The shift in consumer media consumption from fixed, dedicated platforms to open, IP-based platforms caused problems for both in the second…
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The Xbox One’s role in the TV ecosystem
To stay relevant in today’s gaming market, Microsoft has designed its new console to extend the Xbox franchise beyond gaming to…
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Retail’s reinvention: technology’s impact on today’s supply chain
Further growth of online sales is inevitable. This continued shift from brick-and-mortar retail shops to the online world affects everyone from…
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The internet of things: a market landscape
What can we expect the IoT landscape to look like, and how will its impact be felt? And is the attention…
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Flash analysis: Xbox One
On Tuesday, May 21, Microsoft raised the curtain on its first new gaming console in nearly seven years: the Xbox One.…
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Flash analysis: smart watches
With the continued miniaturization of technology, the rise of flexible software frameworks, and the growing interest in technologies such as biomonitoring…
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Smart TV forecast: gigabit Wi-Fi in the living room
The smart TV market will grow from 67 million units shipped in 2012 to 134 million shipped in 2015. As it…
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Where the next-generation console fits in today’s video game market
The console era is over — or so a growing number of game-industry executives would have us believe. While social and…
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CES 2013 flash analysis: disruptions and disappointments from consumer tech’s biggest show
Given how CES is now a barometer for such a wide array of technology segments, we at GigaOM Research decided to…
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Connected consumer 2013: how 2012 laid the groundwork for change
Many of the biggest stories in the connected consumer space occurred mostly offstage in 2012. Apple conducted behind-the-scenes discussions about rolling…
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How emerging technologies are influencing collaboration
Workplaces are changing because of trends like BYOD and gamification. But other emerging technologies are also altering not only what our…
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The wearable-computing market: a global analysis
During a Formula 1 race a driver experiences wrenching forces of more than 4.5G. His heart rate may exceed 180 beats per…
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