The Worldwide Market for Edutainment Toys Reached $1.7 Million in 2005, and This Figure is Expected to Hit $5.5 Billion by 2010.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c38197) has announced the addition of Edutainment Educational material that is also entertaining. (application) edutainment - Interactive education and entertainment services or software, usually supplied commercially via a cable network or on CD-ROM. Toys: Not Just Child's Play child's play n. 1. Something very easy to do. 2. A trivial matter. child's play Noun Informal something that is easy to do Noun 1. , but a Potential Revenue Opportunity for the Semiconductor Industry to their offering. What are edutainment toys and why are we covering this market? Edutainment toys are intended to educate children during play. A particular segment of edutainment toys has distinguished itself by incorporating existing technology typically found in higher-end consumer electronics. Portable, multimedia applications, such as mobile handsets and portable media players, represent some of the strongest revenue opportunities for semiconductor companies. We believe that portable, multimedia edutainment toys represent an emerging revenue opportunity for the semiconductor industry. The worldwide market for edutainment toys reached $1.7 million in 2005, and this figure is expected to hit $5.5 billion by 2010. The growth in the edutainment toy segment is taking place as the costs of microprocessors and memory chips drop significantly. And semiconductor companies, like LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. Logic, are already poised to take advantage of this opportunity by targeting existing multimedia solutions at the price-sensitive edutainment toy market. This report includes worldwide forecasts for unit shipments, ASPs, and revenue for edutainment toys. It also includes US market share for the top manufacturers, such as LeapFrog Enterprises LeapFrog Enterprises Inc NYSE: LF is an educational toy company based in Emeryville, California. LeapFrog is best known for its LeapPad, a paper-based electronic reading toy. and VTech, in this industry. Finally, this report examines the semiconductor content found in a typical, portable edutainment product found on the market today. Contents are as follows: Executive Summary Methodology Introduction Manufacturers Fisher-Price KidTronics Hasbro PLAYSKOOL VIDEONOW JR Portable Video Player A handheld device that plays videos. The term may refer to lightweight flash-based or hard disk-based MP4 players that download video content from a computer or to heavier, but still very portable, devices that play DVDs. See portable DVD player, Portable Media Center and portable media player. LeapFrog Enterprises Screen-Based Products Leapster Multimedia Learning Game System Leapster L-MAX Learning Game System FLY Pentop Computer Sega Toys PICO Pico (pē`kō) [Port.,=peak], island (1991 pop. 15,129), 167 sq mi (433 sq km), Horta dist., in the N Atlantic, one of the central Azores. It takes its name from the volcanic mountain, Pico Alto [high peak], which rises to 7,711 ft (2,350 m). CoCoPad Learning System VTech V.Smile TV Learning System V.Smile Pocket V.Flash V.Smile Baby Component Suppliers ARC International This article is about the publicly traded processor company. For the privately held French housewares company of the same name, see ARC International (household). Freescale Semiconductor Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. is an American semiconductor manufacturer. It was created by the divestiture of the Semiconductor Products Sector of Motorola in 2004. Freescale focuses their integrated circuit products on the automotive, embedded and communications markets. , Inc. LSI Logic Major Market Trends for 2006 Parents Are Spending More Money on Infants Products Are Incorporating "Grow-with-Me" Features Learning Platforms are Displacing Standalone stand·a·lone adj. Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. Toys Mainstream Technology Entering the Edutainment Market Kids are Getting Older Younger Distribution Channel Trends Mass Market Retailers Grow in Importance Specialty Toy Retailers Consolidate Seasonality Increases Manufacturers' Risks Forecast Worldwide Revenue US Market Share Average Sale Prices Worldwide Unit Shipments Semiconductor Content Forecast List of Tables List of Figures Companies Mentioned Include: --LSI Logic --LeapFrog Enterprises --VTech --Fisher-Price --Hasbro --Sega Toys --ARC International --Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c38197 |
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