Portable Electronic Devices
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Technology Map Detailed Contents July 2019
Importance of the Technology
The Technology in Brief
- Common Device Features
- Technology Elements
- Processors
- Memory
- User Interface
- Camera Technologies
- Display Technologies
- Power
- Software
- Mobile Wireless Communications
- Wide-Area Networks
- Wireless Local-Area Networks
- Short-Range Wireless Links and Personal-Area Networks
- Infrared Connectivity
Commercial Development Parameters
- Demand Factors
- Mobility
- Wireless-Data Connectivity
- Messaging and Email
- Technology Convergence
- General Constraints
- Synergistic Technologies
- Location Technology
- Packaging
- Artificial Intelligence
- Competing Technologies
- Required Resources
- Regulatory Factors
- Privacy
- Liability
Areas to Monitor
- Killer Functionalities
- Smartphone Successor
- AI on Device
- Cloud and Edge Computing
- AR/VR
- Smartphone Stagnation
- Peer-to-Peer Networks
- Flexible Electronics
- Personal Area Networks
- Power Improvements
Implications of Commercialization
- Emerging Technology Enables Market Growth (A)
- Converged Devices Dominate Market (B)
- Enterprise Peds Grow (C)
Opportunities
- Applications
- Voice Communications
- Video Communications
- Text Messaging
- Walled-Garden Infotainment
- Information Searching and Browsing
- Games
- Image Capture
- Audio and Video Playback
- Location and Navigation
- E-Text and Paper Replacement
- Tablets
- Home-Electronics Management
- Mobile-Workforce Horizontal Applications
- Augmented and Virtual Realities
- Business Models
- Hardware for Services: Cell Phones and Smartphones
- Hardware for Content: Games, E-Readers, Navigation, Music