The HomeNet field trial of residential Internet services
Communications of the ACM
Engineering ethnography in the home
Conference Companion on Human Factors in Computing Systems
CounterActive: an interactive cookbook for the kitchen counter
CHI '01 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
The work to make a home network work
ECSCW'05 Proceedings of the ninth conference on European Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work
Ethics and Information Technology
Plastic: a metaphor for integrated technologies
UbiComp '08 Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Ubiquitous computing
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Computer help at home: methods and motivations for informal technical support
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Working Overtime: Patterns of Smartphone and PC Usage in the Day of an Information Worker
Pervasive '09 Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Pervasive Computing
The roles that make the domestic work
Proceedings of the 2010 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work
Deliberate interactions: characterizing technology use in Nairobi, Kenya
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Portable, but not mobile: a study of wireless laptops in the home
PERVASIVE'07 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Pervasive computing
Yours, mine and ours? sharing and use of technology in domestic environments
UbiComp '07 Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Ubiquitous computing
A characterization of online browsing behavior
Proceedings of the 19th international conference on World wide web
You're capped: understanding the effects of bandwidth caps on broadband use in the home
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Couch mobility: the cell phone's most important feature at home is mobility
CHI '12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
HomeFlow: inferring device usage with network traces
Proceedings of the 2013 ACM conference on Pervasive and ubiquitous computing adjunct publication
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We investigate how technology usage in homes has changed with the increasing prevalence of mobile devices including Tablets and Smart Phones. We logged Internet usage from 86 Belgium households to determine their six most common Internet Activities. Next, we surveyed households about what devices they own, how they share those devices, and which device they use for different Internet activities. We then conducted semi-structured interviews with 18 of 55 households that responded to the survey in which participants explained their device usage patterns and where they use technology in their home. Our findings suggest that the nature of online activity and social context influence device preference. Many participants reported that their Desktop PC is now a special purpose device, which they use only for specific activities such as working from home or online gaming. Compared to past studies, we observed technology use in many more locations in the home, most notably kitchens and bathrooms.