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• 39% of internet users used a handheld device to go online
• 70% of DVR owners say they cannot live without DVR
• Flat panel TV sales up 26% in North America in Q2 2008
• Premium Internet video to generate $6 bln by 2013
• Half of US consumers not interested in BluRay players
• 75.8% of UK iPhone users are males
• Most popular digital cameras by customer satisfaction in 2008
• Romanian hardcopy devices market reached almost 250k units
• 65% of US households play video games, 38% have consoles, 40% are female
• LCD TVs recommended over plasma TVs in retail, Samsung and Sony top recommended brands
• 68% of cell phone buyers consult the owner’s manual
• 87% of PS3 owners watch BluRay movies
• 37% of US consumers own a portable MP3 player
• Demand for small/medium displays grew 0.8% in Q4 2007
• Small/medium displays prices to $30 in the Q4 2007
• Only 19% of Americans plan to buy HDTVs
• Demand for small/medium displays exceeded supply by 0.8% in Q4 2007
• 31.64 mln graphics devices shipped in Q4 2007
• Only 24% of Europeans know how to control tech in their homes
• 47% of all consumer technology spending in 2007 was on 5 categories
• LCD TVs generated $1.7 bln in December 2007
• Only 24% of Europeans know how to control tech in their homes
• 2007 top consumer electronics by revenue
• Top-selling product categories for 2007 holiday season
• $129 bln worth of consumer electronics sold in the US in 2007
• LCD sales grew 74% in 2007
• $7.5 bln spent on renting DVDs in 2006
• Automotive consumer electronics sales to grow 13% in 2008
• Japanese robots to earn $26 bln by 2010
• 4 companies sell 57% of automotive infotainment
• US flat panel HDTV sales up 27% in December 2007
• 16.3 mln DVDs sold 2 years after DVD was introduced, 8.3 mln HD-DVD and BluRay discs sold 2 years after introduction
• 47% of UK males would give up sex for a 50″ HDTV
• 70% of US consumers not interested in high-def DVD players
• Consumer tech increases SMB productivity by 30-40%
• 17% of US kids watch movies on portable players
• US kids download video clips to a device 7.1 times a month
• 8.37 mln digital cameras sold in China in 2007
• 1.2 bln HDMI-enabled devices by 2010
• Consumer electronics sales to grow 6.1% in 2008
• 500 mln portable navigation units to sell by 2015
• 80% of TiVo owners and 82% of other DVR owners likely to skip commercials
• 14% of consumer eletronics spending happened online in 2007
• Most wanted high-tech toys this holiday
• $4.5 bln spent on gadgets in the US so far
• Global consumer electronics market generated $1.8 trillion in 2006
• More GPS units sold than PCs during Thanksgiving week
• After-Thanksgiving technology retail sales up 6%
• 12% of Americans willing to pay extra for green consumer electronics
• 130 mln UPnP devices to ship in 2007
• 460 mln network-enabled consumer electronics devices to ship by 2012
• 77% of video PMPs to be flash-based by 2011
• Top wish list items for XMas: HDTV, laptop, digital camera, desktop
• Integration and installation revenues to grow 8-9% between 2007 and 2008
• 21 mln US households had DVRs in 2006
• 3 mln camcorders are sold yearly
• 124.8 mln DVD players shipped in 2006
• 275 mln MP3 players and PMPs to be shipped by 2011
• Remote home health monitoring to generate $255 mln in 2011
• 184 mln digital media adapters in 2012
• 3.5 mln high-def DVDs purchased in the US
• DVD player penetration in the US is between 85% and 90%
• 32 mln Blu-ray and HD DVD players to sell in the US by 2011
• 53% of Americans 30 to 34 have over 40 DVDs
• 16.5 mln GPS units to ship in 2011 in US
• 7.4 mln on-board navigation devices sold in Q2 2007
• 56 mln personal navigation devices to sell by 2011
• Electronic equipment market up 7.7% in 2006
• 50% of automotive entertainment is shipped by top 5 suppliers
• 732.9 mln network-equipped devices to ship by 2011
