Google Glass more than the sum of its parts

Teardown analysis is a useful tool for understanding the component and manufacturing cost of electronics devices – but it doesn’t always tell the whole story of the value of a product. Case in point is Google Glass, which sells for $1 500 – but has...

Global digital signage market on the rise

The global digital signage market will grow to nearly $14-billion by year-end, with the addition of data-centric information and analytics driving up revenue, according to a new report on the subject from IHS. Worldwide revenue for digital signage equipment, software,...

Netbooks set to disappear by 2015

Once a white-hot PC product that sold tens of millions of units annually, netbook computers are now marking their final days, with the rise of tablets causing their shipments to wind down to virtually zero after next year. This is according to an IHS iSuppli Compute...