Circuit City: The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Best Buy and Conn’s, the Texas-based electronics/appliance chain, both released their quarterly financials this week and, lo and behold, mentioned Circuit City’s demise. Both...
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Best Buy and Conn’s, the Texas-based electronics/appliance chain, both released their quarterly financials this week and, lo and behold, mentioned Circuit City’s demise. Both...
As promised, I had mentioned that this blog would continue to explore the Nature of Color. In this blog, I will discuss how a...
Dwindling new subscriber gains are not the only thing irking Charles Ergen’s Dish Network these days. The satellite-TV service, which has seen its recent...
Perry: Panasonic Will Tighten Distribution Sears’ Losing Two Senior CE Merchants Apple iPhone OS Adds Over 100 Features Circuit City Dismissing Employees, Directors Best...
Apparently Steve Wozniak has developed a dedicated fan base for his “Dancing with the Stars” appearances. I haven’t seen the shows (and having two...
Rolling Stone released its list of The RS 100: Agents of Change in its April 2 issue. Seventeen percent of the list included people...
Frankly, I’m not sure how it’s working for TWICE because tracking Twitter visits is not easy, but what I do know is people seem...
There have been some questions as to whether the new iPod Shuffle will require headphones containing a proprietary chip in order to use the...
A curious item came to light on Tuesday, St. Patrick’s Day of all days, to illustrate once again how times have changed. Investor Mark...
Marcy Cohen, Sony Electronics senior manager, corporate communications, was in Philadelphia for the opening of the first Sony Style store done in conjunction with...
Now that we are all addicted to mobile phones — so addicted that some of us pay $200 a month for a family plan...
Guys, despite what you’ve been told you, size does matter. When you emptied your bank account to buy her that diamond ring, did she...
Seth Stevenson grades Comcasts’s most recent advertising campaign on Slate.com. Stevenson, noting the difficulties of a company trying to create a virtual brand community...
So J.D. Power and Associates issued a report the other day saying that “big box” retailers like Best Buy, hhgregg and others provide shoppers...
Hasbro has expanded Performance Designed Products’ rights for gaming accessories, as reported by TWICE’s sister publication Playthings. The rights are based on the toymaker’s...
It’s two months since International CES, where Panasonic, as well as several other companies, previewed work in the development of 3-D home entertainment. And...
Spring was in the air this weekend in the greater NYC area and as thoughts turned toward the upcoming baseball season, I noticed that...
NPD’s recently-released January PC sales figures showed some disturbing trends for Apple. And while no one, least of all me is ready to call...
During bleak times like this it’s easy to just look at the steady drumbeat of bad economic news and say there are no opportunities...
I know why American productivity is down. We’re all chasing down rumors, which used to be called news stories, appearing on the Web. Such...
Retailers: Don’t think the just-announced broadband video-on-demand service ZillionTV will be offering any new revenue opportunities to help you in these trying times —...
Over the years, the color depth and range of television displays have improved with the advent of newer display technologies and improved color decoding...
Here’s some new technology that bears mentioning or that is just interesting. Samsung has released a mobile phone in Korea according to reports, with...
…..The Awards Of PMA: PMA and its affiliates bestowed their annual awards at its tradeshow this week. The envelope please …. Shigetaka Komori, president...
I recently read an article about a man who apparently shot his television due to confusion about the digital TV transition. The article reported...
For turntable enthusiasts who still haven’t made the complete transition to digital — or who don’t want to purchase a turntable-converter device — independent...
Digital frame maker MediaStreet has launched a new service which will provide free photos to digital photo frame owners (of any make and model)....
President Obama, infamous for Twittering during his presidential campaign, has given up on the process. For those of you seeking to fill that void,...
This New York Times story highlights the challenges technology recruiters are facing during the recession. Included in the story is Alexis Lovell, a former...
From the you-can’t-make-this-stuff-up department: According to a report from Reuters out of London Tuesday, too much PlayStation usage may grow lumps on your palms....
Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs wants to make smartphones a fixture in U.S. classrooms. It’s an interesting idea, but most of the teachers I know...
By Kathryn Baird and Kim Hiltac We’ve been reflecting on our exhilarating experience last month at International CES 2009. And we’re not talking about...
Pioneer Electronics’ decision to drop out of the TV market is understandable and not completely a surprise. The news put a period on a...
Does Blu-ray have a future in an internet connected world where video streaming is becoming more readily available? Blu-ray players were one of the...
With the current state of the economy, it’s a natural time to reflect upon and evaluate a company’s marketing efforts. But rather than rein in...
Top 10 on TWICE.com (For the week of Feb. 9-15) Pioneer Exits TV Business As Losses Mount Best Buy Taking Magnolia In-House, To Shut...
So today is Feb. 17, 2009, the original deadline for the digital television transition to take place. No, this is not another rant about...
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the transcript of a speech delivered today during the Media Institute lunch at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington D.C.)...
Your weekly fix of news in the distribution world: DBL Distributing is now carrying the EcoSmart line of bamboo-based computer accessories from Micro Innovations....
One of the challenges consumers face when researching and subsequently purchasing consumer electronics products is understanding the many technology terms inherent to these devices. ...
Now DirecTV is reportedly entering talks with Sirius XM, possibly touching off a bidding war over the satellite-radio company between the two leading satellite...
I hate to say I told you so, but I told you so. Indications are that the bill passed to delay the digital TV...