Insights
Apple’s Switch to USB-C Slim Pickings in a Sea of Nominal Upgrades in Latest Devices
Insight | 4Q 2023 | IN-7100
U.S.-China Trade Close to a Record, Highlighting need for End-to-End Traceability
Insight | 1Q 2023 | IN-6836
Latest Research
Market Data | 4Q 2024 | MD-CTECH-111
Market Data | 4Q 2024 | MD-HCE-103
Market Data | 4Q 2024 | MD-HEDS-103
Market Data | 4Q 2024 | MD-PCE-103
Presentation | 4Q 2024 | PT-3043
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Consumer Technologies Coverage Areas
ABI Research’s Consumer Technologies research contextualizes and gives a holistic view of the consumer devices segment, extracting value across all key transformational technologies. Specifically, it examines the penetration rates and impact of technologies like 5G, Artificial Intelligence (AI), TinyML, computer vision, smart voice, Augmented Reality (AR)/Virtual Reality (VR), short-range connectivity technologies, positioning and tracking technologies, and edge compute on the consumer devices market. This consumer-oriented data and analysis covers the mobile and fixed domains, with specific insights into smartphones, tablets, wearables, personal and portable computers, home entertainment devices, smart home devices, consumer appliances, and consumer robotics. Special focus is given to the impact on transformative technologies that will underpin future unified user experiences, and how these may change vendors shares, business models, and the market landscape. ABI Research also looks at barriers and market accelerators that will be best placed to unleash the full capabilities that consumer technologies can bring to the industry over the next 5 years and beyond
- ■ Mobile devices, including smartphones, tablets, and notebooks
- ■ Wearables, including smartwatches, fitness bands, hearables, and healthcare devices
- ■ Fixed wireless Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) and mobile broadband devices
- ■ Media devices, including Televisions (TVs) and Set-Top Boxes (STBs)
- ■ VR HMDs and smart glasses
- ■ Smart home devices, including, security cameras, voice control devices, smart lighting, thermostats, air quality sensors, and smart control gateways
- ■ Smart appliances, including refrigerators, washing machines, ovens, and dishwashers
- ■ Consumer robotics, including drones, homecare/lawncare, social robots, and robotic toys
- ■ 5G
- ■ AI and ML
- ■ AR and VR
- ■ Wireless connectivity, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Ultra-Wideband (UWB), and Zigbee
- ■ Location and positioning technologies, both indoors and outdoors
- ■ AI and ML
- ■ Display technologies
- ■ Smart biometrics
- ■ Sensors
- ■ Granular quantitative datasets and forecasts showing device market segmentations by shipment volumes, major regions, revenue, and Average Selling Prices (ASPs)
- ■ Dashboard and pivot table interfaces providing cross-tabulation to analyze data relationships across multiple input variables
- ■ Vendors’ shares for the major device segments
- ■ A documented quarterly analytical update giving panoramic insights across all consumer technologies and devices
- ■ Concise strategic insights analyzing the industry’s most important news and headlines
Companies Covered
Analyst Support
Eric Abbruzzese
Research Director
Stuart Carlaw
Chief Research Officer
Adhish Luitel
Principal Analyst
David McQueen
Research Director
Malik Saadi
Vice President
Andrew Spivey
Principal Analyst
Rithika Thomas
Senior Analyst
Ryan Wiggin
Senior Analyst
Andrew Zignani
Senior Research Director
Eric Abbruzzese
Research Director
Stuart Carlaw
Chief Research Officer
Adhish Luitel
Principal Analyst
David McQueen
Research Director
Malik Saadi
Vice President
Andrew Spivey
Principal Analyst
Rithika Thomas
Senior Analyst
Ryan Wiggin
Senior Analyst
Andrew Zignani
Senior Research Director
Deliverables
DATA
Market Data spreadsheets are composed of deep data, market share analysis, and highly segmented, service-specific forecasts to provide detailed insight where opportunities lie.
