The Consumer Electronics Industry
By Thomas Morva

The consumer electronics industry is a global business. In recent years, the consumer electronics industry is in the midst of a new wave of change, witnessing a phenomenal growth. It is ushering in a dawn of convergence, of technologies, products and markets. Consumer electronics appliances such as digital televisions, portable media players and educational toys are in a state of constant flux. The convergence of digital-based audio, video and information technology is a major reason. These changes began nearly two decades ago and have resulted in an avalanche of state of the art electronic devices in the market. The demand for a multitude of portable, in-home or in-car consumer electronic items with multiple functions has increased tremendously.

Digitalization, miniaturization and mobility are the key elements for modern consumer electronic products. Digitalization transformed the consumer electronics sector, delivering new and exciting entertainment products that have changed the way we live. It paved the way for digital devices such as camcorders, DVD player/recorder, still camera, computer monitor and LCD TV. The computer industry has also benefited, making its way into the family living room. Miniaturization also accelerates the growth of the consumer electronics industry.

Fundamentally, the changes in the consumer electronics industry are not being driven by product evolution, but by fluctuations in the industry's business models. Companies that are capable of change and those that develop branding will be most successful.

Consumer electronics companies producing computers, televisions, DVD players and other household electronics face the same challenges as other consumer goods companies. The lifecycle of consumer electronics products is shrinking along with severe price deflation, a factor that makes demand, pricing and promotions management even more challenging. Innovation, differentiation and flexibility are critical to a company?s survival in the consumer electronics market. The rapidly falling prices and improved functionality provided by convergence are influential forces behind the growing consumer demand for electronic items.

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Connectivity: Consumer Electronics Meet the Internet
By Steven J Keipert

Often, connectivity is referred to as a math or science term often concluded, as two points that transfer data to form a network as a final result. Internet connectivity is becoming increasing more popular as more consumer electronics offer these features. Technology is ever-changing and so are our lives we live; from past to present connectivity is changing the way we live whether we like it or not.

You may remember the traditional landline telephone, traditionally landline telephones traveled over a dedicated network to deliver telephone service to every home across the country. In recent years, a transformation to the internet now delivers most landline service in a digital format. Even though traditional landlines have given way to the new era of the mobile telephone. While landlines aren't quite as popular as they use to be, but this was one of the first services that started the connectivity era. Over time, mobile phones have risen to be the preferred telephone device of choice for voice communication.

In the late 1990's mobile phones became more affordable. The internet was in the infancy stage of being commercialized. Mobile providers saw a new opportunity for connectivity features by adding the internet as an option. In the early 2000's, connectivity to the internet and mobile messaging was slow initially, but rapidly propelled itself as the internet became faster and more capable of handling massive amounts data.

In recent years, the smart phone has revolutionized the way we describe connectivity as a feature. Connectivity now gives us our devices instant gratification and this is the way we communicate in the world today. Everything is about right now and today's smart phones are delivering this at a phenomenal pace including: voice communication, internet access, instant messaging, email box, calendar, voice memos, music, videos, pictures, GPS, and of course smart phone applications.

Often we can connect our electronic devices at home via wi-fi including: mobile phone, computer, tablet, DVD, Blu-Ray, Home Media server, cable receiver, satellite tv receiver, (DVR) Digital Video Recorder and High Definition Televisions.

Did you know you can access your Facebook account right from the television with DIRECTV? That's right, DIRECTV offers a new feature with their service that allows you to watch television and connect with you facebook without having to leave your seat.

Sony Blu-Ray players, Plasmas and LCD/LED Televisions, offer a wide variety of applications like: Netflix, Cinema Now, Hulu Plus, You Tube, Vudu On-Demand HD Movies, Qriocity, Pandora Internet Radio, USB Playback and Live Sports all from a single device connected via wi-fi or hard-wired to the internet.

A few months ago, I was playing with a DISH Network receiver that had Google TV. Google TV is awesome! Surf the internet and watch television at the same time. This was an amazing demonstration and by far the most attractive device I've seen with this type of connectivity on an electronic device since the tablet was introduced.

Don't worry about keeping up with changes in connectivity, because it will keep up with you and the electronic devices you enjoy.

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Telepresence Robots Light Up the Consumer Electronics Show
By Cullen Martini

A host of innovative robotic products were showcased at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) earlier this year in Las Vegas. CES 2011 brought together over 140,000 industry professionals who were able to see the very latest technological products from the 2,700 companies exhibiting at the event. Among the most popular highlights from this year's event, were the new telepresence robot's by VGo, Anybots and iRobot.

VGo gives you a virtual presence with the ability to move around freely in a distant location without actually being there. The experience is commonly described as having "your own avatar in a remote location." VGo's telepresence robot allows you to go beyond the boundaries of traditional video conferencing technology and actually be there in a physical sense! At a reported cost of around $6,000 it appears to be the most affordable solution on the market, although customers also have to take out an extra yearly service contract at $1,200.

Silicon Valley start-up company Anybots, have just released their telepresence QB robot, featuring a webcam that shows the controller's face, meaning you can have a virtual presence even though you could be miles away. The QB robot, aimed at the business world, officially went on sale at the start of February this year, at a cost of $15,000. The QB is hailed as the first professional-quality telepresence robot to allow executives to work remotely through a simple interface.

iRobot, best known as being the maker of the Roomba and Scooba lines of cleaning robots, have developed a working prototype that uses sensors similar to those used on Microsoft's Kinect, for seemless navigation. It moves using wheels and can be controlled using an iPad mounted on its adjustable head. AVA, short for "avatar," has two PrimeSense sensors as well as microphones, speakers, laser rangefinders, and bump sensors for obstacles which suit the robot's primary purpose: video telepresence. Although in a development phase, what industry experts are most excited about is the fact that iRobot AVA has an apps platform, allowing developers to incorporate new functionality into the interface. iRobot stress that this product is very much still a prototype and there's no word on a launch date or price just yet.

So, the world of telepresence and video communications continues to develop at ground-breaking speed. No longer will CEO's have to make surprise visits to some of their under-performing locations. They can see, interact and find out what's going on without ever having to leave the office! It all sounds to good to be true and it's still too early to tell if telepresence robots will revolutionise the way we communicate and whether these companies can really create a market for the telepresence robot.

Whether you're a skeptic or not, telepresence robots are here, and the presence of VGo, Anybots and iRobot at CES 2011 signals the start of the next generation of telepresence solutions, where our avatar robots will 'virtually' transport us all over the world!

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