Sentences with phrase «of niche devices»

In the meantime, there's a fair chance the added bulk and price will be enough to doom the product to the world of niche devices.

The Kindle has been around for awhile and has enjoyed reasonable success, but never enough to guarantee the survival of the niche devices.

The seven - inch reader has always been kind of a niche device — a sort of thought experiment into what an ultra-premium devoted e-reader would look like, with 300 PPI resolution, double the storage (starting at 8 GB), a waterproof body and built - in Audible.

None of that changes the fact that it's still kind of a niche device.

There's no question the phablet is more of a niche device, but its iconic S Pen stylus is now even better, with higher accuracy and more levels of pressure sensitivity making it great for sketching and drawing.

Not exact matches

While the Opsis board isn't a mainstream device by any stretch, the fact that it's creator was able to build a niche device and sell it on a crowdfunding site using what is essentially a custom chip is a powerful testament to how the democratization of FPGAs could change things.

As a company dealing with the media - streaming - player niche, it's up against huge megaliths including Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Sony, all of whom offer not just similar devices, but also a host of related hardware and services.

While these devices will create a new market segment, Juniper still expects that smart watches will appeal only to a niche demographic, compared to the broad appeal of tablet devices.

Even if the e-Learning market is still considered a «niche» segment within different HR macro segments it is subjected, in both a positive and negative manner, to the influences of sales trends related to smart devices and the increasing spread of the Internet access globally.Other opportunities come from Smartphone devices, considered valuable assets that help improve work productivity, and the concept of Mobile Learning, and ultimately «BYOD» (Bring your own device) a slower trend, but one that will be ongoing for some time.A Breakthrough... without borders!The SaaS Business Model is increasingly present in educational reform, and technology plays a significant role in presenting a key opportunity for education suppliers globally.

The dual SIM niche of the mobile phones market over here is ripe for domination but all of a sudden we are now second or third on the list in terms of time of availability for these devices.

But iSuppli predicts that the price drop will only entice consumers to buy e-readers in the short - term, while the longer - term future of the devices is likely to be more niche than initially expected.

It also doesn't hurt to have a vote of confidence from Blackberry, which is also trying to carve a niche in a world being crowded with iPhone and Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Android - based devices.

Sony has done this with a number of their devices and smaller niche companies are also offering products.

However, given the price of the Apple tablets, it is only the rich who can afford this device and it is here that OLPC intends to make a niche for itself where Apple does not fit in.

As Rick Richter, CEO of Ruckus Media Group, explained in an interview with GoodeReader, those concerns have lessened now that devices have come down in price and are no longer a niche - market product.

I think the success of tablets will be up to two deciding factors; One — the independent developing community that is the lifeline on the success of a new device and 2) Companies who develop their own content delivery network that allow the tablet to be used specifically for a niche population of users.

That reMarkable has sold tens of thousands of its extremely niche device and Sony hasn't given up on the DPT while letting its other e-readers die is promising.

Fans of comics and graphic novels tend to be a more technologically adept consumer niche of society, so it just makes sense that these fans would enjoy reading their favorite story lines on high - tech devices; avid collectors may still choose to purchase hard copy editions of the comics for the intrinsic and investment value of the titles, but now readers will not have to choose which format they prefer.

This closed system of ebook selling doesn't foster book discovery and can lead to niche specific bookselling while isolating potential readers who are trapped by the retail platform associated with the e-reader device or app they choose.

In a market that is overrun with e-reader devices — there are over forty different e-reader product reviews on GoodEReader.com and more than twenty previews for future e-readers, not to mention the e-reading capable tablets and phones — Aluratek has found its niche in being a one - stop location that meets the electronic needs of a wider market.

The developers hype this is a niche device, aimed at small companies to be able to make custom applications for a myriad of uses.

Professionals who live in PDFs and want a fine tool for naturally editing those files will appreciate the convenience of the DPT - RP1, if they or their employers can spend almost $ 700 on a niche device.

When I heard about the 3 month free trial at Scribd, and looked at their collection (they have a number of niche publishers that the public library is never going to stock in bulk), I only had to make sure I had the correct kind of device to use it properly before signing up.

We provide an «on - device» Application Store for device vendors, applications to these niche markets, based on geographic location, devices, payment method or even types of applications that users can't find in traditional channels.

