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Security and Monitoring Driving Smart Home Market Growth

Uptake of smart home devices continues apace and is on track to ship 137 million units in 2019, worth $16 billion in trade value, according to a new market report from Futuresource Consulting.

Date Published: 07 Aug 2019

Author: Jack Wetherill

Consumer Electronics

UK CE Markets Looks Set to Fend Off Brexit Uncertainty, Forecasted to Grow 4% in 2019

The UK consumer electronics retail market generated £19.2 billion in 2018, with further growth of 4% expected this year, even with the economic uncertainty surrounding Brexit, this is according to a forthcoming report from Futuresource Consulting.

Date Published: 18 Jul 2019

Author: Jack Wetherill

Consumer Electronics

Better Sound Key Wish for Current Smart Speaker Consumers

As smart speaker adoption continues to climb, more than half of existing owners desire a smart speaker with better sound quality than their current device, while a similar number would pay more for it.

Date Published: 17 Jul 2019

Author: Jack Wetherill

Consumer Electronics

Virtual Assistants Establish Strategic Role in Multiple Categories

Virtual Assistants (VAs) are poised to become the next-generation go-to interface, according to new market data and reporting from Futuresource Consulting.

Date Published: 27 Mar 2019

Author: Jack Wetherill

Consumer Electronics

Voice The Next Generation Consumer Interface

In the three short years since Amazon launched Echo speakers, sales have exceeded 42m units, creating a new ‘smart speaker’ category that by September 2018 had clocked up over $6bn in retail sales.

Date Published: 10 Dec 2018

Author: Jack Wetherill

Consumer Electronics