On CE - For Dealers, Distributors and OEMs of Consumer Electronics throughout EMEA

EMEA tablet shipments total 10.9 million units in Q3 2019, IDC reports-- a -8.2% Y-o-Y drop brought about by the continued contraction of the consumer segment, even if demand remains healthy on the commercial side.

In fact, while consumers still lack compelling reasons to refresh devices, enterprise tablet shipments see a 4.2% Y-o-Y increase due to a digital transformation bringing a larger number of usage scenarios.

"In a quarter usually marked by seasonality, where there is a balance between the top two companies, Apple maintained and consolidated its market leadership," the analyst remarks. "The growing market saturation is driving consolidation, as the top 5 companies become increasingly dominant, and in developed economies, like in W. Europe, the top 5 represented more than 75% of the market."

Denon announces a first full-range soundbar with DTS Virtual:X-- the DHT-S216, a soundbar leveraging DTS psychoacoustic algorithms to simulate a multi-channel soundtrack played on a home theatre surround system system.

The DHT-S216 connects to any TV and media player via 4K UHD HDMI with Audio Return Channel (ARC) or optical/auxiliary inputs. While just 6cm tall it delivers high quality playback using two 3-inch down-firing subwoofers, two 1.75- x 3.5-inch dual mid-range drivers and two 1-inch tweeters. A Pure Mode eliminates surround processing and removes any adjusted characteristics associated with Movie, Music or Night modes for more precise and open sound.

Motorola straddles the line between midrange and flagship with the One Hyper-- a smartphone with a motorised pop-up front-facing camera, meaning the 6.5-inch display lacks any oversized bezels or notches.

Thanks to the pop-up camera, the 2340 x 1080 resolution display features a 90% screen-to-body ratio. The actual front-facing camera features a 32MP sensor, and accompanies a rear-facing dual-camera array consisting of a 64MP main sensor and a 8MP wide angle lens. Motorola also says users get an optional "quad pixel" mode able to merge every 4 pixels together for improved light capture, as well as other shot optimisation features.

Much hyped virtual reality startup Magic Leap might be going through a spot of trouble-- according to The Information, sales of the Magic Leap One Creator Edition mixed-reality headset total just 6000 units after 6 months.

While the headset cost $2300, the company actually had high hopes in terms of sales targets. The Information says CEO Rony Abovitz promised investors Magic Leap One sales reaching "at least" 1 million units in the first year of availability. Reportedly he was later convinced of a more realistic sales goal of 100000 units, but sales are so bad The Information claims the company is giving units to employees for free.