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Hope Everybody Likes Touchscreens...
This year, 341 million touchscreens will ship worldwide. But according to research firm iSuppli, we ain't seen nothing yet. Because by 2012, they claim that these shipments will double (682 million units) with the people of 2013 loving touchscreens even more (833 million units for a market of $6.4 billion). If you're one of those people who hates touchscreen technology, it might be a good time to exit the planet. Sorry. [PCWorld]
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Behind the Xbox 360 Hard Drive's Insane Price
You might not know this, but 120GB hard drives don't actually cost $180. Unless they're for the Xbox 360. The teardown fanatics at iSuppli attempted to find some method to this madness. As you can guess, the numbers don't quite add up to $180, but it actually gets a lot closer than you'd think. More »
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First Proof Apple Making Near Zero on AppleTV (And Big Bucks on iTunes)
That sweet $70 price chop Steve announced for the Apple TV had to come from somewhere (a question smartly raised by CW) and we know the only thing Apple guards more than closely than its secrets is its bottom line. So, we went to teardown masters iSuppli for a fresh estimate to see how much of it was paid for by falling component costs over the last year. Surprising answer: Not that much. Apple really is subsidizing Apple TV, a significant shift in strategy. More »
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iPod Touch Dissected, Analyzed
While the iPod touch has been out for some time now, market-research firm iSuppli has finally completed their extremely thorough tear-down of the device. Because while Apple's name goes on the box, about a million other names comprise the hardware itself...most of which aren't exactly labeled "Toshiba" and "Samsung." We've listed the component price breakdown after the jump, because you really don't want to know. More »
Samsung's still the world leader in TV sets. iSuppli reports they're doing 12.4% of the market, globally, in the April to June quarter. LG and Philips are next wtih 11.4 and 7.1%. For some perspective: Cathode ray TVs are projected to still have 38% of shipments in 2009. Crazy, I know. [Yahoo!]
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New iPod nano Has the Cheapest Build Cost, Highest Profit Margin Yet
The prolific pull-apart analysts at iSuppli have finished their strip down/sourcing assessment of the latest iPod nano, estimating that the 4GB model packs $58.85 worth of hardware, while the 8GB one costs Apple $82.85 in partage. The rub is that they've shaved off 13 bucks in hardware costs from the previous generation despite adding video goodness, and over $31 from the first gen of nanos. One probable way they've shoved down costs is by inciting some old fashioned price wars between their suppliers. More »
Plasma displays are selling like hotcakes and revenues are expected to peak in 2008. The glory will be short-lived, however, as increasing pressure from the LCD market is expected to drive revenues back down through 2011. [iSuppli]
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Apple TV Profit Margins Not As Obscene as Most Apple Wares
On top of not selling so well, even when Apple does manage to unload an Apple TV, apparently they're not doing so at the slam-bang profit margins they're accustomed to. Masters of component/cost analysis iSuppli broke down the parts of the Apple TV to estimate that Apple's pumping at least $237 into each one—and that's based on a lowball estimate. More »
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