REPORTS
Our qualitative reports present in-depth analysis on key market trends, technologies, applications, and emerging companies. Reports are in PDF or PowerPoint format.
INSIGHTS
ABI Insights offer expert perspective on recent news events, including M&As, proposed and recently enacted regulations, product launches, and market updates.
Reports & Data
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Smart Home Hardware for Energy Management
Market Data | 2Q 2024 | MD-SHHA-24
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Smart Home Hardware for Safety, Security, and Convenience
Market Data | 2Q 2024 | MD-SHSS-24
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Smart Home Market Data Overview: 2Q 2024
Presentation | 2Q 2024 | PT-3102
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Personal Consumer Electronics
Market Data | 2Q 2024 | MD-PCE-102
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Consumer Technologies Market Data Overview: Q2 2024
Presentation | 2Q 2024 | PT-3042
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Consumer Technologies
Market Data | 2Q 2024 | MD-CTECH-110
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Home Consumer Electronics
Market Data | 2Q 2024 | MD-HCE-102
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Home Entertainment, Devices, and Services
Market Data | 2Q 2024 | MD-HEDS-102
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Consumer Electronics Supply Chain: Market Trends and Regulation
Report | 2Q 2024 | AN-5551
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Set-Top Boxes and CPE
Market Data | 1Q 2024 | MD-STB-176
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Set-Top Boxes and CPE Market Data Overview: Q1 2024
Presentation | 1Q 2024 | PT-2705
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Key Takeaways From CES 2024
Whitepaper | 1Q 2024 | WP-1037
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Pay TV and Residential Broadband Subscriptions
Market Data | 1Q 2024 | MD-VSUB-134
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82 Technology Trends That Will—And Will Not—Shape 2024
Whitepaper | 1Q 2024 | WP-1035
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55 Technology Leaders To Watch In 2024
Whitepaper | 4Q 2023 | WP-1034
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Consumer Technologies Market Update: 2H 2023
Presentation | 3Q 2023 | PT-2775
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Home Consumer Electronics
Market Data | 3Q 2023 | MD-HCE-101
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Home Entertainment, Devices, and Services
Market Data | 3Q 2023 | MD-HEDS-101
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Personal Consumer Electronics
Market Data | 3Q 2023 | MD-PCE-101
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Consumer Technologies
Market Data | 3Q 2023 | MD-CTECH-109
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Consumer Technologies: 1H Market Update
Presentation | 2Q 2023 | PT-2739
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Consumer Technologies
Market Data | 2Q 2023 | MD-CTECH-108
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37 Technology Stats You Need to Know for 2023
Whitepaper | 1Q 2023 | WP-1013
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Media Devices: UltraHD, 4K, HDR, 8K, HEVC
Market Data | 1Q 2023 | MD-CHD-176
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74 Technology Trends that Will-and Will Not-Shape 2023
Whitepaper | 1Q 2023 | WP-1012
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40 Technology Companies To Watch In 2023
Whitepaper | 4Q 2022 | WP-1011
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Consumer Technologies Market Update: 4Q 2022
Presentation | 4Q 2022 | PT-2473
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Consumer Tech
Market Data | 4Q 2022 | MD-CTECH-107
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Set-Top Boxes and CPE
Market Data | 3Q 2022 | MD-STB-175
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37 Technology Companies Leading the Way in 2022
Whitepaper | 3Q 2022 | WP-1004
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Pay TV and Residential Broadband Subscriptions
Market Data | 3Q 2022 | MD-VSUB-133
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Consumer Technologies Market Update: Q2 2022
Presentation | 2Q 2022 | PT-2472
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Consumer Tech
Market Data | 2Q 2022 | MD-CTECH-106
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Telco Sustainability Rankings: Leaders, Mainstream and Followers
Whitepaper | 2Q 2022 | WP-WNGH-192
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Consumer Technologies