Like apart from being a conventional tablet device, the Transformer created a niche of its own by also including a keyboard dock as part of the package.

However, what has also to be said is that the XOOM shipment numbers might be less but is yet comparable with other tablet devices that are in the market leaving aside Apple iPad which has a nook and niche of its own.

Microsoft has been criticized lately for all but missing the boat when it comes to mobile devices and integration, but seeing sophisticated apps like OneNote emerging is enough to make me wonder if their next niche won't be related to apps instead of operating systems...

Then there is likely to be segmentation in the tablet category, with several niche segments coming up instead of a single device scenario that we are facing with.

XiaoMi has really managed to make a name for itself in the mobile market in recent years with the sheer number of devices it produces for every bracket, niche, and preference on the market.

While there are still no guarantees, especially with Google and Microsoft looking to replace niche devices with simple browser - based alternatives, the addition of players like Sony, Asus, and Barnes and Noble pretty much ensures that the concept of electronic books is here to stay.

Panasonic has carved something of a niche for itself over the years in supplying rugged tablet devices for extreme workplaces but it now faces serious rivalry from Dell as the US firm wants to muscle in on the action.

While it is too early to tell how much traction tablets will gain among potential buyers, analysts say the state of technology is such that there might finally be the right mix of applications, hardware and mobility available to make tablet PCs more than just a niche device in an already - crowded market, with gadgets designed to deal with almost any computing a person may need.

Panasonic has carved something of a niche for itself over the years in supplying rugged tablet devices for extreme workplaces but it now faces serious rivalry from Dell as the US firm wants to muscle in on the action.Joining an existing line - up of super... Read more

Though it already enjoys a leading share of the e-reader market, is Amazon looking to carve out a wider niche by creating other digital devices?

While previously dismissed by analysts as a relatively stolid niche market, the popularity of e-readers during the 2009 holiday season - combined with the high - profile release of the Apple iPad, which features a baked - in e-reader-has led to something of an arms race between competing products: as soon as one device undergoes a software or hardware update, it seems, the others feel duty - bound to introduce a new feature of their own.

The Sony Digital Paper device and the Onyx devices could have become competitors but their unique features haven't attracted enough consumers to get them out of the niche market (and pricing) they're at.

That undoubtedly makes the device destined for an even smaller niche within the already relatively small world of e-readers.

Before putting its US charge plans into effect, Lenovo seems very keen to capture a massive piece of the Chinese smartphone pie with the help of all - round powerhouses like the K900, but also more modest devices targeted to certain niches, such as the newly unveiled S820.

I thought that the price of tablets would come down when the options arrived, but the price points are getting a bit ridiculous for a niche device.

Naturally there will be some that are happy with that and I have to say that given my data - centric usage profile (I use voice capabilities less than once per day) it would probably work for me too but unless the Streak is priced at a bargain - bucket level, which I doubt, it will stay with that niche of primary users and a secondary, iPad - like, community of users that want a casual, secondary internet tablet device.

It's got its niche to appeal to, such as students and the military (and as a Navy vet, I can definitely see the benefits of having a couple hundred PDF tech publications available on a single 7 ounce device with exceptional battery life, potentially with a built in light for evening operations or those under darker than normal conditions).

The niche device still enjoys a fanbase, which is why even the oldest models are still being re-sold years after they went out of production.

The exotic niche of doomed consumer electronics devices in Great Britain will no doubt be dominated by the Nook this spring.

Over the past three years, just about every niche in the health care sector has climbed in anticipation of the increased demand... IHI, a fund of medical - device makers, is up 71 %.

Us blog posters and forum visters are a small portion of the market, and overall Vita is just a niche device.

If you're not a fan of the already niche devices then you probably won't be very excited.

The numbers and spectacle around the cameras suggest that the P20 Pro, especially, is capable of so many imaging tricks, but from my short time with the devices, it's a mix of fantastical results and niche - bordering - on - pointless.

But as more high - end range - toppers like the Sony Xperia Z2, Samsung Galaxy S5 and other devices can list being waterproof (for example) among their features, then those features become less niche and more of a staple.

Ultimately, no matter how deftly executed and streamlined the S - Pen experience may be, this tab still feels like a niche device, especially since the suite of compatible applications is still pretty small.

But in an age of ultra-affordable Chromebooks and Windows machines, Apple's refreshed tablet is more of a satisfying niche device than it is a PC for the masses.