Seven percent of "younger boomers," those now between the ages of 47 and 56, and 6 percent of those ages 66 to 74, own e-readers, the highest percentages among all age groups for devices like Amazon's Kindle, Barnes & Noble's Nook or Sony's Reader.

That's according to a new report, "Generations and their gadgets," released Thursday by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.

Another interesting tidbit: More Gen Xers (ages 35-46) own a game console than a laptop or an MP3 player, and they're the most likely to own a desktop computer.

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