B&N attributed the losses to «lower
device unit volume.»
This represents a decline of 26 % as compared to the same period a year ago, primarily as a result of lower
device unit volume.
Not exact matches
In the West, we know the big Android makers as Samsung, HTC, Sony Ericsson and Motorola, but for most of the world, the manufacturers making and selling Android
devices are Chinese companies such as Huawei and ZTE, which are more interested in moving sheer
volumes of
units than reaping fat margins on them.
The mass flow meter does not measure the
volume per
unit time (e.g., cubic meters per second) passing through the
device; it measures the mass per
unit time (e.g., kilograms per second) flowing through the
device.
And people have latched on: According to data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable
Device Tracker fact sheet, total shipment
volume of fitness trackers in the first quarter of 2016 saw an increase of 67.2 percent from the 11.8 million
units shipped in the first quarter of 2015.
Despite this slow down, both Chromebooks and Windows
devices saw
unit growth during the first quarter while Apple continued to see both Macbook and iPad
volumes decline YoY.
All
units from the Audio 20 upwards incorporate a radio with dual tuner, colour display, Bluetooth interface for mobile phones, CD player, automatic
volume adjustment, plus a connection for external audio
devices in the glove compartment.
Digital content sales were $ 41 million for the quarter, a decline of 29.3 % compared to a year ago, due primarily to the lower
device unit sales
volume.
Device and accessories sales were $ 100 million for the quarter, a decrease of 58.2 % from a year ago, due to lower
unit selling
volume and lower average selling prices.
Device and accessories sales were $ 88.7 million for the holiday period, a decrease of 66.7 % from a year ago, due to lower
unit selling
volume and lower average selling prices.
Nintendo has already confirmed in a statement to Polygon that they are committed to producing the
device throughout the remainder of 2017 and that they will be producing a higher
volume of
units as well.
Samsung dropped U.S. Patent No. 7,672,470 on an «audio / video
device having a
volume control function for an external audio reproduction
unit by using
volume control buttons of a remote controller and
volume control method therefor» U.S. Patent No. 7,232,058 on a «data displaying apparatus and method».
The single speaker
unit at the bottom of the
device isn't great, with the sound distorted and tinny, along with the
volume being on the quieter side.
The power button is placed up top, which can be quite difficult to reach considering the size of the
device, but the
volume rocker has been moved to the back just below the camera
unit.
«Symbian
devices accounted for 2.2 million
units of our Smart
Devices volumes in the fourth quarter 2012,» said the company in its earning report.