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Wearable Tech Will Bring Humans Into The Internet of Things: ABI Research
ABI Research forecasts that wearable data and analytics services revenue will reach over $838 million in 2022, increasing from over $247 million in 2017 -- a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 27 percent.
AI is a Game Changer for Personal Devices, Gartner Says
Emotion artificial intelligence (AI) systems are becoming so sophisticated that Gartner predicts that by 2022, personal devices will know more about an individual's emotional state than his or her own family.
Roboadvisor Platform Revenues Will Reach $25 Billion By 2022
A new study from Juniper Research has found that roboadvisor platform revenues will reach $25 billion by 2022, up from an estimated $1.7 billion in 2017, as the automation of wealth management revolutionizes the way individuals invest.
Adoption of Connected Home Solutions Remains Limited to Early Adopters, Gartner Finds
Adoption of newer connected home solutions is still at the early adopter phase, according to a recent survey by Gartner. The survey, of nearly 10,000 online respondents in the U.S., the UK and Australia during the second half of 2016, found that only about 10 percent of households currently have connected home solutions.
Cobalt Digital's Jesse Foster Discusses HDR's 2018 Outlook and Development Plans With Technicolor
2018 is shaping up to be a big year for high dynamic range (HDR), and to be ready, Cobalt Digital is working with Technicolor to upgrade and develop new products that give the broadcast television industry what they need to create and deliver HDR content and entertainment, says Jesse Foster, director of products and business development at Cobalt Digital, in a podcast interview for journalists.
Technicolor's Alan Stein Discusses the Impact of SL-HDR1 As a Proposed ATSC Standard
In the final days of December 2017, the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) approved Technicolor's SL-HDR1 amendment as a Proposed Standard, and once voted on, is expected to be added as an option to the ATSC A/341 video standard.
VR Revenue to Hit Nearly $38 Billion By 2020, SuperData Finds
Although virtual reality (VR) has had a rocky, but predicable, start, by 2020, the virtual reality market will be worth 20 times what it was in 2016 – a whopping $37.7 billion -- according to a new report from SuperData.
Smart TV and Streaming Device Manufacturers Look to Collaborate: Frost & Sullivan
Growing preference for over-the-top (OTT) content is catalyzing demand for streaming media devices and smart TVs, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. The market, which slowed down during 2014-15 fiscal, is now ready to match consumer expectations by offering seamless accessibility to on-demand content through a new generation of competitively priced streaming devices.
Worldwide PC Shipments Declined 2.4 Percent in Q1 2017, Gartner Says
The PC industry experienced modest growth in the business PC market, but this was offset by declining consumer demand, according to a new report from Gartner. In the U.S., PC shipments totaled 12.3 million units in the first quarter of 2017, a 2.4 percent decline from the first quarter of 2016.
More Than Half of U.S. Broadband Households Want to Give Voice Commands to Smart Devices: Parks Associates
New research from Parks Associates shows that more than half (55 percent) of U.S. broadband households want to use voice to control their entertainment and smart home devices.
Home Automation Market to Rise Steadily Through 2022, Allied Market Research Finds
The home automation system market is expected to be valued at $79.57 billion by 2022, growing at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.3 percent between 2017 and 2022, according to a recent report from Allied Market Research.
Russia Takes Lead on EMEA Smartphone Market, IDC Finds
Russia’s mobile phone market expanded in 2016 and was the top European market by volume, according to International Data Corporation's (IDC) Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.
Poor Quality Ads Cost Marketers $7.4 Billion Last Year, Forrester Says
Ad fraud and non-viewable ads are main problem areas for the digital ad industry, resulting in wasted time, effort, and money, according to new research released by Forrester.
Video Monitoring is Key to Security System Success, Strategy Analytics Says
Support for video-verified alarms is growing among security companies, insurers, and law enforcement organizations, according to research firm Strategy Analytics. “Smart Home: Disrupting the Security Industry” contends that the appeal of video monitoring is twofold: video-verified alarm systems allow viewers to observe crimes in progress and provide meaningful evidence from a crime event.
OTT Messaging Apps Poised to See Sure in Adoption By 2021, Juniper Research Says
New findings from Juniper Research forecast that OTT messaging applications, such as WhatsApp and Snapchat, will see adoption grow from 2.3 billion unique users in 2016 to 4.2 billion by 2021 representing a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 12 percent.
Worldwide Spending on Cognitive and Artificial Intelligence Systems to Reach $12.5 Billion in 2017: IDC
A new update to the Worldwide Semiannual Cognitive Artificial Intelligence Systems Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts worldwide revenues for cognitive and artificial intelligence (AI) systems will reach $12.5 billion in 2017, an increase of 59.3 percent over 2016.
CIOs in China Are Preparing for a Digital Ecosystem Surge, Gartner Finds
CIOs in China are investing their fast-growing IT budgets in digitalization, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner's annual global survey of CIOs found that the great success of digital-born companies in China, such as Alibaba and Tencent, is encouraging more Chinese enterprises to build or participate in digital ecosystems.
Digital Transformation Offers Billion-dollar Opportunities for Automakers, Frost & Sullivan Says
From connected cars, Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous technologies, and the impact of smartphones on in-vehicle experience to intensifying regulatory and safety mandates, the automotive industry is facing unprecedented disruption, Frost & Sullivan says in a new report.
Nearly Six in 10 U.S. Pay TV Subscribers Push Back When Ads Use Personal Data: Parks Associates
In the wake of new efforts by the FCC and U.S. Senate to deregulate the marketplace by rolling back the Obama administration’s Internet privacy protections, new research from Parks Associates finds 59 percent of U.S. pay-TV broadband households are bothered by the fact that advertisers use their personal viewing data to push personalized ads to them.
Social Media is Now Used to Discover New Content, Get News and Resolve Customer Service Issues, Deloitte Survey Finds
American consumers' status as a binge-watching, streaming, multi-tasking nation enters 2017 with strong momentum according to Deloitte's 11th "Digital Democracy Survey." With 84 percent of Americans on social networks – social media has evolved well beyond "socializing" and is being used to discover new content, get news and resolve customer service issues.