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Harry Wang, director of health and mobile product research at Parks Associates, said the most popular connected health devices are treadmills, exercise bikes and elliptical machines.

“These devices come with built-in support for mobile health apps, which effectively merges the demands of mobile and healthcare consumers,” he said. “Wearables are another developing area for digital health, and this market is getting increasingly competitive … to be successful in connected heal ...read more

Parks Associates and Support.com released new research last month to address the impact of home networking and connected CE adoption on consumer demand for technology support services.

Expanding to the Home Network: The Evolution of Premium Support examines the growing ecosystem of connected devices and analyzes the current market for premium tech support services. It also discusses opportunities for service providers, retailers, CE manufacturers, and ISVs (independent softw ...read more

After months of rumors, a "Smart TV" breakthrough is reportedly ready to be launched this week by Google, Intel Corporation and Sony.

"Consumer electronics manufacturers want a piece of this pie, and Google is the player in this very crowded space that can immediately offer them revenue share," Kurt Scherf, principal analyst at research firm Parks Associates, told the Financial Times.

From the press release, "Google, Intel, Sony Web TV launch expected this week"

Imagine Sheriff Taylor opening his laptop and checking e-mail while waiting for a haircut at Floyd’s. Or Deputy Fife using a PDA to monitor the “Cops” web site. Or Opie surfing the web for homework research from school. Or Aunt Bee trading instant messages with a friend down the street about a recipe gone wrong. Yes, Mayberry – better known in real life as Mount Airy, NC – has gone wireless with its own Wi-Fi network. As Gomer would say, “Shazam!”

Mount Airy certainly is on ...read more