy — Sat, 31 May 2008 17:18:58 +0000

As far as the zune is concerned, i could accept ads while im using wi-fi to browse (if they impliment that feature). Thats like in the real world: Go outside and you WILL see ads.

But having ads on the software while offline is like having ads in your own house. You bought the gadget, its yours! YOU should be able to choose what content is on it

By: lubu

lubu — Fri, 30 May 2008 02:38:58 +0000

i think it be cool if a tech item is free i could live with ads beening on it hope google makes a phone thats free with ads on it

By: Garrett Fuchs

Garrett Fuchs — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:51:01 +0000

I believe that advertising, if used properly is a good way of increaesing revenue. If people don’t know that a product exists, then you are never going to get any money for it because no one will purchase it. However, if you allow your product to be advertised for, such as the ‘five doller foot long’, and it is catchy, then you will undoubtedly increase revenue by letting poeople know what’s out there.

By: erillanos

erillanos — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:45:09 +0000

i would so do this to get it for free if the keep the adds small
and not show them every 5 sec or
each time i want to play a song if its on a mp3 player

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:32:51 +0000

Proposal: absolutely free content (movies, music, audiobooks) but every 5 songs you get a 30 second streamed advertisement or a 1 minute video clip if you’re watching a movie.

I’d buy it

By: Laaabaseball

Laaabaseball — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:30:39 +0000

I think ads on Gadgets should be much the same as lockergnome does their advertising, split it with the bloggers. Bloggers are the content makers, and they bring traffic to the gadgets.

By: Lily Kwan

Lily Kwan — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:27:51 +0000

I wouldn’t want to see ads on something that I have to pay for. If it’s free, that’s a different story, especially if the advertising is low-key and relevant.

By: Jonathan Libby

Jonathan Libby — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:11:26 +0000

i would accept advertising on my gadgets if it would bring in more profit to me but if it wasnt a considerable amount then and the advertising was ugly then i wouldnt

By: ramcosca

ramcosca — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:05:43 +0000

It depends on what type of gadget it is. If it’s, I don’t know, a free (or very cheap yet high quality) mouse that every time I plug it in it shows me a 15 second video or an ad in a window, I won’t have any problem at all. If it’s on my iPod though… no, thanks. I wouldn’t want 15 second ads in between my songs.

By: Nivek

Nivek — Thu, 29 May 2008 23:49:14 +0000

I have absolutely no problem with advertising on devices as long as the overall cost of buy/owning them is less than it would be otherwise. For example, if I could get a Zune for $20-$50 off if it had advertising, I would do it, but if the price stayed the same I would be a bit apprehensive about buying said product.

By: TJ

TJ — Thu, 29 May 2008 23:36:27 +0000

I wouldn’t mind it. Just as long as it doesnt run too long or interfere with the widget or anything else. A lot of small companies could benefit from this. I believe that larger companies should be left out of widget advertising.

By: Sugaslim

Sugaslim — Thu, 29 May 2008 23:31:30 +0000

I am so sick of advertisements that if I seen one on a gadget I would probably break it. It is of great frustration even now, when I play a game and see the nVidia logo everywhere. Advertising has its own place, and thats on billboards and commercials. If it is an ad for something that would make the product better, I wouldn’t mind, but some of these ads are getting pathetic.

By: joelg88

joelg88 — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:31:04 +0000

I wouldnt be a big fan of it but if they were to include adds in something like a Zune or a iPod a way to put them in is to show the adds in the background while your tunes play. But they have to be adds that interest the person for example if I had to see the adds i would prefer to have Tech and Sports adds. Also some Aviation adds. Stories about tech products and stuff like that. But thats if they were to include them but i would want the adds out.

By: BMAN29

BMAN29 — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:00:19 +0000

I think that if you are using a service of that companies device, for example Xbox Live and Xbox 360, companies should be allowed to advertise. However, if you are using a device off line, you should not be bothered by advertising. In most cases it’s your device and your property, so you should not be bothered off line.