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Gartner Says Worldwide Device Shipments Will Decline 0.3% in 2017

by Bob Raikes

Worldwide shipments of PCs, tablets and smartphones are expected to exceed 2.3 billion units in 2017, a decline of 0.3% from 2016, according to Gartner, Inc. The market is forecast to return to growth …

Tags:Forecasts| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Smartphone Market| Vol 24 - Issue 25

VR Headsets to Reach 9% Household Penetration by 2018

by Norbert Hildebrand

Typically, market forecasts are based on penetration models and the latest report from Park Associates, “Virtual Reality: Disrupting the Entertainment Experience” assesses the purchasing intentions and use cases for US households in the coming …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 25

Worldwide Semiconductor Sales Increase 22.6% in May

by Alan Spencer

The Semiconductor Industry Association has announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $31.9 billion for the month of May 2017, which is an increase of 22.6% compared to the May 2016 total of $26.0 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Vol 24 - Issue 26

US Connected CE Purchasing Declining

by Yvette Raikes

US households are buying fewer consumer electronics (CE) products, and this trend is set to continue, according to Parks Associates. In 2008, 87% of households bought a CE product, but this dropped to 74% …

Tags:CE (Consumer Electronics) Data| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Smart TVs Will Provide Almost Half of US Connected TV Growth

by Yvette Raikes

There will be 321 million devices attached to the internet in the USA which could deliver apps for the TV by 2020, according to NPD, up 31% from 2016. In addition, 81% of these …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Detachables Will Return to Growth

by Yvette Raikes

There will continue to be a decline in the market for personal computing devices (PCDs) in the UK, according to IDC, with the number of units forecast for 2017 at 3.2 million, down 6.8% …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Auto Display Growth and Driver Preference

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it, IHS recently reported touch display panel shipments in automobiles will reach 50 million units this year and global revenue for display systems in cars will hit a whopping plus …

Tags:Automotive| IHS DisplaySearch| Market Data| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Pay-TV Still Dominates US video/TV

by Yvette Raikes

OTT providers, such as Netflix and Amazon, will account for under 20% of US consumer spending in 2022, according to Strategy Analytics. The firm says that, although the video and TV market is changing, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Worldwide Wearables Market to Nearly Double by 2021

by Bob Raikes

IDC has forecast that the global Wearables market will hit 125.5 million devices this year, up 20.4% from the 104.3 million units shipped in 2016. From there, the wearables market will nearly double before …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 23| Wearable Market

Younger Buyers Lead Growth in Chinese Notebook Sales

by Yvette Raikes

Growth in Chinese notebook sales is being driven by younger people, according to research from IDC China, based on figures from the annual sales on 18th June to celebrate eTailer Jing Dong (JD)’s anniversary. …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 24 - Issue 24

UHD Dominating UK TV Market Value

by Bob Raikes

Nick Simon of GfK spoke at a recent UltraHD conference held by SES in London and said that UltraHD sets are now the dominant HD TV type, especially in the over £350 price bracket. …

Tags:4k| GfK| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| UK (United Kingdom)| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 23

GFU Surveys German Consumers on TV

by Bob Raikes

The GFU in Germany has released the results of a couple of surveys of Germany consumers, covering their appreciation of marketing terms in TV and the plans for the change to DVB-T2. The first …

Tags:Germany| GFU| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Vol 24 - Issue 23