Digital Silence

"Traditional applications and market segments are blending together because of digital convergence and disruptive technologies," said Tricia Parks, president of Parks Associates. "Given that this convergence is essential to mass-market success, this latest edition of the 'Home Controls' report emphasizes the market conditions enabling a convergence of home controls and computing in addition to forecasting for traditional high-end controllers in categories such as central control ...read more

"A growing number of consumers are using the home computer for media personalization, creativity, storage, and sharing," said Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst at Parks Associates. "Although sales to date of 'Media-PCs' incorporating Microsoft and other software solutions have been slower to date than previously expected, home computer and software developers have before them a significant opportunity to sell solutions based on personalized and customized media e ...read more