Tablet PCs & Smart Displays: Pushing the PC Envelope: Industry Report

Tablet PCs & Smart Displays: Pushing the PC Envelope

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: In-Stat
Published: April 2003
Product Code: R97-1222

Description

PC manufacturers and software developers are looking for ways to push out beyond slow-growing traditional PC markets. This report covers the two most significant efforts in this area: Tablet PCs and Smart Displays.

Tablet PCs accept input via an active pen onto a digitizing screen that allows the user to write and store handwritten notes. They are targeted primarily at horizontal business and enterprise segments, as well as vertical markets. Microsoft is fully supporting the effort with a special edition of Windows XP. The Tablet PC was officially launched at Comdex in November, 2002.

Smart Displays are an effort led by Microsoft to expand the desktop PC experience throughout the home. Available in either 10" or 15" LCD configurations, the devices are targeted at consumers. They were officially unveiled in January, 2003 at the Consumer Electronics Show.

This report contains five-year unit shipment and average selling price forecasts for both Tablet PCs and Smart Displays. It also contains a five-year forecast for the regional breakdown of Tablet PC shipments. Also included are profiles of some of the markets' leading players, including Microsoft, Intel, National Semiconductor, Hewlett-Packard, ViewSonic, Toshiba and Fujitsu.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Methodology

Introduction

Tablet PCs
- Background
- Marketing
  - Target
    Markets
    - Horizontal
    - Verticals
  - Partners
  - Next Generation
    Tablet PCs
- Forecast

Smart Displays
- Background
- Marketing
  - Target
    Markets
    - Consumer
    - Business
  - Partners
  - Next Generation
    Smart Displays
- Forecast

Profiles
- Acer
- BenQ
- First International
  Computer
- Fujitsu PC
  Corporation
- Hewlett-Packard
- Intel
- Microsoft
- Motion Computing
- National Semiconductor
- NEC
- PaceBlade
- Panasonic
- Philips
- Tatung
- Toshiba
- Transmeta
- TriGem
- ViewSonic
- Wyse Technology

List of Tables

Table 1. Tablet
PC & Smart Display Shipment Forecast (Units in Thousands)

Table 2. Tablet
PC Shipment Forecast (Units & Revenue in Thousands)

Table 3. Tablet
PC Shipments as Percentage of Notebook PC Shipments (Units in Thousands)

Table 4. Tablet
PC Shipments Regional Breakdown Forecast (Units in Thousands)

Table 5. Smart
Display Shipment Forecast (Shipments & Revenues in Thousands)

List of Figures

Figure 1. Tablet
PC & Smart Display Shipment Forecast (Units in Thousands)

Figure 2. Motion
Computing M1200 Slate Tablet PC

Figure 3. Toshiba
Portege 3500 Convertible Tablet PC

Figure 4. Tablet
PC Shipment Forecast (Units in Thousands)

Figure 5. Tablet
PC Shipments Regional Breakdown Forecast (Units in Thousands)

Figure 6. ViewSonic
Air Panel V150 Smart Display

Figure 7. Smart
Display Shipment Forecast (Units in Thousands)

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