Category: Consumer Electronics
Consumer Electronics market research reports by IDC
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Worldwide Wearables Market Shares, 2022: Apple Stays Out in Front as Worldwide Wearables Market Declines in 2022
Worldwide Wearables Market Shares, 2022: Apple Stays Out in Front as Worldwide Wearables Market Declines in 2022 This IDC study examines the market share of the major vendors in the worldwide wearables market in 2022."Following years of steady growth and a period of hypergrowth during the COVID-19 p ... Read More
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Is the Metaverse Virtually a Reality for Life Science R&D?
Is the Metaverse Virtually a Reality for Life Science R&D? This IDC Perspective reviews the significant potential of the metaverse and how it could transform the life science industry. It covers key use cases, analyzes the vendor landscape, reviews implementation challenges, and provides guidance to ... Read More
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Progress Continues to Enhance Its Front-End Developer Tooling Portfolio with ThemeBuilder Pro and Updates to Telerik and Kendo UI
Progress Continues to Enhance Its Front-End Developer Tooling Portfolio with ThemeBuilder Pro and Updates to Telerik and Kendo UI This IDC Market Note discusses Progress' R3 2022, with specific attention to its ThemeBuilder Pro, Telerik, and Kendo UI products. "ThemeBuilder Pro's ability to accele ... Read More
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Part 2: Developing Realistic Expectations for AR/VR — Device Considerations
Part 2: Developing Realistic Expectations for AR/VR — Device Considerations This IDC Market Perspective investigates the challenges in mass-market augmented reality/virtual reality/extended reality (AR/VR/XR) devices by studying the role of sensors, onboard algorithms, semiconductor processor funct ... Read More
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U.S. Wearable Computing Device Forecast, 2023–2027: CY 1Q23
U.S. Wearable Computing Device Forecast, 2023–2027: CY 1Q23 This IDC study presents the U.S. wearable computing device forecast for the 2023–2027 period."Having witnessed strong growth and high volumes during the pandemic, the U.S. wearables market cooled down in 2022, and we expect that trend to c ... Read More
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NVIDIA's Launch of Omniverse Cloud Services: Opportunities for Industrial Metaverse Concept Development
NVIDIA's Launch of Omniverse Cloud Services: Opportunities for Industrial Metaverse Concept Development This IDC Market Note covers NVIDIA's recent plans to launch Omniverse Cloud services for building and operating industrial metaverse applications. NVIDIA will provide developers and enterprise tea ... Read More
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Worldwide Augmented and Virtual Reality Hardware Forecast, 2023–2027: CY 1Q23
Worldwide Augmented and Virtual Reality Hardware Forecast, 2023–2027: CY 1Q23 This IDC study provides a forecast for the worldwide augmented and virtual reality hardware market for the 2023–2027 period."2022 saw market retrenchment from forces within and outside," points out Ramon T. Llamas, researc ... Read More
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Telcos in the Metaverse Era
Telcos in the Metaverse Era This IDC Market Perspective explores the many definitions of the metaverse with a deep dive on how the telco industry engages with the metaverse. The report also introduces the IDC Metaverse Value Chain Framework. From this, it analyzes the different activities and initia ... Read More
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Worldwide Wearable Computing Device Forecast, 2023-2027: CY 1Q23
Worldwide Wearable Computing Device Forecast, 2023-2027: CY 1Q23 This IDC study presents the worldwide wearable computing device forecast for the 2023–2027 period."Having reached a high-water mark in 2021, the worldwide wearables market started to cool off in 2022," points out Ramon T. Llamas, rese ... Read More
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Computational Challenges in Metaverse Are Unlikely to Go Away: What Is Needed for Metaverse to Succeed?
