The Bourne Report – November 2006

Highlights:

• The Ten Coolest Consumer Products of 2006
• Just six companies received $59+ million in venture capital funding
• More than 50 companies launched products/revealed significant product developments

16 pages

Table of Contents

Trend Watch

The Ten Coolest Consumer Products of 2006

The Auto Market

Airbags/ESC/Anti-Rollover
Tires

The Communications Market

Optical Networks

The Computing Market

Peripherals/Mice

The Consumer Market

Athletic Wear
Bikes
Boating
Fishing Tackle
Golf

The Industrial Market

Aerospace
Ink Jet Printing/RFID
Public Transportation
RFID
Robotics
Uniforms
Wireless Sensing
Water Quality

The Medical Market

Infection Control

The Military Market

Space

Product Developments - Nanotechnology

Batteries
Biosensor
Diagnostics
Displays
Insulation
Lighting
Nanoparticles
Not-so-Nano After All
Oncology
Packaging
Wound Care

Product Developments - MEMS

Camera
Flow Sensor
Inertial Sensors
Infrared Sensor
Microphone
Optical MEMS
Probes
Pressure Sensor
RF MEMS
Tire Pressure Monitoring

Product Developments - NEMS

Lab-on-a-Chip

Product Developments - Other Technologies

Glucose Sensor
Pressure Sensor

Other Business News

Acquisitions/IPOs/Mergers

Venture Capital Funding

Company Index