• 105k in-vehicle GPS systems sold in Canada in the first half of 2007
• Consumer electronics generated $3.89 bln in India in 2006
• $160 bln of consumer electronics to sell in 2007
• IEEE 1394 devices to grow by 0.2% a year
• 1.7 mln digital photo frames sold in the US in 2006
• Factory revenues for consumer electronics products to decrease to 3.6% for 2007-2011
• Video surveillance to generate $11.9 bln by 2011
• Edutainment toys to generate $7.3 bln in 2011
• Networked home audio to generate $7.2 bln by 2012
• Average US household has 25 CE devices
• 50 mln broadband-enabled consumer electronics devices to ship by 2012
• Consumer electronics MEMS generated $727 mln in 2006
• 268.6 mln PMPs to ship in 2011
• Consumer electronics accessories market to grow 11% in 2007
• PMP market to grow to 268.6 mln units in 2011
• Universal remote controllers to generate $1.9 bln in 2012
• $10 bln will be spent on home audio online in 2007
• US home systems installations to top $10 bln in 2007
• 3 bln consumer electronics units to ship in 2010
• 18 mln US households have DVRs, 2.3 mln of them stand-alone
• US consumer technology sales up 3.6% in 2006
• Automotive infotainment to generate $53.8 bln by 2012
• HDMI devices to grow at 75% a year
• 2.4 mln universal high-def DVD players to sell in 2007
• Electronic equipment to generate $1.47 trillion in 2007
• 180 mln Internet-enabled consumer devices by 2010
• PMP shipments up 30% in 2006
• Families on the move prime consumer electronics purchasers
• 32 mln digital cameras to sell in 2007
• 3 mln GPS devices to ship in 2007
• Digital consumer electronics generated $167 bln worldwide in 2006
• 52 mln wireless multimedia-capable devices to sell by 2010
• US CE sales up 13% in 2006
• Basic media servers to grow at 62% a year
• Digital living products and services to generate $229 bln by 2010
• Consumer electronics sales on Black Friday 2006 and before
• Consumer electronics sales 2003-2006
• 1.43 mln PMPs to sell in China in 2010
• European spending on videos declined to 11.9 bln euros in 2005
• HDMI-enabled devices to grow at 78% a year
• DVD sales up 4% in the first half of 2006
• 81.2% of US households have DVD players, 79.2% - VCR machines
• Car audio market leaders in 2006
• 81% of consumers unsure of the right high-def DVD format
• $159 bln will be spent on digital home devices in 2006
• How people buy consumer electronics
• Early technology adopters spent $704 on new tech in 2006
• Top Christmas gifts this year: digital cameras, cell phones, MP3 players
• Consumer electronics manufacturing in China to grow to $167 bln by 2010
• 748 mln hard drive devices to ship in 2010
• For 42% of young adults iPods and cell phones replace watches
• Automotive telematics to generate $38.3 bln by 2011
• Chinese vehicle entertainment systems market to generate $4 bln by 2013
• 5 mln video-centric portable media players to sell by year-end 2006
• IP Multimedia Subsystems to generate $15 bln by 2010
• $8,641 per capita spent on luxury consumer electronics in 2005
• Consumer electronics installation was a $7.3 bln industry in 2005
• Gadget sales to grow 8% in 2006
• Top electronics stores by customer satisfaction
• Blue laser disk technology to generate $28 bln by 2010
• More gadget spending happens before Mothers Day than Fathers Day
• 80% of US retail consumer electronics sales are controlled by 50 top companies
• 65 mln next-gen DVD equipment units to sell by 2010
• 75% of home theater buyers reported satisfaction with the purchase
• 1.77 bln consumer electronic devices on a chip to ship by 2011
• 30 mln US households to have connected entertainment networks by 2010
• DVD sales and rentals generated $22.8 bln in 2005
• 94% of families with small and teenage kids have a PC, 90% - a TV
• 12.3 mln PVRs in US, 86% of users are satisfied, worldwide revenues reached $6.6 bln in 2005
• $1.3 trillion worth of electronic equipment manufactured in 2006
