A change in technology leads to the transformation in the customer's experience and human interaction. As customers are increasingly relying on smartphones and the convenience of information available to them through a large number of websites, their needs along with their expectations have altered. By using a voice-assistance technology, companies are trying to offer their customers something which can assist them and make their life convenient. For example, Santander, a UK-based bank, has recently unveiled its voice banking services. The company’s clients can ask their simple questions via an iOS SmartBank application. The bank’s clients can no longer need to manually review their monthly statements.

The music industry has been ever-growing due to an increasing reach of various streaming services such as Apple Music, Pandora, and Spotify, among others. An increase in the adoption of subscription music has spurred the market for Bluetooth speakers, due to their ability to deliver higher definition music wirelessly. Development in the Bluetooth technology such as low power mode, HD data streaming, and improvement in the range has also helped in boosting the adoption.

We have segmented the global lubricants market based on two parameters, product and region. In the first level, the market has been segmented into industrial, automotive, marine and aerospace, as following

On the basis of products, the global intraoperative imaging market has been segmented into Intraoperative Computed Tomography (iCT) systems, intraoperative systems, Intraoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (iMRI) systems, and C-arms. On the basis of application, the market is segmented into neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, ENT surgery, oncology surgery, and others. Based on end use, the market is divided into hospitals and others. The study also comprises the regional market in which key countries considered are the U.S., Canada, Germany, UK, China, India, Brazil, Mexico, and South Africa.

The study on global industrial pumps market has been segmented based on products, applications, and regions in terms of revenue (USD Billion), where 2015 has been considered as a base year and a forecast period of nine years between 2016 and 2025 has been considered. Products are segmented into centrifugal, reciprocating, rotary, and diaphragm pumps. In terms of applications, the market has been segmented into oil & gas, chemicals, water & wastewater treatment, mining and others (food, beverage, power, construction and pharmaceutical). On a regional level, the market has been segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East & Africa.

We have analyzed the skin care products market by segmenting it on two levels. Functional segmentation of the skin care products market has been done on the basis of key products including face creams and body lotions. The face cream segment comprises anti-aging, sun protection, and skin brightening products. Furthermore, products under the body lotion segment include mass market body care lotions and premium body care lotions.

The intelligent lighting controls market is expected to grow with a significant rate during the forecast period. This is due to the integration of physical security industry with intelligent lighting, changing paradigm of lighting control industry to electronics industry and adding voice control feature to the upcoming products. The burning issue of global energy crisis is in turn, increasing the rate of adoption of intelligent lighting; which is also leading to a growth of the intelligent lighting controls market. Increasing smart homes market along with customization benefits and continuously decreasing Average Selling Price (ASP) of LED bulbs and drivers are some of the factors driving the growth of intelligent lighting control market. However, designing challenges while using LED controls, lack of standards, and the associated interoperability issues are restraining the growth of the global intelligent lighting controls market.

A wheelchair lift is a powered device - electric or hydraulic – that is used to raise a wheelchair with or without its occupant to overcome a vertical barrier. Depending upon on the end-user, a wheelchair lift can be categorized into two categories: Building wheelchair lift and vehicle wheelchair lift. The building wheelchair lift is installed at homes and commercial places for easy mobility of persons with disabilities, and it acts as an alternative to stairlifts. A vehicle wheelchair lift, on the other hand, is installed in public vehicles or private wheelchair accessible vans (WAVs) to increase accessibility of disabled people.

For the second level, the market is split based on application, which includes telecom (telephone service, internet service, along with new communications technologies such as VoIP, CATV, and HDTV), oil & gas (material sensing & high bandwidth communications), aerospace & defense (secure communication, weapon system, surveillance system, optical computing, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), military vehicle sensing), BFSI (data center & data repository services), medical (biomedical sensing, minimal invasive surgery, imaging and other applications) and railway (railway maintenance, speed monitoring, dynamic load calculation). The Other applications segment mainly includes the architecture and construction segment and the utility sector. The medical imaging segment further includes endoscopy, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Computed Tomography (CT), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), X-radiation (X-Ray) scanning, and other associated imaging technologies.