Presentation | 1Q 2022 | PT-2471
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Key Takeaways from Mobile World Congress 2022
Whitepaper | 1Q 2022 | WP-1002
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36 Leading Companies to Know in 2022
Whitepaper | 1Q 2022 | WP-WNGH-191
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38 Transformative Technology Stats You Need to Know for 2022
Whitepaper | 1Q 2022 | WP-WNGH-190
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Consumer Tech
Market Data | 1Q 2022 | MD-CTECH-105
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70 Technology Trends That Will—And Will Not—Shape 2022
Whitepaper | 4Q 2021 | WP-WNGH-189
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Consumer Tech
Presentation | 4Q 2021 | PT-2470
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Consumer Tech
Market Data | 4Q 2021 | MD-CTECH-104
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Consumer Technologies
Presentation | 3Q 2021 | PT-2469
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Consumer Tech
Market Data | 3Q 2021 | MD-CTECH-103
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Set-Top Box and Broadband CPE
Market Data | 3Q 2021 | MD-STB-174
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Pay TV and Residential Broadband Subscriptions
Market Data | 3Q 2021 | MD-VSUB-132
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Media Devices: UltraHD, 4K, HDR, 8K, HEVC
Market Data | 2Q 2021 | MD-CHD-175
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Consumer Technologies
Market Data | 2Q 2021 | MD-CTECH-102
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Consumer Technologies
Presentation | 2Q 2021 | PT-2468
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Consumer Technologies
Market Data | 1Q 2021 | MD-CTECH-101
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Consumer Technologies
Presentation | 1Q 2021 | PT-2467
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Android TV Market Update
Report | 1Q 2021 | AN-5318
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68 Technology Trends That Will Shape 2021
Whitepaper | 4Q 2020 | WP-WNGH-174
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Set-Top Boxes and CPE
Market Data | 3Q 2020 | MD-STB-173
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Pay TV and Residential Broadband Subscriptions
Market Data | 3Q 2020 | MD-VSUB-131
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Media Devices: UltraHD, 4K, HDR, 8K, HEVC
Market Data | 3Q 2020 | MD-CHD-174
Insights
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RedCap Consumer Devices to Drive New Use Cases and Expand the 5G Ecosystem
Insight | 2Q 2022 | IN-6591
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Emza Visual Sense and Dell Democratize TinyML in Laptops
Insight | 2Q 2022 | IN-6536
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Lattice Semiconductor Bringing Edge ML into Premium Laptops
Insight | 1Q 2022 | IN-6484
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Fairphone Pushes Smartphone Companies to Become More Environmentally Friendly
Insight | 1Q 2022 | IN-6451
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CES 2022 Wearables Highlights
Insight | 1Q 2022 | IN-6418
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Apple Embraces “Right-to-Repair” but Restricts the New Policy to Certain Repairs
Insight | 4Q 2021 | IN-6363
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The EC Again Leads the Global Effort Against E-waste: Will Apple be Forced to Scrap its Lightning Connectors?
Insight | 4Q 2021 | IN-6316
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Wi-Fi Sensing: The Next Wi-Fi Technology to Benefit the Broadband Industry
Insight | 4Q 2021 | IN-6302
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The Wearables Sector’s Pandemic-Fueled Growth Provides a Barrier against the Global Chip Shortage
Insight | 4Q 2021 | IN-6303
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“Right to Repair” Laws Threaten Big Consumer Tech Companies’ Profits
Insight | 3Q 2021 | IN-6285
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Growing Emergence of Immersive Video Services Among Telecom Operators
Insight | 3Q 2021 | IN-6273
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6 GHz Band to Benefit Both Wi-Fi and 5G
Insight | 3Q 2021 | IN-6215
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Google and Samsung Team Up to Launch a Unified New Wear Smartwatch Platform
Insight | 2Q 2021 | IN-6190
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Augmented Reality for Telecom Operators & How it can Boost the AR Market?
