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Consumer Electronics Industry Expects Increased Revenue in '08 - Jan 8, 2008
Hardware
TV displays comprise the largest segment in revenue dollars for the consumer electronics sector.

DVR Households: Heavy Media Users - Jul 28, 2006
Hardware
DVR and VoD usage continues to grow; current households tend to be more affluent and heavy media users.

Digital Audio Player Adoption To Decline In 2006 - Aug 8, 2005
Hardware
Installed base of digital audio players will continue to increase, but new unit growth will begin to decline next year.

Adoption of Portable Media Players is Slow - Jun 30, 2005
Hardware
Portable media players will only reach 17 percent of online households by 2010.

PlayStation Portable Remains a Gamer's Device - Jun 14, 2005
Advertising/Marketing
Sony's PSP handheld gaming device is capable of playing video, but video fans aren't biting yet.

Wireless E-Mail Drives PDA Sales - May 9, 2005
Wireless
Manufacturers offering wireless e-mail access gain the most market share.

USB Drives Aid File Sharing - Apr 29, 2005
Hardware
Personal USB flash drives are a popular media sharing vehicle.

Older Consumers Adopt Handheld Gaming - Apr 21, 2005
Retailing
New devices capture market share for games-on-the-go.

Podcasting Grows In Popularity - Apr 3, 2005
Hardware
Device adoption spurs trend.

RFID Tag Market to Swell Tenfold by 2009 - Jan 18, 2005
Security Issues
Cartons and consumer products cited as key growth verticals.