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Information Appliances: Computer Platforms Invade Electronic Devices
Technology, Trends & Markets

Table of Contents

1.0 Information Appliance Executive Summary
1.1 What Are Information Appliances?
1.2 What Are the Driving Forces?
1.3 PCs and Information Appliances
1.4 Information Appliance Variety
1.5 What Are the Market Dynamics?
1.6 Information Appliance Technology Trends
1.7 Information Appliance Market Forecast
1.8 Information Appliance Market Impact
1.9 Information Appliance Summary
2.0 What are Information Appliances?
2.1 Information Appliance Definition
2.2 Information Appliance Segments
2.3 New IA Devices vs. Add-on IA functions
2.4 Why Are Information Appliances Emerging?
2.5 Information Appliance Functions
2.6 Information Appliance Features
2.7 Information Appliance Services
2.8 Products Excluded
2.9 Future Information Appliances
3.0 Information Appliance Industry and Business Models
3.1 Information Appliance Industry Structure
3.1.1 Wireless Information Appliance Industry Structure
3.2 Information Appliance Business Models
3.2.1 Information Appliance Revenue Flow
3.3 Information Appliances as a Computing Platform
3.4 Information Appliance Overlap
3.5 Information Appliance Vendors
3.6 IA Geographical Differences
3.7 What Are the IA Killer Apps?
3.8 Emerging Internet Segments
4.0 Information Appliance Technology Trends
4.1 Computer Technology Trends
4.1.1 Semiconductor Technology Trends
4.1.2 Mass Storage Technology Trends
4.1.3 Printer Technology Trends
4.1.4 Display Technology Trends
4.1.5 Networking Technology Trends
4.1.6 Input/Output Technology Trends
4.1.7 Software Technology Trends
4.2 Information Appliance Capability Factors
4.3 Key Information Appliance Technologies
4.4 Information Appliance Standards Battles
4.4.1 Consortia/Organizations/Initiatives
4.4.2 IA Platform Candidates
4.4.3 Palm OS
4.4.4 Symbian
4.4.5 Microsoft IA Platforms
4.4.6 Sun Microsystems IA Platforms
4.4.7 Linux IA Platforms
4.4.8 IA Platform Summary
4.5 Year 2010 Information Appliance Features
5.0 Internet Appliance Vendors
5.1 Information Appliance Hardware Vendors
5.2 Information Appliance Software Vendors
5.3 Information Appliance Service Vendors
5.4 Information Appliance Distribution Channels
5.5 Publicly Traded Information Appliance Companies
6.0 Internet Appliance Forecast Methodology
6.1 IA Market Estimate Fundamentals
6.2 Current Sales Trends and Potential
6.3 Information Appliance Scenario: 2015
6.4 Forecast Assumptions
6.5 Why Do Information Appliance Forecasts Differ?
7.0 Information Appliance Forecast Results
7.1 Summary of Spreadsheet Forecast Data
7.2 Information Appliance Spreadsheet Details
7.3 Web Information Appliance Forecast
7.3.1 Web IA: Home versus Office Sales
7.3.2 Web IA: Handheld/Pad versus Desktop Sales
7.4 Communications Information Appliance Forecast
7.4.1 Communications IA: Home versus Office Sales
7.4.2 Communications IA: Handheld/Pad versus Desktop Sales
7.5 Web Cell Phone Forecast
7.5.1 Web Cellular Phones: Home versus Office Sales
7.6 Entertainment Information Appliance Forecast
7.6.1 Entertainment IA: Home versus Office Sales
7.6.2 Entertainment IA: Handheld/Pad versus Desktop Sales
7.7 Computing Information Appliance Forecast
7.7.1 Computing IA: Home versus Office Sales
7.7.2 Computing IA: Handheld/Pad versus Desktop Sales
7.8 PDA & Handheld Computer Forecast
7.8.1 PDA & Handheld Computers: Home and Office Sales
7.9 Other Information Appliance Forecast
7.9.1 Other IA: Home versus Office Sales
7.9.2 Other IA: Handheld/Pad versus Desktop Sales
7.10 Total Information Appliance Forecast
7.10.1 Total IA: Home versus Office Sales
7.10.2 Total IA: Handheld/Pad versus Desktop Sales
7.11 Information Appliance Service Potential
8.0 Information Appliance Impact on Other Industries
8.1 Information Appliance Impact on PCs
8.2 PC Opportunities in the IA Market
8.3 Information Appliance Impact on Other Industries
9.0 Information Appliance Resources
9.1 IA-Related Newsletters
9.2 IA-Related Magazines and Books
9.3 IA-Related Websites
9.4 IA-Related Organizations
9.5 Information Appliance Hardware Companies
9.6 Information Appliance Software and Service Companies
9.7 Information Appliance Glossary
9.8 Author Bio
9.9 Other Research Reports by eTForecasts
10.0 Information Appliance Forecast


