At the crossroads of the information highway: new technology directions in consumer electronics

Author

Griffis, Patrick D. ; Lipoff, Stuart J.

Author_Institution

Bus. Eng. Center, Matsushita Electr. Corp. of America, Seacaucus, NJ, USA

Volume

82

Issue

4

fYear

1994

fDate

4/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

459

Lastpage

464

Abstract

The advent of consumer electronics dates back to the invention of the vacuum tube and its application to one of the first consumer electronics products-the radio. Since that time technology development and subsequent applications have expanded the scope of “consumer electronics.” Today, technology advances on many fronts including compression, digital signal processing, computing power, displays, communication, and software are cascading to cause a virtual explosion of new consumer electronics products, applications, and services. This paper describes “consumer electronics” within the context of the IEEE Consumer Electronics Society and explores future directions

Keywords

audio equipment; electronics industry; multimedia systems; technological forecasting; television equipment; video equipment; TV equipment; audio equipment; consumer electronics; cordless phones; portable equipment; television; video equipment; Application software; Consumer electronics; Cost function; Design engineering; Manufacturing processes; Packaging; Process design; Road transportation; TV; Vacuum technology;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5.282235

Filename

282235