The connected computing market – including all forms of laptops and tablets – is showing surprising resilience, according to Strategy Analytics’ research. Despite global shipments falling 4 per cent year-over-year, the installed base is at a massive 1.5 billion units and household penetration is at 30 per cent, which is the measure of how many […]
According to the Future of Tech report from global information company, The NPD Group, sales of voice-activated speakers will add an incremental $1.6 billion dollars to the US technology industry through 2019, as these devices are leveraged both as an interface to smart home services and as digital assistants. Alongside voice-activated speakers, sales of home automation devices […]
According to research from Strategy Analytics, more than one billion Connected TV devices are now in use worldwide. Connected TV devices allow users to stream OTT video content to the television screen and include the sub-categories of Smart TVs, Smart
Consumers are becoming accustomed to Augmented Reality (AR) technology on their smartphones through apps such as Snapchat and Pokémon Go. Yet AR headsets such as Google Glass and Microsoft HoloLens remain a niche product with sales barely into the hundreds of thousands of units. Report author David MacQueen said: “2013 and the launch of Google
According to research from Strategy Analytics, Amazon’s global smart speaker share of shipments fell to 41 per cent in Q2 2018 from 44 per cent in Q1 and 76 per cent in Q2 2017. By contrast Google has increased its share to 28 per cent in Q2 2018, up from 16 per cent during the […]
Consumers have saved $3.5 billion, and more than 20 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have been avoided as a result of the voluntary set-top box energy conservation agreement among US pay-TV providers, manufacturers and energy efficiency advocates, according to a new report on the industry Voluntary Agreement for Ongoing Improvement to the […]
With the new Premier League season upon us, video streaming and monetisation specialist Ooyala has outlined key three tech trends for producers and broadcasters to watch. Jason Johns, VP EMEA, Ooyala, commented: “With the Premier League kicking off again this week, we are likely to see the most tech-heavy season to date, but some of […]
Senior executives, operational managers and engineers in cable organisations around the world have reported aggressive plans to adopt and deploy DOCSIS 3.1, according to a recent customer survey conducted by Technicolor Connected Home in May and June of 2018. The survey by the communications and entertainment technologist finds that 76 per cent of cable operator […]
Artificial intelligence (AI), voice-recognition technology and fast connectivity – critical ingredients for smart speakers, smart home technologies and smartphones – will help spur overall US consumer technology industry revenue to $377 billion (€325bn) in retail revenues in 2018, a six per cent increase, according to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The mid-year update of CTA’s […]
New research from analyst firm Parks Associates finds 65 per cent of US broadband households bought at least one CE device in 2017. The report, 360 View: CE Adoption and Trends finds that US broadband households now own an average of 8.6 connected computing, mobile, and entertainment devices. “Purchase intentions for smart speakers with a […]