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Personal Electronics

Welcome to Personal Electronics. Personal electronics include electronic equipment intended for everyday use, such as personal computers, telephones, MP3 players, audio equipment, televisions, calculators, GPS automotive navigation systems, etc. Currently, the global consumer electronics industry is mainly dominated by Japanese and South Korean companies.

The 4 major trends in personal electronics…
Ever-falling prices – driven by gains in manufacturing efficiency and automation, lower labor costs as manufacturing has moved to lower-wage countries, and improvements in semiconductor design. Semiconductor components benefit from Moore’s Law, an observed principle which states that, for a given price, semiconductor functionality doubles every two years.

Product convergence - as personal electronics move toward ‘style and price’ rather than ‘specification and performance’. This convergence of technologies promises a shrinking of choice of retailer to the consumer, with a gradual shift towards e-commerce web-storefronts.

Connectivity – many products not traditionally associated with computer use (such as TVs or Hi-Fi equipment) now provide options to connect to the Internet or to a computer using a home network to provide access to digital content.

Environmental impact - many personal electronics have planned obsolescence resulting in the generation of e-waste. Standby power used by consumer electronics and appliance while they are turned off accounts for 5 to 10% of household energy consumption, adding an estimated $3 billion to annual energy costs in the USA alone.

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Personal Electronics provides videos, articles, and everyday conversation about the growing consumer electronics industry. Thank you for visiting Personal Electronics.  Also, please check out the two new sections we have recently added to personal electronics – “Ask the Experts” for answers to common questions about personal electronics in general, as well as the fast paced z “Blogette”.