Category: Consumer Electronics
Consumer Electronics market research reports by IDC
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Metaverse Implications for Financial Services
Metaverse Implications for Financial Services This IDC Perspective introduces the metaverse and provides insights into its development, major players working toward the creation of the metaverse, and its implications for the financial services industry."Although the metaverse may still be a somewhat ... Read More
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U.S. Smartwatch and Fitness Tracker Ownership, 2022
U.S. Smartwatch and Fitness Tracker Ownership, 2022 This IDC Survey looks at smartwatch and fitness tracker ownership in the United States. We polled 1,411 current smartwatch and fitness tracker owners on what brand of device they own, whether it was the same brand as their smartphone, and how impor ... Read More
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China Gaming Market Forecast, 2021–2026
China Gaming Market Forecast, 2021–2026 As consumers have adjusted to the pandemic lifestyle, the demand for gaming has also become normalized in 2021. Mobile and PC gaming remain as the dominant segments in the China market, whereas both console and cloud-streamed gaming are gaining momentum in the ... Read More
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Upskilling/Reskilling in the Metaverse — A Distant Reality?
Upskilling/Reskilling in the Metaverse — A Distant Reality? This IDC Market Note explores the current development and prospects on the use of the metaverse as a tool for learning and development (L&D) for IT skills. Although current hype around Web 3.0 and the metaverse cannot be overlooked and ... Read More
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Consumers: Extending Smartphones to a Smart Wearable Set
Consumers: Extending Smartphones to a Smart Wearable Set This IDC Market Note presents an analysis of extending smartphones to a smart wearable set to assist customers. "Smart earbuds and watches extend the smartphone user interface across the body and into real life, creating a smart set of wearabl ... Read More
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Worldwide Smart Home Device Market Shares, 2021: Amazon, Samsung, and Xiaomi Take Top Spots
Worldwide Smart Home Device Market Shares, 2021: Amazon, Samsung, and Xiaomi Take Top Spots This IDC study discusses worldwide smart home device market shares for 2021."The COVID-19 pandemic served as a net boon to the worldwide smart home market in 2020 and 2021 as consumers shifted their spending ... Read More
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Worldwide Home Video Game Console Forecast, 2022–2026
Worldwide Home Video Game Console Forecast, 2022–2026 This IDC study estimates home video game console hardware, software, and related service use and spending through 2026. 7th-, 8th-, 9th-, and 10th-gen consoles are considered in grouped categories. Packaged game discs/cards are broken out from di ... Read More
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Worldwide CDN Provider Market Shares, 2021: Competition Remains Fierce and Drives Transformation
Worldwide CDN Provider Market Shares, 2021: Competition Remains Fierce and Drives Transformation This IDC Market Share report provides the 2021 shares of the worldwide commercial CDN vendors worldwide. The document covers market shares of key CDN providers and an "others" category. It includes infor ... Read More
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IDC PlanScape: Meetings in Virtual Reality
IDC PlanScape: Meetings in Virtual Reality This IDC PlanScape provides insights into meetings in virtual reality."Meetings in virtual reality is a stepping-stone toward the future of work in the metaverse," says Ramon T. Llamas, research director with IDC's Augmented and Virtual Reality team. "These ... Read More
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Leveraging "See What I See" Technology to Assist Frontline Workers
Leveraging "See What I See" Technology to Assist Frontline Workers This IDC Perspective examines See What I See Augmented Reality (AR) technologies. The easiest way to understand See What I See is as videoconferencing for frontline workers who need support from a remote colleague. This assistance m ... Read More
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Worldwide Smart TV Device Market Shares, 2021: Samsung, LG, and TCL Capture Half of the Total Market Volume
Worldwide Smart TV Device Market Shares, 2021: Samsung, LG, and TCL Capture Half of the Total Market Volume This IDC study examines the 2021 market shares of the major vendors in the worldwide smart TV device market."The COVID-19 pandemic served as a net boon to the U.S. smart home market in 2020 an ... Read More
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Microsoft Azure Platforms Key to Support New Ventures in 365 Business Applications, Metaverse, Cloud Gaming, and More
Microsoft Azure Platforms Key to Support New Ventures in 365 Business Applications, Metaverse, Cloud Gaming, and More This IDC Market Note highlights Microsoft's announcement of new products and services for wave 1 (April to September 2022) by taking into context the impact it will have on the Azure ... Read More
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Worldwide Home Video Game Console Market Shares, 2021: The Ninth-Generation Race Tightens
Worldwide Home Video Game Console Market Shares, 2021: The Ninth-Generation Race Tightens This IDC study examines and contrasts the major video game console platforms from several market share angles in particular in the 2012–2021 period, with an emphasis on the 2020-2021 dynamic. Global market shar ... Read More
