lekiosk launches magazine-style iPad covers as half of tablet-owners admit to taking their device on holiday
In order to help holidaymakers relax this summer digital newsstand lekiosk has launched a tablet case that looks like a glossy magazine when closed, following a survey revealing that tablets have become a holiday essential for half of the UK’s tablet-owning population.
According to the survey, a quarter of tablet-owners who chose not to take their device on holiday do so as they are too scared their devices will be stolen. Of those polled over a third (36 per cent) said they watched their valuables ‘constantly’ abroad, with one in three (29 per cent) hiding valuables under clothes or in shoes. Despite this fewer than one in 10 Brits said they had chosen to take out insurance.
“There aren’t as many iTravellers as there might be – because people are worried that their precious slates will be targeted by sea- and pool-side thieves. And even the Brits who do take their tablets on holiday with them are resorting to watching them like hawks - or taking a risk and hiding them under piles of clothing. That’s why we’ve developed these very special anti-theft devices that let Brits hide their tablets in plain sight - and experience the kind of true relaxation that everyone goes on holiday to find,” commented Nathaniel Philippe, lekiosk’s head of international business development.
Almost a third (29 per cent) of tablet-owning Brits revealed that they read more books when the travelled with their tablets, with 13 per cent saying that their tablet had allowed them to read more magazines.
One in 10 (15 per cent) of travellers who took their tablet or smartphone abroad said they had accessed work emails and completed work tasks, with one in three admitting to checking social media on holiday several times a day.