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Smart Consumer Appliances: Internet Access Devices of the Future

Service: Internet Access Devices
Report Number: ID01-03AD
Publication Date: May 2001
Number of Pages: 96
Report Price: $2,995 USD

The expansion of worldwide Internet penetration and home networking have culminated in the dawn of a new category of Internet access devices, smart appliances. Smart appliances are those devices that access the Internet directly to enhance their core functions. The market for smart appliances is poised to explode, with growth expected for devices such as audio products, picture frames, analog Internet TVs, washing machines, and coffee makers.

Smart appliances will be among the fastest-growing markets for Internet access devices. The market will grow to almost 21 million units by 2005, with the growth in analog Internet televisions leading the way. Each segment is expected to expand as consumers gain awareness and new products enter the market.

This report covers a very large and diverse range of products by both small and large companies. Cahners In-Stat has divided these products into 3 major segments; consumer electronics, email devices, and white goods. Competitors and their products are profiled and reviewed for each segment. The report includes a summary smart appliance industry forecast, and then breaks it down for each segment from 2000 through 2005.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Methodology

Introduction

Market Overview

Market Drivers & Factors
- Internet Access
- Home Networking
- Education
- Price
Operating Systems
- Windows
- Linux
- Wind River Systems, Inc.
- Other

Internet-Enabled Consumer Electronics

Stand-Alone Audio Devices
- 3Com
  - Kergbango Radio
- Akoo
  - Kima KS-110
  - Products and Technology
  - Marketing Strategy
- iM Networks/Acer NeWeb
  - SonicBox/iRhythm
  - Products and Technology
  - Marketing Strategy
- Penguin
  - Penguin Radio
  - Products and Technology
  - Marketing Strategy
- SimpleDevices
  - SimpleFi
  - Products and Technology
  - Marketing Strategy
- Thomson Multimedia / RCA
  - RIR 111- Internet Radio
  - Products and Technology
  - Marketing Strategy
Multifunction Audio Devices
- Audio Ramp
  - iRad
  - Products and Technology
  - Marketing Strategy
- Compaq
  - iPaq Music Center
  - Products and Technology
  - Marketing Strategy
- DigMedia
  - DigRadio
  - Products and Technology
  - Marketing Strategy
- Panja, Inc.
  - BMP-100/Broadband Music Player
  - Products and Technology
  - Marketing Strategy
- Philips Consumer Electronics
  - FW-i1000
  - Products and Technology
  - Marketing Strategy
- SmartMedia
  - DDL Player (Dynamic Digital Link)
  - Products and Technology
  - Marketing Strategy
- Thomson Multimedia/RCA
  - Digital Media Manager
  - Products and Technology
  - Marketing Strategy
- ZapMedia
  - ZapStation
  - Products and Technology
  - Marketing Strategy
Picture Frames

Ceiva Logic
- Products and Technology
- Marketing Strategy
Digi-Frame
- Products and Technology
- Marketing Strategy
Kodak Smart Picture Frame
- Products and Technology
- Marketing Strategy

Analog Internet TV

Telecruz Technology Inc

Alba plc
- Bush Internet TV
- Products and Technology
- Marketing Strategy
CMi
- iCEBOX
- Products and Technology
- Marketing Strategy
Daewoo
- Products and Technology
EspriTV
- Products and Technology
- Marketing Strategy
Fuze3 Technologies
- Products and Technology
- Marketing Strategy
Panasonic / Matsushita Televison and Network Systems Company of America (MTNC)
- Products and Technology
- Marketing Strategy
Thomson Multimedia
- Products and Technology
- Marketing Strategy
Vestel
- Products and Technology
- Marketing Strategy
Zenith
- Products and Technology
- Marketing Strategy

Email Devices

Askey
- E-mail Station
- Products and Technology
- Marketing Strategy
Cidco
- MailStation & Mivo
- Products and Technology
- Marketing Strategy
JVC
- HC-E100
- Products and Technology
- Marketing Strategy
Landel / Bell South
- MailBug
- Products and Technology
- Marketing Strategy
Sharp
- TelMail TM-20
- Products and Technology
- Marketing Strategy
Simpliance
- eMailBox
- Products and Technology
- Marketing Strategy
Vtech
- Email PostBox Companion & Express
- Products and Technology
- Marketing Strategy

Internet-Enabled White Goods

Major Appliances
- Electrolux / Frigidaire
- GE
- LG Electronics
- Maytag
  - TurboChef
- Merloni Elettrodomestici Spa/Ariston Digital Appliances
- Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
- Sharp
- Whirlpool
Portable Appliances
- Lavazza/eDevice
  - e-espressopoint
- Simple Devices
  - SimpleClock
- Sunbeam
  - Thalia

Internet-Enabled Cars

ATX Technologies
On Star
Wingcast
Clarion Corporation
Infogation Corp.
megaCar AG
Microsoft
MobileAria
Motorola
StoneAge.com

On the Horizon

Smart Appliance Forecast

Worldwide Forecast by Segment

List of Tables

Table 1. Percentage of U.S. Households Accessing the Internet 2000-2005 (Base = 103M households)

Table 2. Primary Internet Access Technology in On-Line Household (Base = 103M Households)

Table 3. Features and Hardware for Multifunction Audio Devices

Table 4. Features of Internet-Enabled Picture Frames

Table 5. Features and Hardware for Analog Internet TVs

Table 6. Features of Email Devices

Table 7. Worldwide Total Smart Consumer Appliance Forecast 2000-2005 (000s)

Table 8. Worldwide Internet-Enabled Audio Products Unit Forecast by Segment (000s)

Table 9. Worldwide Smart Picture Frame Unit Forecast (000s)

Table 10. Worldwide Analog Internet TV Unit Forecast (000s)

Table 11. Worldwide Email Device Unit Forecast (000s)

Table 12. Worldwide Internet-Enabled White Goods Unit Forecast (000s)

List of Figures

Figure 1. Smart Appliance Unit Forecast 2000-2005 (000s)

Figure 2. Internet Access Device Chart

Figure 3. Primary Internet Access Technology in the On-Line Household (Base = 103M Households)

Figure 4. Age Brackets of those with Home Networks (1999 vs. 2000)

Figure 5. Number of PCs or Laptops Owned by Consumers Surveyed

Figure 6. Akoo Kima KS-110

Figure 7. SimpleDevices SimpleFi

Figure 8. RCA RIR 111

Figure 9. AudioRamp iRad TS

Figure 10. Ceiva Internet Picture Frame

Figure 11. iCEBOX Countertop and Flip-Screen Models

Figure 12. Cidco Mivo 300

Figure 13. Landel Mailbug

Figure 14. LGE Internet Refrigerator

Figure 15. Thalia Coffee maker and Clock

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