List of Tables and Figures

Table 1.1 Information Appliance Industry
Table 1.2 Information Appliance Categories
Table 1.3 PC and Information Appliance Market Dynamics
Table 1.4 Smartphone Capability Evolution
Table 1.5 Information Appliance Platforms
Table 1.6 Information Appliance Market Forecast Elements
Figure 1.1 U.S. IA Sales
Figure 1.2 Worldwide IA Sales
Table 1.7 Information Appliance Installed Base
Table 1.8 Information Appliance Market Impact
Table 1.9 Information Appliance Summary
Table 2.1 Information Appliance Definition
Table 2.2 Information Appliance Categories
Table 2.3 Information Appliance Segmentation
Figure 2.1 IA Product Overlaps
Table 2.4 Add-On versus New Information Appliances
Table 2.5 Information Appliance Goals
Table 2.6 IA Home/Personal Activities
Table 2.7 IA Business/Enterprise Tasks
Table 2.8 Potential IA Killer Apps
Table 2.9 IA Computing Platform Choices
Table 2.10 Information Appliance Service Categories
Figure 2.2 Information Appliance Industry Structure
Figure 2.3 Wireless IA Industry Structure
Table 2.11 Basic IA Business Models
Table 2.12 Walled Garden Versus Open Access
Table 2.13 Recurring Revenue Categories
Table 2.14 Information Appliance Driving Forces
Table 2.15 Products Excluded
Figure 3.1 Technologies for IAs
Figure 3.2 Technology Price-Performance Wedge
Table 3.1 Technology Wedge Impact
Figure 3.3 Technology Wedge Families
Table 3.2 Moore's Law
Table 3.3 Storage Technology Trends
Table 3.4 Small Form Factor Memory Cards
Table 3.5 Network-Communication Technologies
Table 3.6 The Many Different Internets
Figure 3.4 Internet Segment Content Growth
Table 3.7 Information Appliance Capability Factors
Table 3.8 Technology Impact on PDAs & IAs
Table 3.9 Wireless Technologies
Table 3.10 Computing Platforms in 2010
Table 3.11 PDA & Smartphone Capability Evolution
Table 3.12 TV/Video IAs in 2010
Figure 3.4 2010 Multifunction Set-Top Box
Figure 4.1 Computer Platform Overview
Table 4.1 Current and Emerging Standards
Table 4.2 Consortia/Organizations/Initiatives
Table 4.3 Key IA Platform Candidates
Table 4.4 Palm OS Supporters
Table 4.5 Symbian OS Licensees
Table 4.6 Symbian OS Platforms
Table 4.7 Microsoft's IA Platforms
Table 4.8 Microsoft's Mobile Device Platforms
Table 4.9 Java 2 Micro Edition Platform Elements
Table 4.10 Java IA Platforms
Table 4.11 Linux Software for Information Appliances
Table 4.12 Emerging Linux IA Platforms
Table 4.13 Linux-based Information Appliances
Table 4.14 Mobile Device Computer Platform Summary
Table 4.15 Digital and Web TV Platform Summary
Table 4.16 IA Platform Summary
Table 5.1 Information Appliance Start-up Hardware Companies
Table 5.2 Information Appliance/PC Hardware Companies
Table 5.3 Other Information Appliance Hardware Companies
Table 5.4 Information Appliance Start-up Software Companies
Table 5.5 Information Appliance Software Companies
Table 5.6 Information Appliance Service Companies
Table 5.7 Information Appliance Distribution Channels
Table 5.8 Key Information Appliance Resellers
Table 5.9 Revenues of Public IA Companies
Table 5.10 Estimated IA Shipments/Installed Base
Table 6.1 Information Appliance Forecast Segments
Table 6.2 Forecast Development Methodologies
Figure 6.1 Information Appliance Market Size Fundamentals
Table 6.3 Current Sales Rate and Installed Base Estimates
