By Greg Tarr On May 23 2013 - 1:31pm

Hillcrest, TCL Extend ‘Freespace’ Agreement

Rockville, Md. — Hillcrest Labs and TCL Multimedia have entered a multiyear agreement to extend the use of Hillcrest’s Freespace in-air pointing and motion

TWICE Staff On May 23 2013 - 1:29pm

Phorus Offers Dads & Grads Bundles

Calabasas, Calif. — Phorus is running a Dads and Grads special on its PS1 speaker and PR1 receiver. The Phorus audio products (bundled as a wireless speaker,

By Lisa Johnston On May 23 2013 - 10:57am

Pioneer Bows AppRadio 3

Long Beach, Calif. — Pioneer updated its AppRadio platform and debuted its first two compatible in-dash receivers, both of which also have compatibility with

By John Laposky On May 23 2013 - 9:28am

OtterBox Acquires LifeProof

Fort Collins, Colo. – OtterBox has acquired LifeProof, a primary competitor in the protective case market. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Diego,

By Alan Wolf On May 23 2013 - 9:04am

J&R Restructures Brick-and-Mortar Business

New York — Specialty CE retailer J&R Music & Computer World has consolidated its stores, SKUs and staff to cut costs, recalibrate the business and

By Joseph Palenchar On May 23 2013 - 8:45am

Harman Kardon Adds More Connectivity To New AVRs

Stamford, Conn. — A trio of A/V receivers (AVRs) launched by Harman Kardon reduce the brand’s opening price point for networked AVRs to $299 from $499. The

By Alan Wolf On May 23 2013 - 8:59am

Nationwide Targets Showrooming With New Training Effort

Winston-Salem, N.C. — The Nationwide Marketing Group has introduced a video-based sales training program to help its independent dealer members engage and close

By Joseph Palenchar On May 23 2013 - 8:58am

CTIA Panel Sees Adversarial Relationships Waning

Las Vegas — Relations between wireless carriers, retailers and handset vendors have been adversarial for a long time, but that’s changing. That was one of

TWICE Staff On May 23 2013 - 8:34am

Sachs Leaving Dual

Heathrow, Fla. — Dual Electronics announced Ed Sachs, president of its sales division, is leaving at the end of the month. Dual said in a statement that Sachs

By Joseph Palenchar On May 22 2013 - 5:02pm

Walmart: Smartphones Taking Retail Back To Its Roots

CTIA 2013 Las Vegas — Smartphones will “bring retailing back to its roots of being personal and interactive,” said Gibu Thomas, global head of mobile