The recent spate of launches from manufacturers of virtual reality headsets and companies producing content to watch on them suggests VR is going mainstream but the reality is that just 3 per cent of Britons will get a headset this year, according to findings from research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics. Around two million Britons […]
HDR TV shipments will reach more than 4 million units in 2016 and grow to more than 30 million units by 2020, according to critical information, analytics and solutions source IHS Markit. The market for HDR-compatible TVs, defined as any sets compatible with basic HDR formats but utilising standard dynamic range displays, will be as […]
Demand by video gamers is expected to drive a boom in VR headset sales throughout the holiday season, according to a new study from emerging technology analyst firm Telsyte. The Telsyte Australian VR & AR Market Study 2017 predicts 115,000 VR headset units will be sold in the second half of 2016 with sales rapidly […]
Last week Google announced a slate of new hardware solutions, among them Google Wifi, a modular home networking solution designed to meet the expanding needs of today’s broadband home. The idea is to provide scalable, integrated Wi-Fi at the highest quality possible regardless of location in the home. TDG views this as the right approach […]
A Juniper Research study has found that hardware revenues from Virtual Reality headsets, peripherals and 360º cameras will reach over $50 billion (€44.8bn) by 2021, up tenfold from an estimated $5 billion in sales this year. This rapid growth will
The penetration rate of VR-enabled smartphones and tablets, as well as shipments of VR devices bundled with gaming consoles or PCs will continue to soar in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to Digitimes Research. Among these devices, shipments of VR video-enabled smartphones and VR devices bundled with consoles
CCS Insight’s latest global forecast for mobile phones confirms that the market has peaked at about 2 billion units per year after decades of growth. The research firm expects that in 2016 shipments of mobile phones will slip 1.3 percent from their level in 2015, with most markets experiencing a difficult year. A notable exception […]
According to a market research study by Insight Partners, the global conditional access systems (CAS) market was estimated to be $2.32 billion (€2bn) in 2015 and is expected to reach $5.53 billion by 2025. CAS offers a secure platform to broadcast the digital content through subscription based plans. CAS has set new dimension to the […]
According to an analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), disputed by trade body the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), there are flaws in the US government’s method for testing the energy use of televisions and three major TV manufacturers representing half of the market appear to be exploiting them, which could cost owners of […]
Consumer take-up of 4K Ultra HD TV sets is happening at a faster rate than was the case for HD, according to Gary Shapiro, President of the Consumer Technology Association. Speaking at the Welcome To The Future! Event in San Francisco, Shapiro told delegates that 4K Ultra HDs make up nearly 50 per cent of […]