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February 01, 2007
Simon Cowell and other Britons 'unable to use an iPod'
Simon Cowell, the X-Factor and American Idol judge, has admitted that he does not know how to use an iPod.
The 47-year-old has reportedly said that he doesn't listen to music at home.
He said: "Guys reach a point in our lives when we prefer television to music.
"If you work at a fish and chip shop, you're not going to eat fish and chips at night."
Mr Cowell claimed that he does not want to listen to people "murdering" Stevie Wonder's music all day and then put it on an iPod.
Meanwhile, a survey conducted by online payment service PayPal has shown that 25 to 34-year-olds tend to be more "baffled" by technology than the 16 to 24-year-old category.
Some 36 per cent of this older age group own an MP3 player, compared to 70 per cent of 16 to 24-year-olds.
The survey also revealed that 77 per cent of all respondents said they did not know how to set a DVR, with one in three also unable to set the video recorder.
PayPal has dedicated a website to testing and improving the UK's technology knowledge, which it has entitled TQ.
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