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1.0   Report Summary

1.1 Purpose of Report

1.2  Scope of Report

1.3  Research Approach

2.0   The Media Tablet Market: Uptake and Players

2.1  Global Media Tablet Adoption

2.2  Media Tablet Brands and Market Performance

2.3  Media Tablet Operating Systems and Market Performance

2.4  The Tablet Value Chain: Components and Distribution

2.4.1 Trends in SoC Platform Designs

2.4.2 Trends in Touch Screen Technology

2.4.3 Media Tablet Distribution Channels

3.0   Consumer and Industry Perspectives

3.1  Consumer Data: Usage and Preferences

3.1.1 Tablet Differentiation and CE Cannibalization

3.1.2 Tablet Usage and Content Consumption

3.1.3 Consumer Purchase Intentions and Brand Preferences

3.2  Mobile Carriers’ Data Plans and Tablet Subsidies

3.3  Industry Perspectives

3.3.1 Media Tablets for TV and Video

3.3.2 Media Tablets for Gaming

3.3.3 Media Tablets for Digital Publishing

3.3.4 Media Tablets for Enterprise Use

4.0   Market Forecasts

4.1 Market Drivers and Barriers

4.2 Forecast Methodology

4.3 Five-year Projection of Tablet Sales

5.0   Market Implications and Recommendations

6.0   Appendix

6.1 Glossary

6.2 Company Index

ABC

Acer

Adobe

Amazon

Apple

Asus

AT&T

Atmel

Barnes & Noble

Boxee

CBS

Comcast

Cypress

Dell

EA Mobile

Gameloft

Google

HP

HTC

Hulu

LG

Microsoft

Motorola

Netflix

Nvidia

Qualcomm

RIM

Samsung

Sling Mobile

Sony

Sprint

Synaptics

Texas Instruments

Texterity

Time Warner Cable

T-Mobile

Verizon

Viewsonic

The Wonderfactory

Woodwing

Tablet Adoption among U.S. Broadband Households
Tablet Adoption among European Broadband Households
Differentiation of Tablet Devices by Purpose and Pricing
Tablet Market Share by Brand, 2Q 2010 – 1Q 2011
Tablets on Market: Brands, Features and Pricing
Tablet Market Share by Operating System, 2Q 2010 – 1Q 2011
Tablet SoC Vendor Profiles
Touch Screen Technology Vendor Profiles
Market Share by Screen Size, 2Q 2010 – 1Q 2011
Tablet Purchase Locations, Compared with Similar CEs
CE Adoption Among Tablet Owners and Intenders
Effect of Tablet on Other CE Purchases
Occasions and Locations of Tablet Use
Frequency of Content Consumption on Tablets
Internet Tablet Usage by Business Users and Students
Likelihood of Recommending Tablet
Tablet Purchases and Intentions in the U.S. and Europe, 2011
Preferred Brands for Intended Tablet Purchases in the U.S. and Europe
Carrier Data Plan Pricing and Subsidies for Tablets
3G Service Uptake for Tablets
iPad Video Apps and Services
Pay-TV Operators Tablet Video Applications and Services
Game Publishers’ Mobile Apps by Platform
Annual e-Book Sales, 2002 - 2010
Monthly e-Book Sales, March 2009 – February 2011
Tablet Publishing Agencies and Platforms
Subscription Policies: Apple vs. Google
iPad Adoption in Enterprise—Good Technology Data
Media Tablets Sales Forecasts: Worldwide 2011-2015
Media Tablet Forecasts by Region (2011-2015)
Media Tablet Forecasts by Channel, Feature, and Customer Type (2011-2015)

Publish Date: 2Q 2011

Pages: 61

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Authored By:
Jennifer Kent - Research Analyst
Harry Wang - Director, Health & Mobile Product Research

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