Tablets hit tipping point

VERY POPULAR: 54% of US consumers now have a tablet.

More than half of US consumers with an internet connection now own a tablet and while demand is starting to slow, the device still remains high on most people's future tech shopping lists. 

In fact, when asked, 75% of all consumers quizzed as part of the Consumer Electronics Association' latest research into the subject said that a new tablet was a planned future purchase.