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CES 2011: Media Speed Dating

It’s 9:30 pm Las Vegas time as I write this, or as John Taylor of LG Electronics had to remind the assembled media Wednesday morning at 8am local time during

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Panasonic’s Possible Return To NYC

Reports last week of Panasonic’s possible move from Secaucus, N.J. to Brooklyn, N.Y.  in the Wall Street

Journal, among other media outlets, was

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Ultimate’s Thin Margin For Error

By the time my print issue of the Feb. 7 issue of TWICE hit my desk that morning, my

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Ultimate Epilogue

One of the many stories about the closing of Ultimate Electronics came to my attention earlier today from the home of International CES — Las Vegas.

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Hints To Ireland’s Role With BrandSource

Kathy Ireland’s role as brand ambassador for BrandSource will not just involve appearing on the group’s ads.

Oh, of course, the former Sports

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Media Makes Passes At 3D TVs That Don’t Need Glasses

To paraphrase Marilyn Monroe’s famous line in the 1950’s movie musical “How To Marry A Millionaire” –

“The media

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3D Needs More 3D Blu-ray Releases

Don’t call me for any more 3D demos if you’re going to show the same two movies again.

I saw “Avatar” and “Monsters &

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3D TV Is Not The HDTV Rollout

To paraphrase Bob Perry, executive VP of Panasonic, the rollout of 3D TV isn’t like debut of HDTV.

I would add: not by a long shot.

Why? There

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Reasons Behind Walmart’s Changes

Walmart’s decision to overhaul its CE strategy is nothing new. It’s been changing its approach every few years in the past decade.
But its recent

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Changes Abound In Specialty A/V

This month changes in the specialty A/V market came to the surface and, depending upon your viewpoint, are either ominous or hopeful.

After the demise of Ken

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