The Rise of Connected Devices

Source: eetimes.com

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The recently concluded CES brought home one simple fact: We will soon be hard-pressed to find consumer electronics that donโ€™t feature a built-in Internet connection. From the Kindle to the iPhone to the Wii to the tablets, the hottest products in consumer electronics this season are those that connect consumers to a world in which everything; books, music, films, and games are available 24/7 on-demand. This lust for digital tech shows no sign of abating as, even in times of recession, consumer electronics sales remain strong. Data shows that even more discretionary income is being spent on the gadgets needed to maintain a connected experience and lifestyle.

The most profound technologies are those that seem to disappear as they weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life. We are now on the threshold of a fourth phase in the evolution of the Internet. A network space where billions of intelligent embedded devices will connect with larger computing systems, and to each other, without human intervention.

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Especially those of portable entertainment devices, according to In-Stat, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based research service. Sales of e-readers, navigation systems, digital music players, handheld game consoles and portable media players, which currently total some 400 million, are seen approaching 600 million units by 2013, In-Stat predicts. WiFi-enabled entertainment device shipments are seen rising to 177.3 million in 2013, the research group says, from 108.8 million in 2009.

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