Insight | 1Q 2021 | IN-6046
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CES 2021: True Wireless Headsets Are the Winners in Wearable Categories
Insight | 1Q 2021 | IN-6051
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Despite the High Price, Apple’s AirPods Max are Set to Foster Increased Competition in Wireless Headset Market
Insight | 1Q 2021 | IN-6047
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Low Earth Orbit Satellite Broadband to Drive Universal Broadband Access, Despite Challenges
Insight | 1Q 2021 | IN-6039
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Comprehensive Portfolio Propels Qualcomm to Market Leadership in TinyML-Based Machine Vision
Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-5988
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VR Gloves Seeing a Stronger Hold in 2020 and Beyond
Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-5974
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How The Shift towards 5G Consumer Devices Impacts the Environment
Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-5960
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Operators Need to Provide More Than Connectivity as Broadband Markets Saturate
Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-5924
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Amazon Puts Sidewalk in Echo, Ring, and Car Devices, Pushing from Smart Home to Smart City
Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-5941
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Comcast Eyes Smart TVs to Expand Streaming Opportunity and Stay Competitive Across Markets
Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-5955
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Oculus Quest 2 Arrives in October 2020 and Points to a Standalone HMD Future for VR
Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-5942
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Troubled Times Ahead for Huawei Smartphones as Trade War Bites Deep
Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-5949
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6 GHz Wi-Fi to Aid with the Pressure Associated with the Increase in Home-Based Workers Caused by COVID-19
Insight | 3Q 2020 | IN-5916
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Assessing NVIDIA’s Opportunities, Challenges, and Options for Acquiring Arm
Insight | 3Q 2020 | IN-5933
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AR and VR can Revolutionize Fitness and Help in Maintaining an Active Lifestyle
Insight | 3Q 2020 | IN-5886
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Apple’s UWB Efforts—Past, Present, and Future
Insight | 3Q 2020 | IN-5869
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COVID-19 Impact: Challenges and Opportunities in Pay TV and OTT Markets
Insight | 3Q 2020 | IN-5874
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5G Set to Offer “Always-On” Notebooks a New Lease on Life
Insight | 3Q 2020 | IN-5861
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Apple’s WWDC Return to Smart Home Reflects Industry Shifting to Automation
Insight | 3Q 2020 | IN-5870
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As Expected, Streaming and SVOD up During COVID-19 Pandemic—Networks Mostly up to the Task
Insight | 2Q 2020 | IN-5807
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U.S. FWA Market Primes for Accelerated Growth Due to 5G
Insight | 2Q 2020 | IN-5802
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Desire for Content Is at an All Time High, and Apple Is Positioned to Dominate in Immersive Content
Insight | 2Q 2020 | IN-5818
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As China Emerges from Lockdown First, What Does It Mean for Smart Home?
Insight | 2Q 2020 | IN-5816
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Wearables on the Frontline: Helping the Fight against COVID-19
Insight | 2Q 2020 | IN-5799
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Consumer Smart Glasses Gain Incumbent Traction with Facebook and Will Comfortably Grow into Enterprise
Insight | 2Q 2020 | IN-5790
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Gaming Breaks User and Network Records during Crisis, with New Game Consoles on the Horizon
Insight | 2Q 2020 | IN-5781
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Is 2020 the Year of Dual-Frequency GNSS Smartphones?
Insight | 1Q 2020 | IN-5747
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How Apple’s Quick Look Feature Update Can Drive AR Online Shopping Growth
Insight | 1Q 2020 | IN-5754
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NEXTGEN TV ATSC 3.0 Rollouts and Devices to Hit U.S. Markets in 2020
Insight | 1Q 2020 | IN-5756
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HTC Unveils the Modularity Behind its VIVE Cosmos Series of HMDs
Insight | 1Q 2020 | IN-5755
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5G Smartphone Market in a Hurry to Reach Mid-Range in 2020
Insight | 1Q 2020 | IN-5732
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What Does the Future of Augmented Reality Contact Lenses Look Like?
Insight | 1Q 2020 | IN-5722