“The consumer electronics industry came unbuttoned in Las Vegas this week. At the annual Consumer Electronics Show, which kicked off Jan. 7, companies from around the world unveiled myriad devices boasting touch-sensitive technology, rather than traditional push-button controls,” Catherine Holahan reports for BusinessWeek.
“‘The touch-screen industry is really getting hot,’ says Jennifer Colegrove, a senior analyst at iSuppli. ‘Since the iPhone came out, there are a lot of companies that did not have a relationship with touch screens before that decided, ‘O.K., I want to make a touch screen, too,”” Holahan reports.
“Sales of leading touch-screen technologies, such as those used in mobile phones and navigation devices, are expected to rise to $4.4 billion in 2012, up from $2.4 billion in 2006, according to iSuppli estimates,” Holahan reports.
“‘There is still a lot of room to grow in the industry,’ says Colegrove. Buttons, it seems, won’t be back in vogue any time soon,” Holahan reports.
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