Reporter’s Notebook

Mad Catz announced this morning it has entered into a licensing agreement with Nintendo, giving it the right to produce and distribute peripherals for...

The Consumer Electronics Association’s (CEA) Digital Freedom blog hails the success of Radiohead’s novel distribution tactic:  “The data is in from Radiohead’s ‘name your...

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has introduced a Web site that lets consumers match their Bluetooth devices with companion products from its 11,000-plus member...

Super Talent Technology is offering a limited edition 18-carat solid-gold version of its bleeding-edge Pico-C water-resistant 8GB USB drive. It boasts a blazing 200x...

Sanyo has pulled back the curtain on a new Wi-Fi digital photo frame: the HNV-M70 ALBO. Available in Japan at this point, the 7-inch...

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) issued a reminder to New York City area residents that an analog-TV shutoff test of 13 metro-area broadcast...

An ex-con attempted to intercede on Petters’ behalf to make his case “go away” for a cool $250,000: “The man, Derrick Lee Riddle, 37,...

Long-time CE industry veteran Jim Sanduski, who many will remember from his extended tenure at Samsung where he directed TV marketing and product planning,...

TWICE now has a Facebook page so you can keep up with the latest consumer electronics news while you’re catching up with friends. To...

“Tom Petters is not Osama bin Laden,” says his attorney Jon Hopeman. Well then, that settles that: better let him go. A total of...

Debunking the myth of the “paperless office” is something of a cottage industry for printer companies. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve...

One of those head-scratching stories appeared on the Nikkei News Service Wednesday declaring what would be a major product launch for Sharp in the United...

It got ugly for Sirius XM last week, with the stock falling to 36 cents a share, then climbing back this week to …...

The judge overseeing the Petters case had some words for the former CEO: “He had control of billions of dollars. He was involved with...

Just to move the ball down the field a bit from what we reported in this week’s print issue, apparently Polaroid execs are huddling...

Rancho Mirage, Calif. – Furniture and A/V electronics dealer Legacy Home Furnishings, based here, was among a handful of West Coast retailers that Mitsubishi...

Despite diminishing expectations for the holiday selling season, independent dealers need to resist the inclination to pull the covers over their heads and hope...

The legal tussle between the movie studios and Real Networks over DVD-copying software might eventually resolve lingering doubts that some people have about the...

How many jobs are lost due to piracy? Not as many as you’ve been told. Julian Sanchez lowers the boom on Big Content: “If...

Last year, HP announced that it was pulling out of the digital camera business to focus on printing. The original plan was to have...

Just in case you needed another reason to get mugged for your iPod, DEOS (Defining Expression of Sound) has introduced diamond and titanium covers...

From the Desk of ‘Is this Technology Really Necessary …’ Google has added a new application to its Gmail email service to stop drunk...

Meg Whitman: Treasury Secretary? In last night’s presidential debate, Senator John McCain suggested that eBay CEO Meg Whitman would make a good Secretary of...

New figures released by the National Telecommunications and Information Association (NTIA) tallied further progress in the race to prepare for the analog TV cutoff...

There are areas I’d always hoped would remain a “politics-free zone.” My bathroom, any sporting event and my cellphone, but thanks to the latest...

Look out Grand Theft Auto: Perhaps the most bizarre product on display at last week’s Photokina show was the Sony Alphacomputergame for Playstation 3....

Insurance agency Allstate is offering computer games to 100,000 Pennsylvania drivers between the ages of 50 to 75. Participants have the possibility of receiving...

Wal-Mart threw down the holiday price-cutting gauntlet earlier than usual this year. Today, Oct. 1, the world’s largest retailer announced that it reduced prices...

The future of navigation in Google’s Android phone, first seen in the T-Mobile G1, has a lot to do with pointing the phone at...

Photo kiosk maker Lucidiom just inked a major deal with U.K. retailer Jessops that will see the imaging firm install more than 1,000 kiosks...

Nintendo is said to be readying an inexpensive version of its DS portable player with music-playing and photo-taking capabilities. According to Reuters, the unit...

Interesting video here of a Motorola protoype digital frame that also offers a built-in camera, VoIP phone, speakers and Bluetooth headset. Check it out....

Some news in the great wide world of A/V furniture and mounts was announced today: Salamander Designs introduced a dealer-support program for its new...

I’ve been on a workout kick for about six months, so I’ve been keeping my eyes open for any gizmo, Website or thingy that...

Hoya will shutter a Pentax digital camera factory in Japan and move camera manufacturing to facilities in Vietnam and the Philippines “to improve competitiveness,”...

I’ve met some true heroes and historic figures at various CE industry events over the years: the first two men on the moon (Neil...

Now you can feel even more like a pretend boxer with CTA Digital’s Wii boxing gloves. Instead of having to hold the controllers in...

An industrial designer in Sweden named Peter Thuvander has created a yo-yo that can charge an iPod or iPhone. A magnetic induction-based rotating inner...

Black Friday is apparently coming early for the Blu-ray Disc category as new low price points popped up on the Web this week.  Memorex...

The imaging company celebrated its 20th anniversary in Greenwood, S.C., last week. Greenwood is home to the company’s North American manufacturing and R&D headquarters....

General Imaging said it would distribute select GE-branded digital cameras through Longs Drug. Starting in late October, Longs will sell the A730 in black,...

After only two weeks on the air Microsoft has canceled its latest commercial series starring Jerry Seinfeld and the company’s founder Bill Gates. The...