Fighting the Effects of Maturity: Desktop PC Design Trends in 2008

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List of Topics

Analyzes new trends in desktop PC design and related applications, including exterior design trends, the all-in-one concept, multiple monitor applications, large panel applications, digital TV applications, and removable hard disk drives among others.

• Desktop PC Design Development Outlook
  • Consumer Electronics Fairs on the Rise, PC Shows Dwindling
  • Less Emphasis on Traditional PC Usage Environment
  • Gaining Insight into New Desktop PC Design Trends at Consumer Electronics Shows
  • User Convenience Key Element behind New Desktop PC Designs
• New Trends in Desktop PC Exterior Design
  • Adding Value with a Taste of Fashion
  • Revival of the All-in-One Concept
  • Japanese Companies Release Compact Products
• Diverse Desktop PC Applications
  • Multiple Monitor Applications
  • Large Panels Are a Means of Simultaneously Presenting Multiple Pieces of Information
  • Using PCs for Services such as Banking
  • Digital TV Applications Provide Opportunities for Desktop PCs
  • Removable Hard Disk Applications
• MIC Perspective
• Appendix

Apple, Hitachi, IBM, LG, NEC, Samsung

List of Figures

• Figure 1 Samsung Seeks to Add Value for Office Products
• Figure 2 NEC All-in-One Desktop PC
• Figure 3 LG Releases its MultiLink USB concept
• Figure 4 Large Panel Applications
• Figure 5 Hitachi' s Prius Desktop P Series Supports iVDR