Friday, March 29, 2013

Wake Up! Your Head Is in the Clouds!

U.S. homes are overrun with smart devices -- six per household and more than a half billion overall. In the past three months alone, we've seen the "installed base" of smartphone users grow by 9 million and tablet users by 18 million, according to research firm NPD.

This is the sort of breathtaking growth Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO  ) talks about when it issues predictions about the geometric rise in mobile data. What does it mean for investors? For one thing, the "connected home" isn't a future idea -- it's here now, and it's changing habits as a result.

In the following video, Tim Beyers of Motley Fool Rule Breakers and Motley Fool Supernova assesses the shift and offers some ideas for how to profit. Please watch, and then leave a comment in the box below. How many devices are in your home? How often are you on a tablet or smartphone? Let us know what you think.

The mobile revolution is still in its infancy, but with so many different companies, it can be daunting to know how to profit in the space. Fortunately, The Motley Fool has released a free report on mobile named "The Next Trillion-Dollar Revolution" that tells you how. The report describes why this seismic shift will dwarf any other technology revolution seen before it and also names the company at the forefront of the trend. You can access this report today by clicking here -- it's free.

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