• 50 mln home media servers to sell by the end of 2010
• More than 25% of US consumers can play MP3s in their cars
• 34% of LCD TV and plasma TV buyers bought some additional services on the same visit
• 10% of digital camera buyers purchased services on the same visit
• Consumer electronics industry in China to generate $94 bln in 2010
• 32% of moms would like to receive an electronic gift this holiday
• Americans will spend $700 mln on electronics for Mothers Day
• DVR installations to grow by 100% a year
• Consumer electronics spending in Japan up 7.3% in 2005
• 95% of US households have a TV, 87% - VCRs, 85% - cordless phones, 81% - DVD players, 78% - wireless phones
• 1.9 mln Americans work in consumer electronics industry
• 452K front video projectors to sell in the United States in 2006
• Sales of home audio equipment down 18% in 2005
• Thai head phone stereo market declined 67% in 2005
• Vietnamese home theatre market up 191% in 2005
• DVD recorder market up 141% in Asia
• US consumer electronics spending up 8% in 2005
• US consumer electronics spending reached $76.9 bln in 2005
• 40 mln hard drives shipped in consumer electronics devices in 2004
• $3.8 bln lost annually due to gadgets disconnected with accessories, service, content
• US consumer electronics market to grow 8% to $135.4 bln in 2006
• Consumer electronics sales up 10% during holiday season
• 55% of electronics buyers research on the Web
• 88% of Americans have a VCR and CD player, 82% - DVD player, 75% - PC
• Holiday consumer electronics sales to rise 9% in 2005
• 22% of consumers are interested in an MP3 player, 22% - in digital cameras
• 36.7% of Thanksgiving shoppers bought electronics
• More than 20% of digital cameras, camcorders and LCD TVs are sold with mail-in rebate
• In 2005 women will outspend men in consumer electronics purchases
• $122.9 bln worth of consumer electronics to sell in 2005
• 40% of DVR owners record it, 60% - TiVo it
• 8% of consumers are more accepting of new tech
• 2.2 mln DVD recorders to ship from Taiwan in 2005
• 4.5 mln DVR users in 2005, 64% of them skip all commercials
• 33% of PVR users would buy a DVD with recorded shows anyway
• In 11% of US counties at least 29% of households are early technology adopters
• Top sources when buying electronics: in-store salespeople, demos, family and friends
• Wish list for holiday shopping: MP3 player, digital camera
• Consumer holiday spending to average $681 in 2005
• 7.5 mln portable media players by 2009
• $11 bln worth of hi-tech was sold by homebuilders in 2004
• Back-to-school consumer electronics sales to fall by $1 bln in 2005
• Back-to-school spending on electronics to fall to $2.06 bln in 2005 vs $3.09 bln in 2004
• 55% of industry insiders think flash memory will replace hard drives in consumer electronics
• Consumers in 6 European countries spent 21 bln euros on packaged home entertainment
• 71 mln Northern Americans to have broadband by 2010, 42.7% of US households will use DVRs
• 33.8% of US households to have DVRs by 2008, 32.2% to have video on demand
• China produced $271.97 bln worth of electronics in 2004
• Indian OEM consumer electronics sales to reach $2.03 bln in 2009
• Only 13 mln portable media players in the US by 2010
• Indian electronics market to grow at 23% a year
• Average online American spends $1,500 on consumer electronics purchases
• Digital video headends to top $2.6 bln by 2009
• Electronics sales of Malaysia-based US companies to reach $21.6 bln in 2005
• Standalone media adapters to grow by 76% a year in 2004-2009
• PVR shipments: 800K in 2001, 1.5 mln in 2002, 4.6 mln in 2003, 11.4 mln in 2004
• 32 mln DVR users in the US by 2010
• IEEE1394 consumer electronics shipments to equal PC shipments
• 4.6 mln DVRs shipped in 2003, 11.4 mln in 2004
• Digital audio projection to become a $939 mln market by 2010

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