An Estimated 2015 Sales of Tablet Reaches 21 Million Units

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Technosian.com, Jakarta - International Data Center (IDC) estimates sales of tablet devices will experience a surge from the original two million units in 2010 to 21 million units by 2015.

According to a press release received here on Tuesday, tablet devices are expected to experience a surge in growth in the area of ​​the Asia-Pacific excluding Japan. The surge was also considered to affect the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to be increased by 54 percent within five years.

Taiwan is aggressively deliver products that are reliable and trustworthy for consumers globally. "The industry ICT (Information and communication technology) Taiwan is committed to presenting innovative technologies for reliable and trusted global consumers," said Director of TAITRA (Taiwan External Trade Development Council), James Chen.

In addition, said Chan, Taiwanese products are also expected to support the new lifestyles of consumers in Indonesia. "Through the campaign 'Taiwan excellence' sponsored 'Bureu of Foreign Trade' (BOFT) and TAITRA run, we hope to share Taiwan's experience in using products that have won awards in support of a new lifestyle in Indonesia," said Chen.

In Indonesia, the tablet products of Taiwan are technologically sophisticated, such as the Acer Iconia Tab A500 tablet that uses Android 3.0 (honeycomb), already on the market.

Acer A500 uses a ten-inch screen is equipped with features that make the reader comfortable. No less with Acer, Asus released Asus Eee Pad Transformer which has a thickness of only 12.98 mm in size and is intended to support highly mobile lifestyle.

This product has many advantages such as an ergonomic shape that can be used in any position, also equipped with a unique texture that make it easy to escape from the grip and make the consumer can read anywhere and anytime.

Asus also created a new tablet-hybrid innovation that has a combination of function between the tablet and smartphone devices products. The product is named Asus Padfone. In addition, the market research agency Ovum also estimates the Smartphone market will develop.

Translator/Editor: Ian Satya

Source: republika.co.id