" This is Money Markets & More for this Thursday September 2 2009. From the newsroom of the MarketWatch radio network -- Adrian Mitchell. Coming up football and pizza aren't natural combination now it's moving front and center that one big game."

" And I'm John -- dock folks despite the down times in the lousy economy we are becoming. Geeks we love our gadgets and gizmos and technology that's right we're embracing technology in a big way that's consumer race and -- will embrace technology all together now."

" And Singh who by in a moment but first this what are Wall Street's biggest names say about stocks and the economy. Listen to Morning Stock Talk weekday mornings only here at marketwatch.com."

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" Is your -- starting to look a little shabby the get a chance to upgrade and maybe save a few bucks starting at September 18. When store closing sales are expected to begin at Samsonite small stores. As we travel less were buying fewer banks the retailing arm of Samsonite is filing for chapter eleven and closing half its higher -- stores to focus on its more profitable outlet stores. Football's Motor City Bowl is getting and you name it now be known and integrate them the little -- series lead double the pizza chain is based in Detroit. The event had been sponsored by General Motors and Chrysler Ford will keep its share the sponsorship. So much for the recession we're still in love with our electronics. So says a new survey. Here at John word docket and Cates who are plug did to this latest trend."

" You like your gadgets -- like your gizmos. Are you a tech head gear head. I -- and really interested in remote controls and stuff like that. Well let's bring in our consumer race and -- to talk more about to America's. Love affection for gadgets and gizmos and how world becoming key."

" That's right back -- maybe a decade ago -- you always know somebody who was the first one to -- I would ever latest geeky actually there was like a PDA or whatever there that. First on the block to have that while the rest of us were content to just. Sit back and see what happens is you are is that device goes. Combined PDA. Yeah you. So. That's Sandra day who knows something about -- together ego. But now a new study out from Forrester research says that basically we're all becoming big tech heads in geeks along those lines. We have the money to buy this stuff. We have the money and I think it's just a case people are more willing to become. -- you know the mainstream consumers -- more willing to embrace these things out. The Forrester research found that half of all American adults or video gamers thanks to the popularity of the Wii and some other systems like that. Two thirds of us have a broadband Internet connection at home three quarters of us have cellphones and PC's of course. And the number of households with an HDTV has jumped by 27% basically over the last years so and that number's expected to go up. Also interestingly enough this survey also found that. A lot more people are going online to biased up despite the recession online spending used overly strong. It's not necessarily. Teens or young adults and older people who I -- so finally. Accepted that online shopping is safe and secure so 20% of people in that category spent over a thousand dollars online the last few months so. It's just to signed as a said that we are all embracing modern technology and are not so hesitant about -- as we were maybe a decade ago."

" I think they're also idiot proofing technology I mean. I have been an early embrace your technology I mean going back to the mid to late ninety's I used to have. A palm and -- it came with a stylus and ordered the right he had to use the stink and stylists. And it was it was cumbersome but now I mean look. People you know who have basically no knowledge of technology here walking around with iphones and I pods and Smartphones and other gadgets. Which are very user friends."

" They are remember when cell phones first came out there the size of a small car and now they've slimmed down to just a little teeny tiny things does. As you said I think is becoming more user friendly and meet people and also the prices in a lot of cases has come down so I think more people are willing to do that."

" Yeah I remember one time when as covering a mayoral race in New York City this was the early ninety's. And I had a huge cell phone calling into the desk. And at that time I was with mayor Dinkins and he looked at me like what is that things like -- second to blow up."

" I had -- a big huge I well I guess you call cell phone that was on it was weighed about 08 pounds as part of this kid that I say take with me to cover news conferences and stuff. Bulk of the -- that thing around -- I felt cool and who and who knows how much radiation can -- that's -- between now and being in -- to begin with which probably explains my my seven years -- next to -- in my --"

" I was wondering we have now consumer race and -- thank you thank him."

" Thanks John and and and if you'd like to tell us so much you love for -- your gadgets and gizmos. Use them email us at MarketWatch radio newsroom at Yahoo.com follow us on Twitter and W radio. Or look for MarketWatch radio network on FaceBook. And that's it for Money Markets & More I Adrian Mitchell thanks for listening until next time -- Oh yeah."

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