USA Today
Monday, February 20, 2012
What's PlayStation Vita got that my smartphone doesn't?
 Sales of dedicated handheld systems have declined even as more Americans play video games. About 135 million people play at least one hour a month, up from 58 million in 2008, according to the research firm Park Associates.
Though computers and traditional home consoles remain the most popular devices, younger players prefer mobile phones, the firm - ...read more
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Social and online games drive growth in audience
Online social games and free-to-play games, especially those such as FarmVille on Facebook, have helped the number of people who play video games to more than double to 135 million from 56 million in 2008, according to a new report from Parks Associates.
The research firm's new report, Trends in Digital Gaming: Free-to-Play, Social, and Mobile Games, - ...read more
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Smart' TVs and other products proliferate at CES
And while the number of broadband-capable homes with smart TVs is gaining, the growth is not gangbusters, according to Brett Sappington, research director for Parks Associates. The percentage of broadband-capable homes with smart TVs connected to the Internet has risen from 8% in 2010 to 10% in 2011.
From the article, "'Smart' TVs and other - ...read more
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Roku unveils its latest: Streaming Stick
The stick will be compatible with the new MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) standard. MHL provides power to the stick from the HDMI input, so the device won't work with most TVs — even most new ones. (MHL is designed as a way to power up your smartphone and access media from the device at the same time.) Currently, only a handful of TVs from Toshiba and - ...read more
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Roku unveils its latest: Streaming Stick
Currently, only a handful of TVs from Toshiba and Samsung are MHL-compatible, says Parks Associates analyst Kurt Scherf. The new sets from Best Buy will be MHL-compatible, too.
"You'll see a lot more MHL TVs in 2012," he adds. And new smaller MHL TVs may be considerably cheaper than a big smart TV, making - ...read more
Sunday, June 05, 2011
Taking aim at gaming consoles
But Nintendo was the last console system to add Netflix streaming and could gain from adding other TV and movie content. "That is something Nintendo has been weak on," says Pietro Macchiarella, research analyst at Parks Associates. - ...read more
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Second Screen creates a 'Bambi' for multitaskers
Last November, Verizon launched its Flex View feature that lets video-on-demand customers watch movies on TV, computers and mobile devices. "Whether it's a standard or studios do it individually, where we initially purchased packaged media like Blu-ray, eventually - ...read more
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Digital media players reaching out, sending content to your TV
Hard-drive companies are on a new mission to do more than just back up your data. Now they want to bring you and your digital content into the living room.
To expand beyond the basic drive, top manufacturers Seagate, Western Digital and Iomega have quietly - ...read more
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Digital media players reach out
Hard-drive companies are on a new mission to do more than just back up your data. Now they want to bring you and your digital content into the living room.
To expand beyond the basic drive, top manufacturers Seagate, Western Digital and Iomega have quietly - ...read more
Monday, March 08, 2010
Control4 CEO Will West wants one remote to do it all
"Education is an expensive and timely proposition," says Bill Ablondi, an analyst at Parks Associates, who covers energy and the building industry. "It's going to take some time."
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