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Tag: Smart Speakers
Smart Speaker/Display Shipments Up 10% for the Year
Smart speakers and smart displays had a good year, especially considering the dramatic variables in the worldwide landscape, according to Strategy Analytics. The firm estimates smart speaker/display shipments of 39.3 million units for 2021. This…
IDC: Video Entertainment Category Leads Smart Home Shipments, But Home Monitoring Growing Faster
Smart home devices gained more popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, with worldwide shipments growing 4.5% over the previous year to 801.5 million units, according to a new report from International Data Corporation (IDC). Shipments are…
Smart Speaker Research Finds Strong Adoption by Seniors
With a push by the COVID-19 pandemic, the common wisdom that seniors shy away from new technology is fading as 34% of U.S. senior broadband households use smart speakers or smart displays, according to new…
Connected Home Over IP Standard Effort Aims to Bridge, Interconnect Leading Connected Home Platforms
Amazon, Apple, Google and the Zigbee Alliance have established a working group to develop and promote a new royalty- free connectivity standard to be known as Connected Home Over IP. The goal is to make…
Verizon Steps Up its 5G Home Game with New Chicago Launch
Verizon is bringing several enhancements to its 5G Home fixed wireless service as it launches in its fifth market, Chicago. The Chicago launch marks Verizon’s first 5G Home launch based on the true 3GPP 5G…
Report: Smart Speaker Sales Reached 38.5 Million in 4Q 2018, More Than All of 2017
About 38.5 million smart speakers shipped during in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to smart speaker sales data from Strategy Analytics. The leading vendor was Amazon, with shipments of 13.7 million units during the…
Smart Home Service Provider Opportunities Research: 71% of U.S. Households Have a Connected Entertainment Device
Nearly three quarters (71%) of U.S. households own a connected entertainment device, with many owning multiple devices, according to new research about smart home service provider opportunities research from a Parks Associates whitepaper, sponsored by…
Deloitte Issues Bullish Smart Speaker Forecast, Along with Other Tech Predictions
A smart speaker forecast from Deloitte calls for the product category to be worth $7 billion in 2019, making it the fastest growing connected device category in history, according to Deloitte researchers. A total of…
That Sound You Hear is Smart Speaker Sales Growth, Dominated by Amazon
The smart speaker segment continues to be led by the Amazon Echo, and sales are growing. The Echo is the choice of 23% of folks using smart speakers, according to new research about smart speaker…
CTA: Holiday Season Looks Promising for Consumer Technology Products with $96B in Sales Projected
Record technology spending is expected this holiday season, according to a consumer technology spending forecast from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). Nearly two-thirds of adults (66%) plan to buy a tech product as a gift…
Parks: Over 1/4 of all Consumer Electronics Purchases are Now Online, Service Providers Capture 13%
More than a quarter (27%) of all consumer electronics (CE) purchases were made through an online retailer, according to new consumer electronics purchasing trends research released today by Parks Associates. Brick-and-mortar retailers account for about…
Report: Half of Smart Speaker Users Say They Couldn’t Live Without Them
A shade under half (49%) of smart speaker users say they cannot imagine living without the devices, according to smart speaker user research from Strategy Analytics. The report, entitled “Smart Speaker User Survey—Global Results,” also…