Feb 04
Consumer technologies can increase small and medium business (SMB) productivity outside the office 30% to 40%, especially for the least empowered employees, according to Yankee Group.
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- Canadians to spend $381 on electronics in 2008 holiday season
- 41% of US consumers think all TVs need a digital converter
- Consumer electronics spending down 13.8% in September 2008
- MP3 player shipment growth is expected to slow to just 4.4% in 2009
- 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
- 10% of UK teens have been bullied by a cameraphone
- 53% of DVR users want remote access to the recorded content
- Top digital devices US families own: satellite TV, DVD burner, portable DVD player
- 20% of 25-34-year-old Americans own an MP3 player
- 29% of DVR owners say ad skipping is primary reason for recording
- 36,700 movie screens in the US, less than 100 use digital
- 12.3 mln US households will listen to podcasts by 2010
- $32 bln was spent on VHS in 1996, $15 bln in 2003
- In addition to Media PC 35% would buy wireless speakers
- In 5 years prices for DVDs, VHS and consoles went down, movie tickets up
- More than 20% of US households to have digital video cameras by year-end 2005
- 6.5 mln US households have DVRs, 33 mln have digital cameras, 80.8 mln have DVD players
- 30 mln Americans to watch video on their wireless devices in 2009
- 20.1 mln US households to have satellite radio by 2010
- 27 mln Americans own on-demand media devices
- Chinese video software market generated $990 mln in 2004
- 75% of US households have a DVD player
- $33 bln of DVD content produced in 2004, $76.5 bln will be produced in 2009
- Consumer electronic prices down 0.8% in January 2005
- European DVD player installed base: Germany - 27%, UK - 19%, France - 19%
- DVD recorder sales doubled in 2004, will grow 87% in 2005
- 2 mln fax machines and combo machines were sold in the US in 2004
- 4.2% of Americans have satellite radio, 2.5% will buy within 6 months
- Consumer electronic prices up 3% in December 2004, DVD player prices up 15%
- DVD player penetration in Europe: UK - 61.3%, France - 61%, Germany - 58%
- Consumers spent $190 bln on entertainment in 2004, will spend $203 bln in 2005
- 25 mln digital cameras sold in Western Europe in 2004, 58% growth
- 705.7 mln USB-enabled devices sold in 2004
- Slow take-off could mean better penetration: ScreenDigest on DVD players vs gaming consoles
- US video-rental market is worth $8.2 bln a year
- Top DVD player brands: Cyberhome, Sony, Apex
- Digital camera sales to rise 13% in 2005
- 16 mln US households to own multi-room DVRs by 2009
- 40% of cameraphone owners print their pictures
- Satellite radio to gain 3 mln subscribers annually
- Americans throw away 50 mln computers and 130 mln cell phones annually
- 28 automakers will offer back-seat entertainment systems in 2005
- Consumer electronic prices down 6.2% in November 2004
- 72% of French enjoy printed photo more than digital
- 30% of households with Internet and cell phones are comfortable with watching TV on cell phones
- AVC and Windows Media codecs ship with 30% of set-top boxes
- California leads the nation in LCD TV penetration
- US cities with highest DVR penetration: Yuma, El Paso, Los Angeles
- $125.7 bln of consumer electronics will be sold in 2005
- DVD player penetration in Asian markets
- 12.6 mln US households to have HDTV by the end of 2004, 45 mln by 2008