Quote "The slowdown in the consumer technology market is irrefutable, serious and global,"
...and easily predictable, especially this last year.
There hasn't really been anything new to buy that has a real wide appeal, it's mostly just been minor improvements to things people already have, like Tablets, TVs, Mobile phones, Laptops etc. etc. People will already have those, and the new improvements are just not worth shelling out again for most people, especially if your current <device> still works fine.