Luggable Media: Sneakernet Can Provide a Stepping Stone to Download, Synch, & Go:

Luggable Media: Sneakernet Can Provide a Stepping Stone to Download, Synch, & Go

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: In-Stat
Published: March 2006
Product Code: R97-2375

Description

A funny thing happened on the way to the future of the Connected Digital Home. The storage capacity of re-writeable micro-sized disk drives, Flash memory products, and other portable storage devices is surpassing the storage capacity of next-generation optical discs. The convenience of “luggable media” is such that many of the key usage models being promoted for the Connected Digital Home can be realized earlier using a “sneakernet” approach than can be achieved if the industry has to wait for high-quality in-home networks to become part of the consumer mainstream.

The concept of the Connected Digital Home uses a home server, usually, but not necessarily, a personal computer, to manage and distribute electronic entertainment throughout a residence. Plans call for advanced wired and wireless networks to be installed and proliferate throughout tens of millions of households.

Low-cost portable storage devices can move the content throughout the home via “sneakernet.” It’s possible that consumers may opt in favor of “luggable” media because of its low-cost, its availability, and its convenience.

The worldwide retail value of Luggable Media is forecast to rise from about US$441 million during 2006, up to more than US$25 billion during 2010, exhibiting a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 176.5% between 2006 and 2010.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary
- Luggable Media
  for Portability, DVDs for Archives
- $25 Billion
  at Retail By 2010

Methodology

Portable Electronic
Entertainment Emerges as the Next Big Thing
- Flash Drives
  and Microdisks Will Gradually Rise Up Alongside Optical Media

Usage Models
for Portable Electronic Entertainment
- Enter Sneakernet—the
  Low-Cost, Convenient Solution
  - “Luggable
    Media” Puts the Content In Your Pocket!
  - Standardized,
    Low-Cost Players Will Make It Happen

Five Methods
for Content to Get to a Viewing Device
- “Live,”
  Two-Way Video and Voice for Interactive Communications
- “Live,”
  One-Way Video and Audio for Entertainment Distribution
  - Multi-Room
    Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) as an Example
    - Amimon’s
      Wireless High Definition TV Interface (WHDI™)
  - Intel’s
    Viiv™ Architecture Supports “Live” One-Way Services
  - Next-Generation
    Networks and MIMO Technologies Help
- The Store &
  Forward Approaches Do Not Require QoS
- Store &
  Forward Video for Initial Storage In a Server
- Store &
  Forward Video for Distribution to Viewing Devices
- Archiving Technologies
  for Long-Term Storage and Later Retrieval

What Luggable
Media Means for the Content Industry
- How Will Luggable
  Media Impact Sales of DVDs?

"Luggable
Media”—It Has To Fit In Your Pocket and Survive to be Played
- Luggable Media
  Used Mainly for Sneakernet
  - Secure
    Disc SD™ Memory Devices
    - SanDisk’s
      Gruvi MicroSD™ Product Foreshadows Luggable Media by
      Providing the Rolling Stones “Bigger Bang” Album
      with Enhancements
    - Memory
      Stick® Memory Devices
    - USB
      Flash Drives
    - One-Inch
      Hard Disk Drives

Households Likely
to Use Luggable Media

North American
Luggable Media Market by Category

European Luggable
Media Market by Category

Asian Luggable
Media Market by Category

ROW Luggable
Media Market by Category

Worldwide Luggable
Media Market by Category
- Luggable Media
  Market Value by Region for All Categories Combined

Portomedia Provides
An Example

List
of Tables

Table 1. Worldwide
Value of Luggable Media Device Shipments (US$ in Millions, Annual Growth
Rate, Compound Annual Growth Rate [CAGR])

Table 2. Annual
Shipments of MediaCenter Edition (MCE) PCs by Region (Annual Unit Shipments
in Thousands, Annual Growth Rate, Percent Worldwide Total by Region,
CAGR)

Table 3. Number
of Households Likely To Be Using an MCE PC by Region (Households in
Thousands, Annual Growth Rate, Percent of Total by Region, CAGR).

Table 4. Annual
Shipments of Personal Video Recorders (PVRs) by Region (Annual Unit
Shipments in Thousands, Annual Growth Rate, Percent Worldwide Total
by Region, CAGR)

Table 5. Number
of Households Likely To Be Using A PVR by Region (Households in Thousands,
Annual Growth Rate, Percent of Total by Region, CAGR)

Table 6. Aggregate
Number of Unique Households Using An MCE PC or PVR by Region (Unique
Households in Thousands, Annual Growth Rate, Percent of Total by Region,
CAGR)

Table 7. Annual
Shipments of Luggable Media Devices by Category in North America (Units
in Thousands, Annual Growth Rate, Percent of Total, CAGR)

Table 8. Typical
Retail Pricing For Luggable Media Devices by Category in North America
(Typical Retail Price in US Dollars)

Table 9. Annual
Value of Luggable Media Devices by Category in North America (US$ in
Millions, Annual Growth Rate, Percent of Total, CAGR)

Table 10. Annual
Shipments of Luggable Media Devices by Category in Europe (Units in
Thousands, Annual Growth Rate, Percent of Total, CAGR)

Table 11. Typical
Retail Pricing For Luggable Media Devices by Category in Europe (Typical
Retail Price in US Dollars).

Table 12. Annual
Value of Luggable Media Devices by Category in Europe (US$ in Millions,
Annual Growth Rate, Percent of Total, CAGR)

Table 13. Annual
Shipments of Luggable Media Devices by Category in Asia (Units in Thousands,
Annual Growth Rate, Percent of Total, CAGR)

Table 14. Typical
Retail Pricing For Luggable Media Devices by Category in Asia (Typical
Retail Price in US Dollars)

Table 15. Annual
Value of Luggable Media Devices by Category in Asia (US$ in Millions,
Annual Growth Rate, Percent of Total, CAGR)

Table 16. Annual
Shipments of Luggable Media Devices by Category in the ROW Countries
(Units in Thousands, Annual Growth Rate, Percent of Total, CAGR)

Table 17. Typical
Retail Pricing For Luggable Media Devices by Category in the ROW (Typical
Retail Price in US Dollars)

Table 18. Annual
Value of Luggable Media Devices by Category in the ROW (US$ in Millions,
Annual Growth Rate, Percent of Total, CAGR)

Table 19. Annual
Shipments of Luggable Media Devices By Category, Worldwide (Units in
Thousands, Annual Growth Rate, Percent of Total, CAGR)

Table 20. Annual
Value of Luggable Media Devices by Category, Worldwide (US$ in Millions,
Annual Growth Rate, Percent of Total, CAGR)

Table 21. Annual
Shipments of All Luggable Media Devices By Category by Region (Units
in Thousands, Annual Growth Rate, Percent of Total, CAGR)

Table 22. Annual
Value of All Luggable Media Devices by Region (US$ in Millions, Annual
Growth Rate, Percent of Total, CAGR)

List
of Figures

Figure 1. Annual
Value of Luggable Media Devices by Category in North America (US$ in
Millions)

Figure 2. Annual
Value of Luggable Media Devices by Category in Europe (US$ in Millions)

Figure 3. Annual
Value of Luggable Media Devices by Category in Asia (US$ in Millions)

Figure 4. Annual
Value of Luggable Media Devices by Category in the ROW (US$ in Millions)

Figure 5. Annual
Value of Luggable Media Devices by Category, Worldwide (US$ in Millions)

Figure 6. Annual
Value of All Luggable Media Devices by Region (US$ in Millions)

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