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When people say consumer-tech, what exactly do they mean?

What's a "consumer-tech weblog" / "consumer-tech website" (and why is it called that way)?

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An interesting question 'why' as I somewhat doubt that the majority of non-technically inclined consumers realize the use of searching for "consumer tech" ;P – Garet Claborn May 19 '11 at 14:42

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Consumer tech generally means technology produced for, marketed to, and used ("consumed") by "average" people rather than used in a professional setting. An IPad is consumer tech, but industrial grade telecom equipment is not.

A consumer tech weblog (blog) or website is simply a website discussing those items.

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Also, "consumer tech" would usually be written without a hyphen, as Chloraphil has it here. It is hyphenated in the source phrase because it is being used as a compound modifier. – phenry May 19 '11 at 16:28

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