Forrester Research recently announced that it expects growth of MP3 players to slow as more consumers choose to access music on their mobile phones. The number of households with standalone MP3 devices will go from just over 40 million at the end of this year to 48.4 million in 2012.
The findings were part of Forrester's 10th annual guide to consumers' technology adoption and attitudes. The report also found that adoption of cameraphones will continue to grow, jumping from 41.6 million households at the end of 2006 to nearly 97 million households in 2012.
The report highlighted that devices that make up the digital home, such as digital video recorders, high-definition televisions (HDTVs) and home networks, will be the consumer technologies that grow the fastest over the next five years.