Early leading products, such as computers, are being joined by netbooks, consoles, Wi-Fi smartphones and -- most recently -- networked TV devices, as the drive to bring over-the-top (OTT) web content to the big screen gathers momentum, according to the research group.

“Fixed devices clustered around the TV represented less than 5% of all networked devices in 2003, when Strategy Analytics began tracking connected devices, says Peter King, director, Connected Home Devices service. “Today that figure is 37%. By 2014 almost half of all networked devices will be fixed devices in the home, the rest will be portable. Consumers are now ready to bring Internet and OTT services to their TV screens, especially due to the success of the online game console. TVs, Blu-Ray players and DVRs will be the leading network-enabled devices in the family room.”