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Internet TVs, Other Video Devices To More Than Quadruple By 2013
Written on 2 Jun, 2009 at 15:21 in Featured, Technology | viewed 224 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Worldwide shipments of consumer-electronics devices capable of supporting Internet video are projected to rise by nearly a factor of five from 2009 to 2013, according to research firm iSuppli. The firm forecast that 376.5 million devices supporting Internet video will be shipped annually by 2013, up from 80.5 million in 2008. The devices include televisions, set-top boxes, Blu-ray DVD players, videogame consoles and dedicated video platforms. Full Story : MultiChannel.com….
UK public making ‘mountain of technology waste’
Written on 29 May, 2009 at 9:19 in Featured, Nature | viewed 192 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
According to research conducted for Dell on the recycling habits of 5,000 consumers across the UK (1,000 respondents), France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, Germans are proving the savviest (80 per cent regularly recycle electronics). Consumer confusion around the recycling options available for old electronics has led to 50 per cent of UK consumers failing to correctly recycle old technology. How ever, the level of UK consumers who claim to regularly recycle paper, plastics, and glass, is higher than the European average. Full Story : Theiet.org….
One Third of Chips bought by China
Written on 25 Nov, 2008 at 10:51 in Business, Technology | viewed 191 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
China’s consumption of semiconductors grew by 23 percent last year. Electronics manufacturers in the Chinese market consumed more than one-third of semiconductors produced globally in 2007. The fact is revealed in a study by industry focused consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The study also noted that many of the largest semiconductor suppliers to the Chinese market are multinational companies.