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Scope of Application
Scope
UGPCB belongs to a specific household appliance that contains electronic components and is usually used for entertainment, communication, and clerical purposes. Examples include telephones, audio-visual teaching materials, TV sets, DVD players, and even electronic clocks.
Product Dimensions and Portability
Commodity Volume
Except for large-scale household appliances, most consumer electronics are developing towards being light, thin, and short for easy portability or use.
Increased Automation
Automation
Consumer electronics are increasingly automated. Technologies like One Touch and Fuzzy logic simplify user operations.
Energy-Saving Design
Energy-Saving Design
Some electronic products still consume 5% to 10% of energy due to standby power. Therefore, continuous improvements in circuit design are being made to further reduce power consumption during use and standby mode.
Product Connotation and Classification
Product Connotation
Consumer electronic products have different connotations in countries with different development levels and within different stages of development within the same country.
Classification in Various Countries
- In China: Consumer electronic products mainly include TV sets, DVD players (VCD, SVCD, DVD), video recorders, camcorders, radios, tape recorders, combination audio, record players, CD players, etc.
- In Developed Countries: Telephones, personal computers, home office equipment, household electronic health care equipment, and automotive electronic products are also included.
Emerging Consumer Electronics
With technological advancements and the emergence of new products and applications, digital cameras, mobile phones, PDAs, and other products are becoming emerging consumer electronics.
Information Appliances
Since the late 1990s, information appliances integrating the fields of computer, information and communication, and consumer electronics have been widely used in family life. They have functions such as audio-visual, information processing, and two-way network communication. These appliances consist of a processor, related supporting hardware (e.g., display cards, storage media, IC card or credit card reading devices), an embedded operating system, and software packages at the application layer.
Types of Information Appliances
In a broad sense, information appliances include all home appliances that can exchange information through network systems, such as PCs, set-top boxes, HPCs, DVDs, super VCDs, wireless data communication equipment, video game equipment, smart TV boxes, WEBTV, etc. Currently, audio, video, and communication equipment are the main components of information appliances.
Future Trends
In the long run, refrigerators, washing machines, microwaves, and other appliances are expected to integrate into the realm of information appliances.
