Archive for the Consumer electronics Category
65% of US households play video games, 38% have consoles, 40% are female
40% of US gamers are women, Entertainment Software Association says. 65% of American households play computer and video games. 38% of American homes have a video game console. The average game player ...
LCD TVs recommended over plasma TVs in retail, Samsung and Sony top recommended brands
At a rate of more than three to one, retail electronics salespersons are recommending liquid crystal display (LCD) flat screen TVs instead of sets using plasma technology to shoppers who are seeking t...
68% of cell phone buyers consult the owner’s manual
68% of people take to the owner's manual to figure out the new device, according to Pew Internet Project. Some people will go further, especially if they meet a problem that they can't address themsel...
87% of PS3 owners watch BluRay movies
87% of PlayStation 3 owners have watched BluRay movies on PS3's built-in BluRay player, Entertainment Merchants Association reported....
37% of US consumers own a portable MP3 player
37% of consumers own an iPod or other brand of portable MP3 player, up from 30% in 2007 and more than two-and-a-half times the proportion in 2005 (14%). 73% of those ages 12-17 own a digital audio pla...
Demand for small/medium displays grew 0.8% in Q4 2007
Overall demand for small/medium displays, i.e. screens with diagonal dimensions of less than 10", exceeded supply by a scant 0.8% in Q4 2007, down from 6.2% in Q3 2007, according to iSuppli....
Small/medium displays prices to $30 in the Q4 2007
The global Average Selling Price (ASP) of small/medium displays used for digital photo frames rose to $30 in the Q4 2007, up 20% from $25 in Q3 2007, according to iSuppli. The ASP for small/medium dis...
Only 19% of Americans plan to buy HDTVs
19% of Americans surveyed in February 2008 said they plan to spend on consumer electronics in the next 90 days, the lowest percentage since the company began measuring in 2002 and a 20% decrease from ...
Demand for small/medium displays exceeded supply by 0.8% in Q4 2007
Overall demand for small/medium displays, i.e. screens with diagonal dimensions of less than 10 inches, exceeded supply by a scant 0.8% in Q4 2007 down from 6.2% in Q3 2007, according to iSuppli....
31.64 mln graphics devices shipped in Q4 2007
Shipments of graphics devices reached 31.64 mln units in Q4 2007. That represents 50.3% growth YTY, Jon Peddie Research reports....
Only 24% of Europeans know how to control tech in their homes
Europeans have at least 362 bln worth euros of TVs, HiFis, speakers, video and DVD players, digital recorders and satellite boxes in their homes, with the true value probably being several blns more. ...
47% of all consumer technology spending in 2007 was on 5 categories
47% of all consumer technology spending in 2007 was concentrated on five categories: notebook computers, LCD TVs, desktop computers, digital point-and-shoot cameras, and MP3 players. That's up from 42...
LCD TVs generated $1.7 bln in December 2007
LCD TVs generated $1.7 bln in revenue from November 18 through December 29, 2007 making it the largest revenue producing category for that time period, a 50% increase over 2006, according to The NPD G...
Only 24% of Europeans know how to control tech in their homes
Europeans have at least 362 bln worth euros of TVs, HiFis, speakers, video and DVD players, digital recorders and satellite boxes in their homes, with the true value probably being several blns more. ...
2007 top consumer electronics by revenue
Category Dollar Volume Growth Notebook Computers $19.6 billion 23% LCD TVs $13.5 billion 74% Desktop Computers $9.1 billion 2% Digital Cameras $6.6 billion -3% ...
Top-selling product categories for 2007 holiday season
Category Dollar Volume Growth LCD TVs $1.7 bln 51% Notebook Computers $1.1 bln 12% Digital Cameras $737.5 mln -11% MP3 Players $700 mln -11.50% GPS $388.6 m...
$129 bln worth of consumer electronics sold in the US in 2007
Consumer technology sales reached a record $129 bln in 2007, a healthy 6.5% increase over 2006, according to The NPD Group. However, sales growth for the second half of 2007, which accounted for 54% o...
LCD sales grew 74% in 2007
Not only did LCDs lead all the major categories in revenue growth, with a 74% increase in dollar sales over 2006 and an 83% increase in units, but they also accounted for 60% of total TV sales. Despit...
$7.5 bln spent on renting DVDs in 2006
According to Digital Entertainment Group, Americans spent $1.4 bln renting DVDs in 2001; that grew to $7.5 bln in 2006. ...
Automotive consumer electronics sales to grow 13% in 2008
Sales of in-vehicle consumer electronics will grow at a rate of 13% in 2008 to more than $12.8 bln, according to Consumer Electronics Association. The typical American spends nearly 17 hours a week in...
Japanese robots to earn $26 bln by 2010
Japanese government estimates the national robotics industry could surge from about $5.2 bln in 2006 to $26 bln in 2010 and nearly $70 bln by 2025....
4 companies sell 57% of automotive infotainment
Continental, (formerly Siemens VDO) Blaupunkt, Visteon and Delphi continue to dominate the manufacture of audio head unit and infotainment systems. Together, the top 4 system suppliers account for 57%...
US flat panel HDTV sales up 27% in December 2007
Pacific Media Associates reports that unit sales for flat panel HDTV televisions in North America grew by 27% in December 2007 over November 2007 sales. The average street price for all units sold in ...
16.3 mln DVDs sold 2 years after DVD was introduced, 8.3 mln HD-DVD and BluRay discs sold 2 years after introduction
According to Nielsen Media Research and Adams Media Research, the total high-def software sales for the first 2 years are only half of what standard DVD sales were for their first 2 years. There were ...