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Green Google

Google not only understands that green is good, but its potential as a profit generator could dwarf what it is has made on the...

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Cyber Shmyber

As if the media didn’t have enough to digest from Thanksgiving shopping mania, today they’re all over “Cyber Monday” like gravy on mashed potatoes....

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A Wild Black Friday In N.Y.

Here is a quick snapshot of what transpired on Black Friday in N.Y. City. (And here are some actual snapshots.) On Black Friday, consumers...

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Possible Stocking Stuffer

I’m a pretty good gardener and I can usually figure out when my houseplants need water, but for the green-thumbed-challenged among us, there is...

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Nobody Asked Me, But …

For the consumer electronics industry, and for those of us who cover it, this time of year through January’s International CES is usually the...

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Bird Cam

Want to do your bird watching without ever leaving the couch? A firm called Wingscapes has introduced what it calls the BirdCam — a...

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TWICE Wants Your Video

The massive increase in interest in all things video online these days has TWICE in the market for CE industry related video. You may...

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Google and Gas

Google directions will soon be available at the gas pumps, it was announced Nov. 8 by a maker of gas pumps here, called Gilbarco...

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CE at Babies “R” Us

So I’m potty shopping at Babies “R” Us last night when I stumble upon … digital cameras, portable GPS systems, iPod speakers and several...

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Holiday Sales Mischief

 Maybe this happened because it is the “Trick or Treat” season. Some of us seem to find out about the dirty little secrets of...

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VoIP Spam

Uh-oh:hackers have proven that Voice over internet Telephony (VoIP) accounts are prone to the nuisance of voice spam – by attacking the university where...

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Two New TWICE Bloggers

Today maybe Halloween, but this isn’t a trick. Instead, we hope that for regular visitors to TWICE.com it will be a treat … or...

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Amazon.com & Sales Tax

Does Amazon.com owe its profits to a massive tax-payer subsidy? That’s the argument from economist Dean Baker. According to Baker: While most stores must...

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Merry Thanksgivoween*

Credit Mike Thompson of the Detroit Free Press, who came up a cartoon featuring a banner in front of a house with this phony...

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Ken Crane’s Is Open In So. Calif.

In our coverage of the ongoing wildfires in Southern California yesterday, we contacted plenty of companies with consumer electronics operations in the region. One...

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Wireless Photography: Why

The research firm IDC polled 500 digital camera owners for their thoughts on “wireless imaging.” The poll and resultant report was sponsored by Nikon. ...

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Watching Television In A Theater

The story of television’s invention and the competing forces of inventor Philo Farnsworth vs. RCA’s Vladimir Zworykin in the zeitgeist of 1929 has been...

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CE Travelogue

As I’ve said before, “Cover the CE industry, see the world.” That was never truer than my travels in the past three weeks. I’ve...

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CEA Forum Draws Top Industry Execs

Attendees at the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) Industry Forum this week has drawn top manufacturers, retailers and analysts to the scenic Hotel Del Coronado,...

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Sirius/XM Merger Odds, Momentum

Here’s something to watch as we approach mid-October: the Sirius/XM merger. Citi Investment Research seems to think the deal has a better than 60...

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EU Taxes HD Camcorders

From the “this is evidently not a joke” files … The European Union has decreed (they speak in no other language) that any manufacturer...

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Ruining A Teenager’s Life

 OnStar’s newest feature for the car needs to be taken to the next level.  While it’s great the wireless technology can help catch car...

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iPhone Raising Consciousness

Apple’s iPhone has sparked an intense discussion of the merits of locked vs. unlocked cellular phones.  First, Tim Wu in Slate relays his experience...

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Sunny Days, Sweeping The Cords Away

Better Energy Systems recently announced a neat product that’s being geared toward college students and adventure-types: the Solio Hybrid1000, a solar-powered power source. It...

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Scratch Fever

As filmed on YouTube, an owner of an iPod Touch takes a variety of sharp objects to his new device to demonstrate just how...

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CallVantage Kaput?

Could AT&T’s CallVantage VoIP service be shutting down? Consider: Russell Shaw reads Investor’s Business Daily and surmises, based on comments from AT&T executives, that...

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More Juice, Please

More airports are installing charging stations where travelers can juice up their CE devices. This is a good idea considering how much time you’re...

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The Gigapixel Digital Camera

You want a megapixel war? Say hello to my little friend:A tripod-like mount makes it possible for a digital camera to take hundreds of...

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CE Cares (Or Do We?)

Colleen Bohen’s blog earlier this week pointed out a move to bring computing to third-world children that is being attempted by the MIT Media...

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DRM Backbiting Frenzy

Oh my. Paul Sweeting at Video Business (which is owned by TWICE parent company Reed Business Information) has a report from the Digital Rights Strategies...

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You Get What You Give

The New York Times reported today that the One Laptop Per Child project will be launching a temporary “Give 1 Get 1” promotion that...

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Best Buy’s Unique Holiday View

Best Buy posted strong fiscal second-quarter sales and earnings this week; however, during its conference call with analysts, Jim Muehlbauer, chief financial officer of...

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The Digital Abyss

USA Today has an interesting piece running down how some average consumers are archiving their images and some of the pitfalls of digital storage:...

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Here Comes The Sun

Solar-power for your computer is here.  Granted, this contraption from the Advanced Energy Group, the Solar PowerPACII, weighs 86 pounds and needs to be...

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