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U.S. Smart Speaker Market Shares, 2021: Amazon and Google Maintain Dominance, But Market Shows Signs of Cooling
U.S. Smart Speaker Market Shares, 2021: Amazon and Google Maintain Dominance, But Market Shows Signs of Cooling This IDC study discusses the U.S. smart speaker market shares for 2021."The COVID-19 pandemic inflated demand in 2020 and 2021 as consumers shifted spending priorities in-house, but now in ... Read More
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Worldwide Smart Speaker Market Shares, 2021: Amazon, Google, and Baidu Maintain Dominance in a Rapidly Cooling Market
Worldwide Smart Speaker Market Shares, 2021: Amazon, Google, and Baidu Maintain Dominance in a Rapidly Cooling Market This IDC study discusses worldwide smart speaker market shares for 2021."The COVID-19 pandemic inflated demand in 2020 and 2021 as consumers shifted spending priorities in-house, bu ... Read More
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Worldwide Augmented Reality Hardware Market Shares, 2021: Microsoft, Shadow Creator Grow Volumes Despite Market Slide
Worldwide Augmented Reality Hardware Market Shares, 2021: Microsoft, Shadow Creator Grow Volumes Despite Market Slide This IDC study provides a view of worldwide augmented reality hardware market shares by vendor for 2021."Growth remained uneven in the AR headset market during 2020," said Tom Mainel ... Read More
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Canadian Wearable Computing Device Forecast, 2022–2026
Canadian Wearable Computing Device Forecast, 2022–2026 This IDC study presents the Canadian wearable computing device forecast for the 2022–2026 period. IDC Canada's wearables forecast incorporates multiple metrics to determine the outcomes, including growth rates, average selling prices (ASPs), and ... Read More
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Wearable Devices in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa: Market Analysis and Vendor Highlights, 2021
Wearable Devices in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa: Market Analysis and Vendor Highlights, 2021 This IDC study covers market unit, value ($M), and share (%) data for wearable computing devices in the Middle East, Turkey, and North Africa from 2020 to 2021. It also identifies the top-performing ... Read More
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U.S. Smart Home Device Market Shares, 2021: Amazon and Google Lead in Volume, Samsung Leads in Value
U.S. Smart Home Device Market Shares, 2021: Amazon and Google Lead in Volume, Samsung Leads in Value This IDC study discusses the U.S. smart home device market shares for 2021."The COVID-19 pandemic served as a net boon to the U.S. smart home market in 2020 and 2021 as consumers shifted their spendi ... Read More
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U.S. Digital Media Adapter Market Shares, 2021: Amazon Edges Out Roku for Top Spot
U.S. Digital Media Adapter Market Shares, 2021: Amazon Edges Out Roku for Top Spot This IDC study examines the market share of the major vendors in the U.S. digital media adapters market in 2021."Despite the proliferation of smart TVs in recent years, streaming players remained broadly popular in 20 ... Read More
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GDC 2022 Postmortem: IaaS Stepped Forward
GDC 2022 Postmortem: IaaS Stepped Forward This IDC Market Note summarizes and contextualizes several game development–related sessions and meetings from GDC 2022, which took place in San Francisco in late March. "A prominent theme at this year's conference was the importance of supporting distribute ... Read More
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Worldwide Wearables Market Shares, 2021: Apple's Market Share Slows While Smaller Companies Gain
Worldwide Wearables Market Shares, 2021: Apple's Market Share Slows While Smaller Companies Gain This IDC study examines the market share of the major vendors in the worldwide wearables market in 2021."2021 marked another strong year for the wearables market, although much of the volume and value we ... Read More
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Worldwide Hearables Market Shares, 2021: Smaller Vendors Erode Apple and Samsung Hearables Market Shares in 2021
Worldwide Hearables Market Shares, 2021: Smaller Vendors Erode Apple and Samsung Hearables Market Shares in 2021 Apple accounted for 36.2% of the hearables market by volume in 2021, sparking upgrade demand with the launch of its third-generation AirPods late in the year. Samsung followed next with i ... Read More
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U.S. Smartwatch Market Shares, 2021: Apple Loses Share, Samsung Gains Ground
U.S. Smartwatch Market Shares, 2021: Apple Loses Share, Samsung Gains Ground This IDC study examines the market shares of the major vendors in the U.S. smartwatch market in 2021."2021 was a year of retrenchment for the U.S. smartwatch market," says Ramon T. Llamas, research director for IDC's Wearab ... Read More
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U.S. Wearables Market Shares, 2021: Apple and Earwear Rule
U.S. Wearables Market Shares, 2021: Apple and Earwear Rule This IDC study examines the market shares of major vendors in the U.S. wearables market in 2021."2021 was a year of retrenchment in the U.S. wearables market," says Ramon T. Llamas, research director, IDC's Wearables team. "Hearables — wildl ... Read More