3D is five incompatible growing markets on 13 different platforms

Posted by Webmaster on June 11th 2012 | Permalink
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TIBURON, CA-June 11, 2012-Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the industry's research and consulting firm for graphics and multimedia, today announced its latest market study: Stereographic-3DMarket Opportunities. While the big screen generates the big numbers (3D movies in the US grossed over $10 billion in 2011, in a somewhat depressed year for cinema) with just 11,000 screens worldwide, the little screen showed 3D on over 23 million screens in 2011. By little screen we mean TV of course, but also handhelds and mobile game players. Applications range from the entertainment to simulation, visualization, and medical interfaces. S3D Platforms and Techniques There are seven…

The Workstation Market Still Looking to Break out of its Recent Doldrums

Posted by Alex Herrera on June 6th 2012 | Permalink
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TIBURON, CA - June 6, 2012 -Those looking for the first quarter of 2012 to provide some undeniable proof that the workstation market was breaking out of its recent holding pattern were disappointed. Alex Herrera, Senior Analyst at Jon Peddie Research, reports that around 918.4 thousand workstations shipped worldwide in the quarter, as the market shrunk further from the peak of 1.02 million units it had managed back in Q3'11. The quarter certainly wasn't dismal, and industry stakeholders can take some comfort in a couple of bright spots, with ASPs remaining firm, for example. The bulk of the results, however weren't…