The adoption of tablets, social media and new interfaces and the changing nature of the TV itself mean the digital living…
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Future prospects for the set-top box
Set-top box shipments will climb past 135 million in 2012 and will clear 150 million by 2015, according to iSuppli, which…
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The quantified self: hacking the body for better health and performance
More work on data policies and ownership may be important in the coming years as the movement takes off. As insights…
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Connected Consumer Q1: Controversy, courtrooms and the cloud
The first quarter of 2012 featured several high-profile legal and regulatory battles over privacy, antitrust and copyright that could eventually reshape…
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The big machine: creating value out of machine-driven big data
Big data continues to offer more and more opportunity for businesses. By analyzing the information already in an organization, executives can…
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CES 2012: a recap and analysis
This year’s CES was the biggest in the show’s 44-year history, boasting 15 miles of exhibit hall aisles, 3,100 booths and…
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Connected Consumer Q4: SOPA and the future of digital content
The digital living room was also the scene of a lot of activity in the fourth quarter. Microsoft rolled out a…
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Connected Consumer 2012: A year of consolidation and integration
Call it the year of lessons learned, if not quite bubbles burst. In 2011, several trends in the connected consumer space…
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Forecast: the evolution of the e-book market
The newfound popularity of the e-book is now raising questions over what exactly it will look like in the future, since…
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The Internet of things: creating tomorrow’s health care
The growth of the Internet of things is likely to open new disruptive business opportunities for services that add value to…
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Themes for a connected world: GigaOM RoadMap review
The GigaOM RoadMap conference on Nov. 10 gathered leaders and visionaries to discuss how, thanks to technological and generational shifts, society…
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Connected world: the consumer technology revolution
Connectivity changes everything. That's the credo driving just about every corner of our day-to-day lives. As human beings, we are now…
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Managing infinite choice: the new era of TV user interfaces
At this point, it’s not clear which of the emerging approaches will ultimately win, but the end result is the entertainment…
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The future of mobile health, 2011–2016
Mobile health — the use of wireless devices to manage health conditions, collect health data, monitor vital signs, provide clinical decision…
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Disruptapalooza 2011: how Amazon’s Kindle is changing the portable media game
With this week’s announcement, Amazon lays bare its strategy for the market, one in which it can become a true hardware…
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What Amazon’s new Kindle line means for Apple, Netflix and online media
On Wednesday, Amazon introduced color screens and touch screens to its Android-powered Kindle lineup. With this, Amazon brings a combination of…
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Connected Consumer Q2: Digital music meets the cloud; e-book growth explodes
The second quarter of 2011 was a fast-paced one for the connected consumer segment, with every sector of the digital media landscape…
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From car to cloud: the future of the in-vehicle app landscape
Looking ahead to the age of the electric vehicle and the smart grid, the in-vehicle app landscape will take another turn…
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The state of the e-book lending market: Business models and challenges
E-book lending is on the rise, thanks to the continued growth of the e-book market and programs from online retail giants…
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Connected Consumer Q1: The Over-the-Top vs. Pay TV Battle Heats Up
Wal-Mart owned OTT platform VUDU also went toe-to-toe with traditional cable and satellite distributors, securing rights to show movies in a…
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A 2011 Connected Consumer Forecast
More exciting than examining the previous quarter is looking forward into the next 12 months and using the trends of 2010…
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Connected Consumer Q4: New Platforms and OTT’s Dynamic Duo Dominated
The online video marketplace continued changing rapidly during the fourth quarter. Much of the action centered around the proliferation of new…
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