The PDA Market: Can it Re-invent Itself by Enhancing Usability?

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Methodology

State of the PDA Market

• 2003 Summary
• How Will 2004 be Different
• Challenges & Opportunities
  • Market Challenges
  • Market Opportunities
  • What Brand of PDA Do You Own?
  • Would You Buy the Same Brand Again?

Devices

• Palm OS Based
• Pocket PC (Windows Mobile) Based
• Linux

Components

• Operating Systems (OS)
  • Microsoft
  • PalmSource
  • Linux
• Processors
  • Intel
  • Motorola
  • Texas Instruments (TI)
  • Sony
  • Others
  • Worldwide PDA Processor Market Shares and Revenues
    • Processor Market Shares
    • Worldwide PDA Processor Revenues
• Wireless
  • How Often and For What Purpose Do You Typically Access the Internet With Your PDA? 31 Bluetooth
  • 802.11
• What About USB OTG ?
• Displays
• Memory
  • Internal
  • External
• Feature and Function Integration
  • Which, if Any, of the Following Features Would You Be Most Interested in Having Integrated Into a PDA?

Worldwide PDA Forecasts

• Worldwide PDA Unit Shipments and Revenue
  • Unit Shipments
  • Worldwide PDA Retail Revenue & ASP
• Regional Segmentation
• 2003 Market Shares
  • PDA Unit Shipments
  • Operating Systems

The Coming Year(s)

List of Tables

• Table 1. Palm OS Devices (and Specs) From Major Vendors 2003
• Table 2. PPC OS Devices (with Specs) From Major Vendors 2003
• Table 3. Worldwide PDA Processor Market Shares 2003 ( % of 10M Total Units Shipped, Units in Millions)
• Table 4. Market Share by Available Models
• Table 5. Worldwide PDA Processor Revenues 2003-2008
• Table 6. PDAs with Integrated Bluetooth: 2003-2008
• Table 7. PDAs with Integrated 802.11: 2003-2008 (Units in Millions)
• Table 8. Features Would like Integrated
• Table 9. Worldwide PDA Shipments 2003-2008 (Units in Millions)
• Table 10. Worldwide PDA Retail Revenue & ASP 2003-2008 (Revenue & Units in Millions)
• Table 11. Regional Segmentation of the PDA Market 2003-2008 (% of Total Units Shipped)
• Table 12. 2003 PDA Unit Shipments (Units in Millions)

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Brand of PDA Owned (Base = 739)
• Figure 2. Would You Buy The Same Brand PDA Again?
• Figure 3. Sony TH55
• Figure 4. HP 4350
• Figure 5. Toshiba e800
• Figure 6. Sharp SL-6000
• Figure 7. Motorola i.MX21 Block Diagram
• Figure 8. TI OMAP 2
• Figure 9. Sony Handheld Engine diagram
• Figure 10. Processor Revenues
• Figure 11. Worldwide PDA Retail Revenue, 2003-2008 (US$ in Millions)
• Figure 12. 2003 Worldwide PDA Shipment Market Shares
• Figure 13. Worldwide PDA Operating System Segmentation, 2002