Published 11 April 2024

Author
Elspeth Taylor
8 min read

Novel, exciting and supportive devices will capture consumer’s attention, and tech spend, in the coming year. Stylus surveys the categories and features primed for growth including smart glasses, earbuds, gaming hardware, artificial intelligence (AI) assistants and sustainable devices. From multi-functionality to sensory stimulation, we cover the new feature sets supercharging these key consumer electronics categories.

1. Upgrading Smart Glasses’ Functionality

2. Efficiency, Support & Design Boost Wireless Earbuds

3. Gaming’s Sensorial Stimulants

4. Next-Gen Tools Streamline AI Access

5. Sustainable Benefits Motivate Tech Purchases

Verified Market Research, 2023). As devices mature into their second and third generation, feature sets are improving with sharper cameras (for photo/video recording), augmented reality for navigation (not just entertainment) and support from AI chatbots.

Verified Market Research, 2023). As devices mature into their second and third generation, feature sets are improving with sharper cameras (for photo/video recording), augmented reality for navigation (not just entertainment) and support from AI chatbots.

Summary

1. Upgrading Smart Glasses’ Functionality

Verified Market Research, 2023). As devices mature into their second and third generation, feature sets are improving with sharper cameras (for photo/video recording), augmented reality for navigation (not just entertainment) and support from AI chatbots.

2. Efficiency, Support & Design Boost Wireless Earbuds

Wireless earbuds are becoming essential tech companions, helping people on the go to access audio entertainment (a booming market) and to stay connected with friends, family and work. As in-ear headphones embed into consumer routines, they’re taking on more tasks. Next-gen versions can monitor wearers’ health, coach workouts and resemble a designer-fashion accessory.

3. Gaming’s Sensorial Stimulants

Globally, 63% of consumers want multisensory experiences from brands – a desire that’s especially notable within gaming (Wunderman Thompson, 2023). Emerging devices enable players to engage with game worlds in a tactile and physically immersive manner, offering them a sense of truly inhabiting an alternative reality.

4. Next-Gen Tools Streamline AI Access

Across Australia, India, the UK and the US, 45% of consumers say they’d employ generative AI more frequently if it was integrated into the devices they already use (Salesforce, 2023). Smart brands are foregrounding AI functionality by creating shortcuts for summoning chatbots or weaving engagement into often-used services, like text messaging.

5. Sustainable Benefits Motivate Tech Purchases

Some 71% of Americans anticipate making more sustainable purchase decisions in the future (Specright, 2023), while majorities of consumers in European markets, like Italy and the Netherlands, already prioritise sustainable purchasing. Tech brands are responding with repairable devices, extended software updates (to reduce planned obsolescence) and energy-savvy gadgets.

Consumer Electronics Trends: 24/25

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