Tag archive: iSuppli

Will 2011 be the year 3D television gains significant traction in the consumer marketplace? Market analysis firm iSuppli seems to think so, forecasting that lower prices and the wider availability of 3D content will drive shipments of 3D televisions up 463 percent in 2011, reaching a total of 23.4 million units worldwide for the year. And that's just the start: iSuppli sees yearly shipments of 3DTVs increasing by 132 percent in 2012,… Read More

Market analysis firm iSuppli has released new figures for worldwide PC sales during the fourth quarter of 2010 and the full 2010 calendar year, and finds that while HP still remains far and away the market leader, U.S. computer maker Dell retook the number-two spot it lost to Taiwan's Acer over a year ago. And the reason? According to iSuppli, Dell has Apple to thank, as sales of its iPad tablet device impact Acer's netbook… Read More

Home theater fans might be all agog about the latest big-screen TVs from the likes of Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, Shap, and Samsung, but when it comes to the everyday LCD TV buyer in the United States, they're voting with their feet. According to DisplaySearch, cut-price big-screen TV maker Vizio took the top slot for LCD TV sales in North America during 2010, accounting for 18.3 percent of the market and selling some 6.9 million units.… Read More

Market analysis firm iSuppli has released its figures for worldwide PC shipments during the second quarter of 2010, and found that American computer maker Dell retook the number-two slot in global PC sales, edging out Acer in a quarter when almost all PC makers lost ground quarter-to-quarter—Dell just happened to lose less ground, while, in the top five makers, only Lenovo showed quarter-on-quarter growth. Acer's focus on… Read More

For all the Chinese workers committing suicide over the conditions in the factories that manufacture Apple products, you would have to think the price to Apple would be pretty low. And you would be right. According to iSuppli, Steve & Co. shell out $187.51 for each of the shiny new 16GB phones, which retail for $599 apiece without contract. The full report from iSuppli lists a full report on the cost of each individual component. The most… Read More

The iPad is the talk of the tech world right now, and with the attention comes the inevitable scrutiny. People want to know every detail of the tablet, from the way it works, to how it was manufactured. And how much it costs to make. Market analysts iSuppli have taken the iPad apart and itemized the inner workings, from the cost of the screen, to the components used in the construction. Based on existing market prices, they priced each piece… Read More

For year's Dell was the top dog in worldwide PC sales, with its direct-to-customers approach and discounted pricing earning it loyalty and a heck of a lot of sales. But in late 2006 Hewlett-Packard took over as the top PC maker worldwide, and last year unseated Dell from it's top position in the U.S. computer market. Now, market research firm iSuppli says Dell is on the verge of being taken down another peg, this time by… Read More

Market metrics firm iSuppli says U.S. consumers are increasingly turning into online video in their living rooms: according to a survey of some 800 American consumers, 27.5 percent of televisions sold in the United States in January are connected to the Internet—and, furthermore, more than 40 percent of those televisions are Internet-enabled TVs, rather than TVs that can display content from the Internet by way of a home theater PC or… Read More

The initial announcement of the 16GB iPad’s $499 price tag wowed the press and public—finally, we thought, Apple is making their sleek devices available to the “every-man.”  The more we looked over the price, specs and all of the extra costs—like 3G and higher configurations—we realized Apple was once again ripping us off and now, thanks to iSuppli, we know for certain they were. iSuppli announced today that the collective… Read More

Market analysis firm iSuppli has released its forecasts for the growth of the high-definition television market through 2012, and the report contains one interesting tidbit: in 2008, shipments of high-definition televisions have already overtaken shipments of standard-definition televisions. “The technology is everywhere these days—on broadcast television, on cable, on satellite, and on the Internet,” said iSuppli senior… Read More

Market analysis firm iSuppli is forecasting that total sales of the Nintendo Wii will surpass total sales of Microsoft's Xbox 360 during 2008—something of a feat, since the Xbox 360 had a full year's head start on the upstart Nintendo console. iSuppli anticipates the worldwide installed base for the Nintendo Wii will reach 30.2 million in 2008, well ahead of the expected installed base of 25.7 million fo the Xbox 360.… Read More

Green might be the new black, but comparatively few consumers are so environmentally conscious that they're recycling their unwanted mobile phones. According to market analysis firm iSuppli, fewer than one in ten—9.4 percent—of U.S. consumers who bought new mobile phones during the fourth quarter of 2007 recycled their old cell phones. But, even though the numbers are still small, it still represents some improvement: that… Read More

Apple's iPhone has certainly been a hit with the media…but how has it been faring with consumers? According to new figures from market research firm iSuppli, the iPhone accounted for 1.8 percent of all mobile handsets sold in the United States during July, the iPhone's first full month of availability. The two-model iPhone line also outsold RIM's BlackBerry products, Palm's entire mobile product line, and all… Read More

Market research firm iSuppli has weighed in on the battle for the title of number one computer maker, noting that while Dell was the only majo manufacturer to sell fewer computer during the fourth quarter of 2006 compared to the same quarter the previous year, the company had build up enough of a lead to keep rival Hewlett-Packard from claiming the top sales spot. But just barely; for the year, Dell sold 0.3 percent more computers than HP.… Read More

Although Cingular is the exclusive service provider for the newly announced Apple iPhone, at least for a several years, Apple doesn't need to worry about revenue – the iPhone is generating a 50 percent margin for partners Cingular and Apple. With a selling price of $599 for the 8GB version after a 2 year service agreement, hardware costs for the iPhone fall between $264 and $280 dollars ($264 for the 4GB and $280 for the 8GB… Read More