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Demand for 3D Video Content on CE Devices
According to the latest market study by Ipsos, recent survey data indicates that younger U.S. consumers (age 18-34) are particularly interested in enjoying 3D video content on consumer electronics (CE) devices -- such as a TV or PC."Given the broad-b...
Rapid Adoption of IP Video on TVs in 2010
Results from an IMS Research market study shows that by the end of 2010, nearly 55 percent of all TV Households in the Americas will have access to Internet video, with 25 percent of these capable of displaying Internet video onto their TV set.Rebecc...
Portable Electronics Device Shipment Growth
The weak economic environment is taking its toll across most consumer markets. Consumer electronics devices are no exception. Yet even economic pressure can't overcome a broader migration to mobile and portable devices, as indicated by the proliferat...
HDMI in PCs Enable OTT Video Use on TVs
Device interface evolution helps multimedia usage to blossom in the digital home. High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) adoption continues to gain ground across several segments. Meanwhile, the now legacy Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is gradu...
Over-the-Top Video Viewing Doubles in 2009
The TV 2.0 adoption process is in full motion, and announcements planned for the upcoming CES will further accelerate this phenomenon. We're moving beyond the early-adopter stage of market development, as the connection options and user interface for...
Are you Ready for Ultra-High Definition TV?
While the market for High-Definition TV (HDTV) has apparently reached the mainstream user, the consumer electronics industry has already started speculating about the commercialization of Ultra-High Definition (UHD) television.Perhaps we'll learn mor...
DTV Sets are Broadband Entertainment Hubs
With digital television sets (DTVs) supplanting analog models in much of the world, consumer electronics manufacturers are adding new features -- such as Internet connectivity and wireless HD capability to broaden their appeal, according to the lates...
Consumer TVs Entering Pro Digital Signage
According to a Futuresource Consulting market study, the B2B flat panel digital display market has experienced steady growth this year, with the market attaining sales in excess of 400,000 units in Q2 2009.This represents close to 30 percent year-on-...
Wi-Fi Starts Cross-Over into Digital TV Sets
As the number of connected consumer electronics (CE) devices continues to grow, network connectivity becomes a challenge. Home network technologies such as coax and powerline are making inroads, however the latest market study by ABI Research indicat...
Next Wave of IP Connected Home Devices
Broadband Internet access service adoption and home networking infrastructure advances have contributed to a new wave of digital home connectivity. On the hardware front, the trend in the digital home is headed towards more IP-connected devices, sign...
Global Demand for Over-the-Top TV Services
As we countdown the days to CES in January, now's the time to reflect upon the anticipated arrival of new consumer electronics devices, in particular Internet-enabled flat-screen television sets, that are being introduced to accelerate the demand for...
UK Consumer Electronics Market Outlook
Futuresource Consulting provided insight into where the UK Consumer Electronics market is going, and what movements we should expect to see by the upcoming winter holiday season.Consumer appetite for High Definition TV (HDTV) shows no signs of slowin...
SuperSpeed USB Upside within Digital Home
SuperSpeed USB technology will experience broad adoption across a range of PC and related peripherals over the next several years, according to the latest market study by In-Stat.Among peripherals, SuperSpeed USB will be targeted initially at devices...
Upside for Connected Consumer Electronics
Consumer demand for digital media and online content will push worldwide annual sales of connected consumer electronics (CE) to more than 100 million units by 2013, according to the lates study by Parks Associates.The market for connected CE includes...
Computing and CE Products Drive GPS Apps
Mobile handsets still dominate shipments of devices with integrated Global Positioning System (GPS), but the new growth will come from mobile consumer electronics (CE) and mobile computing applications, according to the latest study by In-Stat.Mobile...
STBs in the CE Home Media Server Market
Media server PCs form the majority of the devices used to store and distribute multimedia content in the home. However, set-top boxes (STBs) and consumer electronics (CE) devices such as video game consoles will gain share of the home media server ma...
Blu-Ray Disc Player Growth Projections
Global shipments of Blu-ray disc players, excluding PS3, are expected to total nearly 12 million units this year, according to the latest market study by Futuresource Consulting.In last year's crucial Q4 period, three million BD players were shipped ...
Internet Connected Consumer Electronics
According to the latest market study by Parks Associates, approximately 2.5 million broadband households in the U.S. and Canada are ready to purchase an Internet-connected TV -- if priced at a $100 premium over regular TVs.This market opportunity tra...
Digital Terrestrial TV Set Top Box Market
The global financial crisis could endanger many large Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT) deployment projects, which require large amounts of financed capital, according to the latest market study by In-Stat.This setback could cause major delays in DTT conv...
Semiconductor Market Free Fall is Troubling
The sharp global economic meltdown which began in late 2007 is now affecting consumer and IT spending in a very significant way. The semiconductor market, which was one of the first industries to be affected, remains in a state of fluid turbulence.Se...
