Jim Barry of the Consumer Electronics Association tracks the hottest gadgets and says this holiday season the “It” item will be “electronic books” or eBooks.
The Kindle retails for around $350 and allows you to download books wirelessly.
Barry also likes the Astak Pocket Pro and Sony’s EZ Reader.
Both retail for around $200.
“Netbooks are one of the hot area of notebooks and notebooks is the hot area of computers and they’re inexpensive, small, light, get you on the internet,” Barry said.
Barry likes the Sony VAIO which retails for around $500.
The Myine Ira Internet radio plugs into any speaker system and costs about $150 with no monthly service charge.
“As long as you have Wi Fi, it accesses 11,000 radio stations from all around the world,” Barry said.
Camcorders are also getting smaller, and lighter, plus fashion forward.
ABC-TV Chicago taps the Consumer Electronics Association for projected consumer spending for the holidays and the gadgets that are hot on the shopping list. The DXG Luxe “couture camcorder” is one to watch.
September 30, 2009 — Holiday shopping forecasts are generally grim, but it appears that shoppers still want to buy electronic items. A survey by the Consumer Electronics Assn. shows that consumer confidence in technology and consumer electronics jumped, while confidence in the overall economy fell slightly in September. That indicates that consumers seem more willing to spend dollars on electronic products that other goods. The survey indicates sales will stay steady or increase for digital TVs and monitors, Blu-Ray players, smart phones and netbooks.
Jim Barry, the Digital Answer Man for the Consumer Electronic Assn. ( www.ce.org) says these trend-setting products could be best-sellers this winter:
Kodak HD Camcorder
DXG Fashion HD Camcorder
JVC HD Camcorder
Astak Pocket Pro e-Book
Amazon Kindle
Sony VAIO Netbook
Myine IRA Internet Radio
Jabra Bluetooth iPod Headphones
Acoustibuds Earbud Enhancers
T-Mobile “Google” Phone
Acoustic Research Noise Canceling Earbuds
Panasonic Noise Canceling Earbuds
Mobi “Headphonies” Tiny Character Speakers for mp3 Players
Alpine iPod Car Attachment
Panasonic cordless phone with “choicemail”
Samson Portable Microphone
Duracell USB/Car Adaptor Charger
Callpod Chargers