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It's no secret that tablets are gearing up to become as popular as netbooks, but would you have guessed that the current and upcoming demand would push shipments of touchscreen displays up by 5,000 percent in 2010? First of all, that's not a typo, and secondly, that's the exact number market research firm iSuppli is predicting.
"The rising popularity of slates is setting off a conflagration in touch screen technology, firing up not only the long-dormant tablet computer market but also all-in-one PCs, desktops and monitors," said Rhoda Alexander, director of monitors and sustainability displays for iSuppli.
It's going to be a touchy-feely tech world in the coming years, iSuppli suggests. Global shipments of touchscreen tablets and tablet-like devices is expected to rise to 8.9 million units in 2010, up from only 176,000 in 2009. After than, touchscreen shipments will jump seven-fold by 2013 and reach 63.9 million units, iSuppli says.
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JohnP
June 18, 2010 at 1:38pm
Let's see 3D tvs by Pany, Sony, and pretty much every other LCD manufactuer is expecting sales of their sets to triple this year. Tablets sales will soar into the stratosphere in 2010, and E-book readers will sell by the millions by New Year. Netops, HTPCs, and smart phones are all going to explode in sales this year.
Wait a minute! Its almost July! They only have 6 months left to meet thier 3,000 percent quotas. We, the consumers, are slacking off! Do your job, buy every one of these suckers from every manufacturer that are selling them. Its the only way they can make their numbers!
