The World Market for Active Speaker Systems & PMP Docking Stations - 2008 Edition

Executive Summary

Chapter 1 - Introduction, Scope and Methodology

• 1.0 Introduction
• 1.1 Scope
  • 1.1.1 Products and Definitions
  • 1.1.2 Equipment Revenues and Prices
  • 1.1.3 Geographic Coverage
• 1.2 Methodology
  • 1.2.1 Information Sources
  • 1.2.2 Forecast Methodology
• 1.3 Report Content
• 1.4 Exchange Rates

Chapter 2 - Technology and Commercial Trends

• 2.0 Introduction
• 2.1 What is an Active Speaker?
  • 2.1.1 Current Applications of Active Speakers
• 2.2 Standalone Active Speakers
  • 2.2.1 Traditional Home Audio Speaker Sets
  • 2.2.2 Wireless Speakers
  • 2.2.3 PC and Desktop Speakers
  • 2.2.4 Sound Bars
  • 2.2.5 Audio Racks
• 2.3 Bundled Active Speakers
  • 2.3.1 PC Systems
  • 2.3.2 Home Theater in a Box (HTiB) Systems
• 2.4 PMP Docking Stations
  • 2.4.1 History of PMPs
  • 2.4.2 Docking Stations for Apple' s iPod PMP
  • 2.4.3 Docking Stations for Other PMPs
• 2.5 Docking Stations with Clock Radios
• 2.6 Amplifier ICs

Chapter 3 - World Market Statistics

• 3.0 Introduction
• 3.1 General Influences and Forecast Vulnerabilities
• 3.2 Active Speaker Systems by System Type
• 3.3 Standalone Active Speakers
  • 3.3.1 Standalone Home Audio Active Speaker Sets
  • 3.3.2 Standalone Active PC Speaker Sets
  • 3.3.3 Standalone Active Subwoofer Speakers
• 3.4 Bundled Active Speakers
  • 3.4.1 HTiB Systems
  • 3.4.2 PC Speaker Sets Bundled with PC Systems
• 3.5 Sound Bars
  • 3.5.1 Sound Bars by Number of Channels
• 3.6 Audio Racks
• 3.7 Docking Stations for Portable Media Players (PMPs)
  • 3.7.1 Docking Stations for PMPs by Number of Channels
  • 3.7.2 Docking Stations for PMPs by Portable Device Interface
• 3.8 Clock Radio/Docking Stations for PMPs
  • 3.8.1 Clock Radio/Docking Stations for PMPs by Number of Channels
  • 3.8.2 Clock Radio/Docking Stations for PMPs by Portable Device Interface
• 3.9 Active Speaker Systems by Audio Amplification Type
• 3.10 Active Speaker Systems with Wireless Audio Transmission

Chapter 4 - Regional Markets

• 4.0 Introduction
• 4.1 The U.S. and Canada Market
• 4.2 The Latin America Market
• 4.3 The Western Europe Market
• 4.4 The Eastern Europe Market
• 4.5 The Asia Pacific Market
• 4.6 The Middle East and Africa Market

Chapter 5 - Suppliers and Competitive Market

• 5.0 Introduction
• 5.1 Market Share Estimates
  • 5.1.1 HTiB (Home Theater in a Box) Systems
  • 5.1.2 Active Sound Bars
  • 5.1.3 Active PC Speakers
  • 5.1.4 PMP Docking Stations
• 5.2 Supplier Profiles

Appendix 1 - Glossary

Appendix 2 - List of Tables & Figures

*Full table of contents can be obtained upon the request of sample pages.