2010年2月19日 星期五

山寨搶進電子書 價格戰熾熱-Yahoo!奇摩新聞

山寨搶進電子書 價格戰熾熱-Yahoo!奇摩新聞

山寨搶進電子書 價格戰熾熱

更新日期:2010/02/19 01:39 李純君
工商時報【李純君】
近年來因亞馬遜力推Kindle電子書,全球電子書市場大起,而在大陸市場的部分,除有中國移動,這家官方力挺 的電信系統廠正全力推動電子書產業的成形之外,方正等大陸本土PC龍頭廠也都確定跨足該領域,再者,大陸既有的2大電子書供應商漢王與金科目前在國際市場 上的知名度也逐步打開,因此早在去年底,諸多市調單位便曾預期,到了2010年大陸電子書市場將占全球總體市場的2成,而2011年以後,大陸甚至有機會 取代美國,成為全球最大的電子書消費地。
此外向來科技產業圈市場殺手的大陸深圳山寨業者,從去年第四季起便一窩蜂搶進電子書產業了,甚至早 在去年底,就有4~5款的山寨電子書問世,而今年跨入的廠商更多了,至今已推出的品牌約有10個,如在山寨大本營的深圳華強北商圈就可以看到多款以 「XXBooK」為名的山寨電子書,像lBook、DigiBook、Walkbook、BEBOOK、NUBOOK等。
但最讓科技圈震 驚、使品牌大廠又氣又怕的則是「山寨電子書公板」的問世!大陸山寨圈傳出,掌握電子紙專利技術的台系業者元太,為了制衡大客戶已大舉推出公板,山寨業者或 向元太採購公板,然後貼牌打上自己的Logo拿到市場銷售,或是使用津科的翰林V3模具OEM生產電子書,讓大陸山寨圈吹起電子書風潮更盛。
依 藉著台灣元太所推出的電子書公板,大陸山寨圈正吹起電子書的風潮,目前已跨入電子書領域的山寨廠數量至少數十家到上百家,這些廠商將陸續在今年第2季推出 產品,因此預計在今年內要上市的山寨電子書數量約達上百款,售價將訂在1,200元人民幣(下同)到1,500元間,這與目前 大陸漢王等品牌廠所推出均價在3,000元的電子書價格差距達到一半,這讓大陸的電子書市場在規模尚未擴大前就先行出現價格肉搏戰,但卻因此使得大陸電子 書的整體市價快速下滑,有助於市場規模打開,堪稱產業發展史上的元年。

2010年2月14日 星期日

National Instruments Announces Plans for 'Engineer Barbie' - National Instruments

National Instruments Announces Plans for 'Engineer Barbie' - National Instruments

National Instruments Announces Plans for 'Engineer Barbie'

Career-Oriented Barbie Designed to Promote Interest in Dolls among Engineers, Scientists
MALIBU, Calif. - April 1, 2006 - National Instruments, a global leader in virtual instrumentation, today announced plans to develop a new version of Mattel's wildly successful doll line. Engineer Barbie, the latest incarnation of the 11½-inch fashion icon, will be released during NIWeek as part of the company's continued focus on increasing the productivity, and personality, of engineers and scientists. The company sees this as a natural extension of its widely acclaimed efforts to increase interest in math and science among children to ensure a steady of supply of engineers and scientists in the future.
Engineer Barbie "This is a big step forward for NI in terms of two very important company initiatives," said John Graff, NI vice president of marketing. "Since Microsoft has used our products to test the Xbox 360, as well as our work with LEGO, we felt it made sense to further expand our burgeoning toy division with Engineer Barbie. At the same time, we are motivating engineers and scientists to take up doll play as an alternative to the 'busywork' of science and math."
In a departure from traditional Barbie glamour, Engineer Barbie's wardrobe will reflect her chosen profession. She will be outfitted with a navy blue NI T-shirt, board shorts and a pair of worn out flip-flops. In addition to the casual dress, Engineer Barbie accessories will include a laptop computer, a chewed up #2 pencil and an EE Times Product of the Year trophy.
"I can't wait to see how Engineer Barbie gets along with my Spa Getaway Barbie," said an excited Shelley Gretlein, real-time and embedded group manager at National Instruments. "Wait, that reminds me," she continued. "I hope my Fashion Fever Dream Closet is big enough for both Barbies and my Pirates of the Caribbean Ken!"
National Instruments also announced plans for Engineer Barbie 2.0 that will leverage the LabVIEW Embedded platform and the new distributed intelligence features of LabVIEW 8. Engineer Barbie 2.0 will dramatically simplify the process of designing, prototyping and deploying Barbie social networks.
Pricing, Availability, and More Information
Engineer Barbie is not an actual product, and if you attempt to purchase it from National Instruments or Mattel, you will likely be met with hysterical laughter. Happy April Fool's Day!
About National Instruments
For 30 years, National Instruments (www.ni.com) has been a technology pioneer and leader in virtual instrumentation - a revolutionary concept that has changed the way engineers and scientists in industry, government and academia approach measurement and automation. The company is run by people with a well-developed sense of humor who would not punish the content team for a once-per-year bit of tomfoolery - April Fools! Leveraging PCs and commercial technologies, virtual instrumentation increases productivity and lowers costs for test, control and design applications through easy-to-integrate software, such as NI LabVIEW, and modular measurement and control hardware for PXI, PCI, PCI Express, USB and Ethernet. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 3,800 employees and direct operations in nearly 40 countries. For the past seven years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America. Readers can obtain investment information from the company's investor relations department by calling (512) 683-5090, e-mailing nati@ni.com or visiting www.ni.com/nati.


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