Computational Challenges in Metaverse Are Unlikely to Go Away: What Is Needed for Metaverse to Succeed? This IDC Market Note looks at the metaverse from a bird's-eye view and examines the critical parts it needs to evolve. IDC defines the metaverse as a highly immersive future environment that blen ... Read More
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Web 3.0 and Its Role in the Metaverse and How to Prepare the Infrastructure for What Is Coming
Web 3.0 and Its Role in the Metaverse and How to Prepare the Infrastructure for What Is Coming This IDC Market Note looks at the differences between Web3 and the metaverse and talks about what IT infrastructure vendors should be ready for when the metaverse finally arrives. IDC defines Web3 as a co ... Read More
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Worldwide Home Video Game Console Forecast Update, 2022–2026: Subscriptions Make Headway in a Down Year
Worldwide Home Video Game Console Forecast Update, 2022–2026: Subscriptions Make Headway in a Down Year This IDC study forecasts home video game console hardware, software, and service use and spending through 2026 in four regions: North America, Western Europe, Asia/Pacific, and a combined rest of ... Read More
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Part 4: Developing Realistic Expectations for Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality/Extended Reality — Network Considerations
Part 4: Developing Realistic Expectations for Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality/Extended Reality — Network Considerations In this IDC Market Perspective, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and extended reality (XR) devices are making great strides with the emergence of system on a chip (S ... Read More
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Part 1: Developing Realistic Expectations for AR/VR/XR –Algorithms
Part 1: Developing Realistic Expectations for AR/VR/XR –Algorithms This IDC Market Perspective investigates the status of augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR) development to gauge the prospects for realizing mass market devices, such as the AR glasses, in the next three to five years. Algorit ... Read More
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Smart Home Device Growth in the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa, 2021–2022
Smart Home Device Growth in the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa, 2021–2022 This IDC Market Perspective examines how smart home device technology suppliers can take advantage of the growing demand for these devices in the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META). It also offers recommendations for ve ... Read More
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Part 3: Developing Realistic Expectations for Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality/Mixed Reality in Internet of Things — Commercial Use Cases
Part 3: Developing Realistic Expectations for Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality/Mixed Reality in Internet of Things — Commercial Use Cases Augmented/virtual/mixed reality (AR/VR/XR) commercial uses are continuing to grow in number, and deployments already exist across all industries, including defen ... Read More
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U.S. Wearable Device Installed Base Forecast, 2022–2026
U.S. Wearable Device Installed Base Forecast, 2022–2026 This IDC study provides a forecast for the U.S. wearable device installed base for the 2022–2026 period."With wearables gaining salience in the United States, we expect the installed base for these devices to hold steady over the next several y ... Read More
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Enabling Remote Collaboration Through AR/VR and Metaverse in Europe
Enabling Remote Collaboration Through AR/VR and Metaverse in Europe This IDC Market Perspective analyzes the state of XR-enabled collaboration in Europe, providing advice to IT vendors in the remote collaboration and workforce transformation space. The study delves into key factors pushing investmen ... Read More
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IDC PeerScape: Practices to Successfully Implement Immersive Technologies in Retail
IDC PeerScape: Practices to Successfully Implement Immersive Technologies in Retail This IDC PeerScape identifies the main challenges that peers in the retail industry must overcome through immersive technologies: product visualization and trial online, empowerment of store associates, store attract ... Read More
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Apple Watch Ultra Stands to Erode the Endurance Sports Watch Market
Apple Watch Ultra Stands to Erode the Endurance Sports Watch Market This IDC Market Note looks at the potential erosion of the endurance sports watch market as Apple introduces the new Apple Watch Ultra. With the new Watch Ultra, the previously protected market segment of endurance sports watch is n ... Read More
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Worldwide Augmented and Virtual Reality Hardware Forecast Update, 2022–2026: CY 4Q22
Worldwide Augmented and Virtual Reality Hardware Forecast Update, 2022–2026: CY 4Q22 This IDC study provides an updated forecast for the worldwide augmented and virtual reality hardware market for the 2022–2026 period."2022 marks a slowdown in the worldwide AR/VR headset market, reflecting the chall ... Read More
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Worldwide Smartwatch Forecast Update, 2022-2026: CY 4Q22
Worldwide Smartwatch Forecast Update, 2022-2026: CY 4Q22 This IDC study discusses the forecast for the worldwide smartwatch market for 2022–2026."The worldwide smartwatch market is poised for slower growth in the years to come as it takes slow but sure steps toward maturity," says Ramon T. Llamas, r ... Read More
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U.S. Smartwatch Forecast Update, 2022-2026: CY 4Q22
U.S. Smartwatch Forecast Update, 2022-2026: CY 4Q22 This IDC study presents the five-year forecast for smartwatch shipments in the United States."Despite the economic headwinds, end-user interest in smartwatches and company ability to supply them remain strong," says Ramon T. Llamas, research direct ... Read More
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HP Inc. Launches Metal Jet, New 3D Printers, New Market Entries at IMTS
HP Inc. Launches Metal Jet, New 3D Printers, New Market Entries at IMTS This IDC Market Note highlights the new product introductions at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), which was held at the McCormack Center in Chicago in September 2022. The show hosts an amazing variety of m ... Read More
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Western Europe 3D Printer Forecast, 2022–2026
Western Europe 3D Printer Forecast, 2022–2026 This IDC Market Forecast examines the Western European 3D printer market, split by technology for units shipped, with values for 16 countries. In addition, long-term forecasts provide expectations for units and value for the next five years in each marke ... Read More