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“-ready” - the scariest hyphenate in consumer electronics - is beginning to be indiscriminately slapped to the rear of “3DTV,” officially opening the 3DTV obfuscation season. Or, as Elmer Fudd would put it, it’s “3D-weady season,” which somehow sounds more appropriate.The “-ready” suffix should be familiar to most folks in the CE business. A decade ago, a burst of alleged HDTVs were confusingly labeled “HDTV-ready,
So where in the world is there still analog TV? Well, lots of places. Only in select Western European countries and the U.S. has there been analog shut offs, and there are definite lessons that can be learned from those transitions to aid other countries in the planning of a Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT) system or analog shutoff.To read the remainder of this blog please see: Digital Tech Consulting.
Richard Glikes is executive director of Home Specialists of America.
When new technology enters the market specialists lead the way. They give the consumer an understanding of the technology, in most situations create the demand for it before it is available, and explain the nuances of the individual products. Specialists cater to new adopters. They’ve built businesses around introducing the latest and greatest. All this buzz then trickles down eventually to the
John Marshall, Chairman of WirelessHD
With a myriad of new devices now available to consumers and the excitement surrounding wireless consumer electronics (CE), solid interoperability programs have become not only an added benefit, but a necessity for market success. Consumers are interested in going wireless, but, as new components are added, most face the challenge of ensuring their home entertainment products are simple to integrate and compatible with other CE
Mark Rowan is President, Griffin TechnologyAs is the case with any disruptive technology, the birth and growth of the iPod spawned a multi-billion dollar industry dedicated to the creation of an entire accessories ecosystem. And the automotive space emerged early on as one of the most promising areas for innovation and potential revenues for CE manufacturers. In fact, since designers tried to shove a record player into the glovebox of a 1956 Chrysler, the CE industry has been chasing the
It is a well-known fact that when a customer is happy, they will tell at least three people.
On the other hand, it has also been documented that if a consumer is dissatisfied they will tell 15 people. So what are they saying about you?
In these days of social media, those numbers are sure to increase at least ten-fold, and as they do the question arises: How can you get more consumers working for you, and fewer against?
A great place to start is understanding customer
Michael O’Hara is CEO Consensus Advisors
A goal of The Big Story is to relate a major news event from the prior week to the retailing and consumer products universe. For the past two years, the gravity of the global financial crisis has presented countless opportunities to explore the impact of macroeconomic trauma on the businesses with whom we work and upon which we focus. For example, last last month, the court overseeing the Lehman Bros. bankruptcy released the 2,
Mark Rowan is president, Griffin Technology
As is the case with any disruptive technology, the birth and growth of the iPod spawned a multi-billion dollar industry dedicated to the creation of an entire accessories ecosystem. And the automotive space emerged early on as one of the most promising areas for innovation and potential revenues for CE manufacturers. In fact, since designers tried to shove a record player into the glovebox of a 1956 Chrysler, the CE industry has
A warning to HP and other PC companies with the upcoming Slate tablet PC and other post-iPad tablet PCs: Stop trying to sell your new devices by touting alleged technical superiorities. Resist emphasizing faster processors, array of connecting jacks and memory slots, Flash compatibility, 1080p video playback, built-in cameras/video recorders, and that they run Windows 7. What HP and Microsoft and all tablet makers to follow have missed is that iPad is not a tablet PC.
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Michael O’Hara is CEO Consensus Advisors
A goal of The Big Story is to relate a major news event from the prior week to the retailing and consumer products universe. For the past two years, the gravity of the global financial crisis has presented countless opportunities to explore the impact of macroeconomic trauma on the businesses with whom we work and upon which we focus. For example, last Thursday, the court overseeing the Lehman Bros. bankruptcy released the 2,200
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