<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><!-- generator=Zoho Sites --><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><atom:link href="https://www.handyandymedia.com/blogs/tag/right-to-repair/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Handy Andy Media - Blog #right-to-repair</title><description>Handy Andy Media - Blog #right-to-repair</description><link>https://www.handyandymedia.com/blogs/tag/right-to-repair</link><lastBuildDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 13:59:00 -0700</lastBuildDate><generator>http://zoho.com/sites/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Tech trends to watch in 2022]]></title><link>https://www.handyandymedia.com/blogs/post/tech-trends-to-watch-in-2022</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.handyandymedia.comhttps://images.unsplash.com/photo-1580894742597-87bc8789db3d?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=Mnw0NTc5N3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDI1fHx0ZWNobm9sb2d5fGVufDB8fHx8MTY0MDUwNjUxNA&amp;ixlib=rb-1.2.1&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080"/>As we head into 2022, these are the big tech trends that I will be watching closely.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm__uAyA0v_SrCzfhvAmHwucA" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm__xs3pHPBQuaIt46nC3tLMQ" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_M4-j7oynQfSxKLSBFiq-pg" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"> [data-element-id="elm_M4-j7oynQfSxKLSBFiq-pg"].zpelem-col{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-element-id="elm__uezGM5QV4xQT-9acMUhWw" data-element-type="imageheadingtext" class="zpelement zpelem-imageheadingtext "><style> @media (min-width: 992px) { [data-element-id="elm__uezGM5QV4xQT-9acMUhWw"] .zpimageheadingtext-container figure img { width: 1110px ; height: 1172.69px ; } } @media (max-width: 991px) and (min-width: 768px) { [data-element-id="elm__uezGM5QV4xQT-9acMUhWw"] .zpimageheadingtext-container figure img { width:723px ; height:763.84px ; } } @media (max-width: 767px) { [data-element-id="elm__uezGM5QV4xQT-9acMUhWw"] .zpimageheadingtext-container figure img { width:415px ; height:438.44px ; } } [data-element-id="elm__uezGM5QV4xQT-9acMUhWw"].zpelem-imageheadingtext{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="left" data-tablet-image-separate="false" data-mobile-image-separate="false" class="zpimageheadingtext-container zpimage-with-text-container zpimage-align-left zpimage-size-fit zpimage-tablet-fallback-fit zpimage-mobile-fallback-fit hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
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            theme:dark"><figure role="none" class="zpimage-data-ref"><span class="zpimage-anchor" role="link" tabindex="0" aria-label="Open Lightbox" style="cursor:pointer;"><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1516111143745-fbfc2ebd6352?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=Mnw0NTc5N3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDk4fHx2aWRlbyUyMGdhbWVzfGVufDB8fHx8MTY0MDU1MTUwNg&amp;ixlib=rb-1.2.1&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" data-src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1516111143745-fbfc2ebd6352?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=Mnw0NTc5N3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDk4fHx2aWRlbyUyMGdhbWVzfGVufDB8fHx8MTY0MDU1MTUwNg&amp;ixlib=rb-1.2.1&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" width="415" height="438.44" loading="lazy" size="fit" data-lightbox="true"/></picture></span></figure><div class="zpimage-headingtext-container"><h3 class="zpimage-heading zpimage-text-align-left " data-editor="true">Gaming consoles celebrates its 50th birthday <br></h3><div class="zpimage-text zpimage-text-align-left " data-editor="true"><p><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:400;text-indent:0px;">There are approximately 900 million console players across the globe. <a href="https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/technology/technology-media-and-telecom-predictions.html" title="Deloitte" target="_blank" rel="">Deloitte</a> predicts that the console market will generate US$81 billion in 2022, up 10% from 2021. Revenue per console player is expected to average $92 per person. That's much higher than <span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:400;text-indent:0px;">projected US$23 per PC gamer and US$50 per mobile gamer.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:400;text-indent:0px;"><span style="color:inherit;"><span><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:400;text-indent:0px;"><br></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:400;text-indent:0px;"><span style="color:inherit;"><span><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:400;text-indent:0px;"><span style="color:inherit;"><span><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:400;text-indent:0px;">Console software sales are expected to see continued growth, reaching close to US$70 billion by 2025. Over this period, digital game purchases, including downloads, subscriptions, game passes, and in-app payments are expected to rise as a share of sales from 65% in 2022 to 84% in 2025.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div>
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