Rugged PDAs/wearables market to grow at 25-35% CAGR

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Feb. 24, 2003

Here's an interesting tidbit on the rugged mobile computer market from a newly available report published by Venture Development Corp. (VDC) . . .

Despite coming off a sluggish year in 2001, vendors of smaller and user-friendlier form factors such as PDA and wearable computers are riding the evolutionary wave to smaller and more functional devices. VDC's The Global Markets for Rugged Mobile Computers study indicated that the overall rugged mobile computer market is coming off a down year in 2001, which was largely due to the tragedy of 9/11 and the slowdown in the global economy. However, things on the horizon appear to be looking brighter, especially for vendors of PDA and wearable form factor computers.

PDA and wearable computer form factor shipments are expected to grow, on a dollar volume basis, at a 25% and 35% CAGR through 2007, respectively, states Tim Shea, Senior Industry Analyst and author.

Shea continues, "We are seeing more end users switch from traditional brick/pistol form factors to the PDA as vendors are now offering multi-modal interface capabilities such as integrated bar code scanners, touch displays, and functional keypads, all in a more user-friendly form factor. The cannibalization was even more significant than forseen in our previous market study." However, VDC forecasts the fastest growth for PDA form factor computers to come from emerging markets such as healthcare, finance/insurance, field sales, and other markets in which the end user values the multi-functionality offered by these products.

Shea sees a continued trend towards end users adopting the many benefits of “hands free” computing capabilities being provided by wearable computers. Some of the key factors VDC identified that are driving demand for wearable computers are . . .

Continued improvements in voice/speech based solutions and continued price declines for these technologies
A growing number of high profile “success stories” showing the tangible and attractive ROI possibilities offered by the wearable concept
The continued price declines in components used in many wearable computers and the increasing number of large players showing an interest in this emerging area.
Growth in PDA and wearable form factors is also driven in part by the increasing investment in technologies by companies such as Symbol Technologies, Intermec, TouchStar Technologies, Casio, Panasonic, Vocollect, and Xybernaut.

Copyright © 2003, Venture Development Corp. (VDC). All rights reserved. Reproduced by DeviceForge.com with permission.

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