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Preview CES2009 trend: the rise of the Internet Touchscreen

Well-known U.S. magazine "Business Week" Internet version of the author, said today, in this year's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the Internet will become the most popular products. Intel, Freescale, Lenovo and other companies will introduce some new products in this market. Touch screens and facial recognition and other new features will also be added to the online version, which will greatly expand the scope of the Internet.

More ambiguous definition

The so-called Internet (netbook) refer to those smaller screen (about 10 inches), features a simple laptop, but the prices of these products are usually very low, about 300 U.S. dollars. Soon after, however, want to define these products did not so easily, and this is because the major electronics manufacturers to the upcoming release of new products will be vigorously expanded the scope of the Internet.

The annual International Consumer Electronics Show will start on January 8, local time in the United States kicked off in Las Vegas, then, there will be a variety of different shapes, different sizes, different prices to meet with the public in this Internet . Not only are priced below 200 U.S. dollars of cheap products, will also appear more than 1000 U.S. dollars of high-end Internet this. Not only that, but some products will be mobile phones, Internet access devices and media players and other functions into one.

Eroded in other markets

The types of Internet access for consumers in terms of growing is good news. According to the U.S. market research firm Forrester Research last year, data released in November by the economic crisis, plans to buy a new computer in 2009 people, one-fifth of all spending less. In addition, a U.S. market research firm IDC said that in these budget fewer users, there will be a part of the option of buying online this. IDC also expects the 2009 global shipments of Internet access is expected to reach 21 million units, far higher than in 2008 1,100 million units.

However, the slowdown in consumer demand has been affected in terms of consumer electronics manufacturers, the rise of the Internet will give them trouble. Part of the reason lies in the fact that the budget to reduce the user would choose a more low-price products. In this year's Christmas shopping season, as the Internet version of the popular, traditional notebook shipments have been affected to a certain extent.

As the Internet can also provide the call, navigation and media player and other functions, it will also erode smart phones, GPS devices and digital music player market. U.S. chip maker AMD senior vice president of marketing for Pat -(Pat Moorhead), said: "Small Internet will erode more of the music player market share ... ... the face of a price of 399 U.S. dollars of the music player browser, it may be more willing to use the same price to buy one of the Internet. "AMD has just been in the January 6 released the first use of the Internet in this notebook chips.

More New Products

Shortly afterwards, the definition of the Internet will become increasingly blurred. The volume of low-end products will be small, but prices will also be much cheaper. January 5, cell phone chip maker Freescale (Freescale) issued a series of semiconductor products, these products will be priced below 200 U.S. dollars for the Internet version, and will be listed during the Christmas holidays in 2009. At the same time, there will be more low-priced but full-featured Internet access in this market. January 5, Lenovo announced a new company with a facial recognition features of the IdeaPad S10 Internet. A number of other manufacturers of new products will allow users of the Internet through Wi-Fi or AT & T and other wireless operator's network to access the Internet. U.S. chip maker Qualcomm's senior vice president of Louis - Pineda (Luis Pineda) said: "This will be the traditional smartphone users in the formation of the attractiveness of the Internet ... ... that this will become a revolutionary product."

The touch-screen Internet

In addition, some manufacturers also plan to increase access of the touch screen, making it a Tablet PC alternatives. Intel and its partners will be announced January 9 to enter the touch-screen Internet access in this field. Equipped with touch-screen access to the Internet version of the price will be between 300-500 U.S. dollars.

Intel also plans with a number of software vendors to establish cooperation relations, aimed at children and educators to use touch-screen design more Internet applications. Intel's emerging markets platform group director of strategic plan and framework for Tony - Sha Verde (Tony Salvador) said: "The touch-screen era just around the corner, and we just in front of this trend." Microsoft also plans to release the end of 2009 a more appropriate use of touch-screen operating system, which will also touch-screen Internet a great deal to the promotion of the role, and it gradually became the mainstream.

According to sources familiar with Apple revealed that Apple has also developed a similar with the iPod with a touch screen and the prototype of the Internet and is expected to launch during the year 2009. IDC projects the client and vice president of display Bob - O'Donnell (Bob O'Donnell) is expected in 2009 touch-screen Internet version of the Internet will account for shipments out of the total volume of 10%.

Although a few years ago to launch the Tablet PC can not promote a good touch technology, but manufacturers hope the touch-screen Internet access to even greater success. O'Donnell said that in the traditional notebook computer, Tablet PC shipments of less than 1 percent, but its growth has also continued to slow down. Another IDC analyst Robert -(Robert Murtagh) said: "A new technology is sometimes poor performance, but that does not mean that the market will no longer accept new things of." It is worth noting that The touch-screen Internet Tablet PC sold for just one-third to one-half, and it will get better software support.

Nevertheless, there are some manufacturers of touch-screen Internet holds the future of this attitude of uncertainty, even the most support of the Internet also holds similar concerns. Freescale Senior Vice President Henry - Richard (Henri Richard), said: "Obviously, iPhone has changed the user expectations of a touch screen, but I believe that the touch screen is just an additional feature, there are certainly better than nothing, but it is not a must-have feature. "

U.S. market research firm Endpoint Technologies Associates president Jacques Rogge - Kay (Roger Kay) said: "The touch screen is like the Bermuda Triangle devil. Everyone involved in this field of computer products have ended in failure." However, he also said: " touch screen is a very important direction of development. "as part of the Internet" is feasible. "