Blog articles from 02/2011

Today there are 1.9 million homes with energy management networks. We are entering a period of pervasive growth. … We estimate there will be 16.2 million by 2015. Parks Associates hosted the Smart Energy Summit in Austin last week. It focused on ways to find customers for such services. The three-day affair showed enthusiasm is high among corporations and entrepreneurs, who sense an emerging market. Parks Associates' Director of Research, Bill Ablondi said there were about...

U.S. revenues from digital health technology-enabled solutions and services will exceed $5.7 billion in 2015, fueled by chronic-care monitoring solutions, senior aging-in-place services, and connected wellness and fitness apps and programs, a new industry report from Parks Associates forecasts. According to Delivering Quality Care to the Digital Home: 2010 Update , industry revenues in 2010 hit $1.7 billion, and the projected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the next five...

Various screenshots have revealed the codenames "Zeus" plus "R800i," and it's now clear that this HSDPA phone with Gingerbread will be marketed under the Xperia brand, with a hint of PlayStation here and there. In terms of specs, we can confirm that the Xperia Play has a 4-inch multitouch 854 x 480 LCD, which is what the X10 has as well. In fact, the LCDs on both phones have similarly good color performance and viewing angles, but upon closer inspection we...

Netflix keeps on churning out the financial milestones. This year’s accomplishment: generating more than $2 billion in e-commerce sales. For the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2010, Netflix reported: •  Total revenue increased by about 29.4% to $2.16 billion from $1.67 billion in 2009. •  Net income was $160.9 million, a 38.8% increase from net income of $115.9 million last year. •  Subscribers increased by 63% to 20.01 million from 12.27 million....