Archive for the Consumer electronics Category
Men spend $908 annually on consumer electronics, women spend $558
An average US household spent $1,229 on consumer electronics products in the past 12 months, $176 less than in the prior year, according to Consumer Electronics Association.Men continue to spend more ...
10.5 mln BluRay players in the US in Q1 2009
About 9 mln high-definition units sold in the US in Q1 2009, up from the 4.8 mln that sold during Q1 2008, according to Adams Media Research. There are now 10.5 mln Blu-ray households, encompassing ow...
$94 bln spent on home network-enabled devices in 2010
Total revenues for network connected devices will rise from about $74 bln in 2009 to over $94 bln in 2010, ABI Research reported....
Game play among parents and non-parents
Do you ever use any of the following to play games whether or not you personally have one? Parents Non- Parents Desktop or laptop 45% 35% Game console 41 22 Cell phone, ...
How often do people play games?
How often do you play games, whether on a computer, or online, or on a game console, or on some other device? Everyday or almost everyday A few times a week A few times a month Les...
Devices used for gaming among US adults
% of all adults % of adult gamers % of teen gamers Desktop or laptop computer 38% 73% 76% Game console (Xbox, PlayStation, Wii, etc) 28 53 89 Cell phone, Blackber...
How people respond to broken gadgets
During the course of trying to fix their broken technology, respondents reported a variety of attitudes, not all of them stemming from frustration. The majority (72%) of respondents said they were “...
59% or consumers get impatient when their electronics device breaks
59% of respondents reported being impatient to fix their devices, and the percentage was equal across demographic groups. Adults who are most likely to be impatient waiting for their devices to be fix...
Game hardware and software generated $22 bln in 2008
Computer and video game industry hardware, software and peripheral sales climbed to $22 bln in 2008, with entertainment software sales comprising $11.7 bln of that total figure, a 22.9% jump over 2007...
0.6% decrease in consumer electronics sales in 2009
Consumer Electronics Association is forecasting a drop in full-year factory sales to dealers for the first time in recent history, a 0.6% decrease to $170.9 bln for 2009. Digital TV continues to be th...
Searches for gadgets in France in October 2008
Product Base Period Average (Sept 29 - Nov 2) Week Ending Nov 30 % Change Nintendo Wii 705,037 1,412,570 100% iPhone 673,606 701,604 4% iPod 453,569 685,016 51% ...
US consumer electronics shipments to generate $171 bln in 2009
The consumer electronics industry is projected to generate $171 bln in US shipment revenues in 2009, according to Consumer Electronics Association. CEA's estimate of final shipment revenues for 2008 s...
Canadians to spend $381 on electronics in 2008 holiday season
Canadians said they are planning to spend an average of $381 on electronic gifts for others. Men plan to spend more on consumer electronics than women, $342 to $216. The three most popular items Canad...
41% of US consumers think all TVs need a digital converter
Consumer Reports found that about 17% of Americans living in television households have at least one television set that will be affected by the digital transition, and 13% rely exclusively on over-th...
Consumer electronics spending down 13.8% in September 2008
MasterCard reported that spending on consumer electronics and home appliances dropped 13.8% in September 2008 compared with September 2007....
MP3 player shipment growth is expected to slow to just 4.4% in 2009
MP3 player shipment growth is expected to slow to just 4.4% in 2009 before finally turning slightly negative in 2012. MP3 player shipments in the region grew 21.6% in 2006 before falling to 8.4% in 20...
39% of internet users used a handheld device to go online
39% of internet users say they have used a handheld device to go online - the figure is 41% for home broadband users and 36% for home dial-up users. Given the dwindling number or home dial-up users, t...
70% of DVR owners say they cannot live without DVR
More than 70% of DVR owners say that they cannot live without their DVR, according to NDS. Asked to rank the relative importance of a variety of household appliances, DVR owners ranked the DVR as the ...
Flat panel TV sales up 26% in North America in Q2 2008
Q2 2008 North American flat panel TV sales jumped 26% when compared to the Q1 2008 and 28% when compared to Q1 2007, according to DisplaySearch. 9.3 mln units were shipped in Q2 2008. LCD and Plasma T...
Premium Internet video to generate $6 bln by 2013
TV-based Internet video receivers and connected consumer electronics platforms will drive transactional revenues for premium Internet video services past $6 bln. U.S. consumers will spend over $6 bln ...
Half of US consumers not interested in BluRay players
Survey from ABI Research has revealed a widespread reluctance to commit to a Blu-ray player in the near future: over half of the 1000 respondents, citing other priorities, say they have no plans to pu...
75.8% of UK iPhone users are males
Country Total Mobile Market Smartphones iPhone Male Female Male Female Male Female EU3 50.6% 49.4% 69.4% 30.6% 72.3% 27.7% France 49.2% 50.8% 70.9% 29.1% 67.3...
Most popular digital cameras by customer satisfaction in 2008
The Canon EOS Digital SLR, Canon PowerShot G, Fujifilm Finepix S, Lumix (Panasonic) DMC-TZ, Nikon D and Sony Cyber-shot T series rank highest in customer satisfaction with digital cameras in their res...
Romanian hardcopy devices market reached almost 250k units
According to IDC, the volume of shipments of multifunctional peripherals (MFPs) in 2008 in Romania reached almost 250,000 units, which represents 24% YTY growth....