Table 6.4 Devices In-Use
Table 6.5 Devices In-Use per 1,000 People
Table 6.6 Web IA Market Scenario—2015
Table 6.7 Communications IA Market Scenario—2015
Table 6.8 Entertainment IA Market Scenario—2015
Table 6.9 Computing IA Market Scenario—2015
Table 6.10 Other IA Market Scenario—2015
Table 6.11 Total IA Market Scenario—2015
Table 7.1 IA Forecast Information
Table 7.2 IA Forecast Details for Each Geographic Region
Table 7.3 Web Information Appliance Unit Sales
Table 7.4 Web Information Appliance Installed Base
Table 7.5 Web Information Appliance Revenues
Table 7.6 Web Information Appliance: Home and Office Sales
Table 7.7 Web Information Appliance: Handheld/Pad  & Desktop Sales
Table 7.8 Communications Information Appliance Unit Sales
Table 7.9 Communications Information Appliance Installed Base
Table 7.10 Communications Information Appliance Revenues
Table 7.11 Communications IA: Home and Office Sales
Table 7.12 Communications IA: Handheld and Desktop Sales
Table 7.13 Web-Enabled Cellular Phone Unit Sales
Table 7.14 Installed of Web-Enabled Cell Phones
Table 7.15 Web Cellular Phone Subscribers
Table 7.16 Web-Enabled Cellular Phone Revenues
Table 7.17 Web-Enabled Cellular Phones: Home and Office Sales
Table 7.18 Entertainment Information Appliance Unit Sales
Table 7.19 Entertainment Information Appliance Installed Base
Table 7.20 Entertainment Information Appliance Revenues
Table 7.21 Entertainment Information Appliance: Home & Office Sales
Table 7.22 Entertainment IA: Handheld/Pad and Desktop Sales
Table 7.23 Computing Information Appliance Unit Sales
Table 7.24 Computing Information Appliance Installed Base
Table 7.25 Computing Information Appliance Revenues
Table 7.26 Computing Information Appliance: Home & Office Sales
Table 7.27 Computing IA: Handheld/Pad and Desktop Sales
Table 7.28 PDA & Handheld Computer Unit Sales
Table 7.29 PDA & Handheld Computer Installed Base
Table 7.30 PDA & Handheld Computer Revenues
Table 7.31 PDA & Handheld Computers: Home and Office Sales
Table 7.32 Other Information Appliance Unit Sales
Table 7.33 Other Information Appliance Installed Base
Table 7.34 Other Information Appliance Revenues
Table 7.35 Other Information Appliance: Home and Office Sales
Table 7.36 Other IA: Handheld/Pad and Desktop Sales
Table 7.37 Total Information Appliance Unit Sales
Table 7.38 Information Appliances In Use By Regions
Table 7.39 Information Appliances In Use By Type
Table 7.40 Total Information Appliance Revenues
Table 7.41 Web Information Appliance: Home and Office Sales
Table 7.42 Web IA: Handheld/Pad and Desktop Sales
Table 7.43 Information Appliance Service Potential: $5/Month/User
Table 7.44 Information Appliance Service Potential: $8/Month/User
Table 7.45 Information Appliance Service Potential: $12/Month/User
Table 8.1 PC Opportunities in the IA Market
Table 8.2 PC Opportunities by Segment
Table 8.3 IAs: PC Replacements or Supplemental Products
Figure 8.1 Evolution to Information Appliances
Table 8.4 Information Appliance Impact
Table 9.1 IA-Related Newsletters
Table 9.2 IA-Related Magazines & Books
Table 9.3 IA-Related Websites
Table 9.4 IA-Related Organizations
Table 9.5 Information Appliance Hardware Companies
Table 9.6 Information Appliance Software and Service Companies

 
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