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Shack, Rattle and Roll

Alan Wolf
Posted by Alan Wolf on March 19, 2010

Retail has been rumbling all month long on rumors of a RadioShack buyout and Blockbuster going bust. Actually, the video-rental chain’s insolvency is more than mere speculation. As TWICE previously reported, Blockbuster concedes in its latest 10-K that Chapter 11 is likely, due to competition from other DVD and digital delivery services. Indeed, as The Motley Fool points out, the word ...... Read More

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Super Bowl CE Commercials Review

Doug Olenick
Posted by Doug Olenick on February 8, 2010

By now I’m pretty sure everyone has hit YouTube to take another look at their favorite Super Bowl commercials from last night. But for the millions, or thousands or half a dozen people, who are interested in just the spots featuring CE products, I put together a short list for your viewing pleasure along with some commentary. You can click on the links below or see them in the video module ...... Read More

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Popcorn Makers And Blu-ray Players

Lisa Johnston
Posted by Lisa Johnston on February 3, 2010

ShopRite has begun selling consumer electronics through its own online store, as evidenced by an email offer I received this morning from them. The site, www.shopritedelivers.com, has a fairly diverse selection of CE, including Canon digital cameras, Apple iPods, Garmin and TomTom GPS systems, Nintendo’s DSi, and even a Memorex Blu-ray player. It looks like the site is managed by a company ...... Read More

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CE Could Suffer From Scuttling NASA Missions

Greg Tarr
Posted by Greg Tarr on January 29, 2010

According to reports from newspapers out of Florida this week, President Barack Obama’s 2011 budget, which will be submitted to Congress on Monday, will propose abandoning NASA’s program to return U.S. astronauts to the moon by the end of the decade, as established under Project Constellation. Other NASA observers have speculated that Obama’s plan is not to scuttle the country ...... Read More

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Apples and Obamas

Doug Olenick
Posted by Doug Olenick on January 27, 2010

President Obama is Making a Huge Mistake. No, I’m not talking about healthcare reform or Afghanistan. The president should have given Steve Jobs over at Apple a call and arranged to have Apple’s latest product, the iSlate, iTablet or iWhatever, announced during tonight’s State of the Union Address. Apple will announce its newest device at a press conference this afternoon, whi ...... Read More

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Cellphone Makers Play Hardball

Joseph Palenchar
Posted by Joseph Palenchar on January 25, 2010

Wonder what might be behind the spate of patent-infringement complaints lodged by cellphone makers before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)? The patent-infringement allegations might indeed have merit, but the complaining companies might be more willing to take their case to the federal government nowadays to take advantage of either 1. rising protectionist sentiment by lawmakers or 2. ...... Read More

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Texting Finds Higher Cause In Haiti

Alan Wolf
Posted by Alan Wolf on January 22, 2010

This month texting has been elevated from a tween obsession to a life-saving service. According to the State Department, the campaign that allows mobile phone users to donate $10 to the Red Cross by texting “Haiti” to 90999 has surpassed $25 million, making it the largest mobile donation effort to date. While we all support 3D TV and other exciting entertainment technologies, it ...... Read More

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Now Lady Gaga Knows What We Go Through Every Year

John Laposky
Posted by John Laposky on January 15, 2010

The running joke around the TWICE Daily newsroom at CES was how Lady Gaga seemed to be everywhere at this year’s show. Monster Cable trotted her out to show their Gaga earbuds, and then Polaroid named her creative director for a new line of cameras. So how did Ms. Gaga enjoy her first CES? Well, according to Entertainment Weekly, she had to cancel her concert in Indiana on Thursday due to e ...... Read More

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No 3D For Me

Lisa Johnston
Posted by Lisa Johnston on January 15, 2010

When I previewed the 3D TV demos at International CES, I had a hard time getting excited about the technology because I found the whole experience uncomfortable. My eyes had trouble focusing on the 3D images, and I always took the glasses off before the demo had completed. Since I have a host of vision problems, I assumed I was the only one. But according to an article by Rafe Needleman on CNN.com ...... Read More

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Win $100,000 at CES!

Lisa Johnston
Posted by Lisa Johnston on December 30, 2009

Victorinox Swiss Army will be running a contest at International CES that challenges attendees to break into or bypass its data encryption and fingerprint-authentication technology. The technology is present on the company’s Presentation Master and Secure USB flash drives, and the first person to successfully break the technology will win $100,000. From the company: “The Victorinox C ...... Read More

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Ghosts Of Trade Shows Past

Joseph Palenchar
Posted by Joseph Palenchar on December 21, 2009

I have attended about 130 trade shows and association gatherings over the years, not including events hosted by suppliers for their dealers. During that time, I’ve seen Las Vegas transform itself from a shabby, sordid city into a gleaming, sordid metropolis, wondered why New Orleans never sent taxis to its convention center when a show closed for the day, and took many extended stays. I whe ...... Read More

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The Price Was Right

Alan Wolf
Posted by Alan Wolf on December 18, 2009

A notable news item slipped through the cracks this week amid the healthcare reform fracas and pre-holiday hubbub. Sol Price, founder of Price Club and father of the wholesale club channel, died of natural causes on Monday at the age of 93. Bronx-born Price, son of a labor organizer and clothing factory owner, was a San Diego lawyer when he entered retail in 1954 with the creation of FedMart, a me ...... Read More

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