Perhaps consumers have had their fill of a regurgitation of the 'same-old stuff in a slightly different package' and the economy is already saturated with tech gadgets.
In any event, it's an important part of the economy that is clearly under performing. This may be a warning that, apart from the improving housing sector, all is not well this year.
***NOTE: Inasmuch as there seems to be problem with Blogger today when you click on my charts to enlarge them, here is a link to view this chart properly: http://screencast.com/t/bTPIBvIlp