Reporter’s Notebook

As we noted earlier in this space, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina is now serving as a surrogate for the McCain campaign. Fiorina is...

According to a study by Pew Research, as reported by CNN.com, 97 percent of children ages 12 to 17 play video games. “Ninety-seven percent...

The research firm iSuppli provides some additional context to the day’s news: ·         Samsung was the world’s leading supplier of NAND-type flash memory in...

Who would have thought people would rather connect with each other then view porn, but according to author Bill Tancer it’s true. The linked...

When Sony introduced the CP1 wireless digital photo frame to the U.S. market at CEDIA Expo, it was marketed under the Vaio brand. According...

Batten down the hatches, we may be in for some rough seas, and not just from Hurricane Ike. An oversupply of LCD panels due...

Apparently, Barack Obama thinks so. According to National Journal, the Czar would help the White House coordinate tech policy. Jim Harper at CATO says...

Master Lock has introduced an unconventional iPod case — one that I’ve never seen before. The iCage comes with a combination lock attached to...

Playing the role of the canary in the coal mine at this year’s CEDIA Expo: flat-panel mount vendors. I spent a good part of...

As if that guy on the train playing with his iPhone wasn’t annoying enough … now he has access to this. Hat tip to...

Despite the fact that hurricane season has hit with a seemingly relentless barrage of storms in recent days, the real-world market test for the...

“Selling sex, not specs” has been the mantra of the consumer electronics industry since the early 1980s. We would broaden the industry’s base, it...

CNN.com is reporting about the CIA and FBI’s foray into a social-networking site geared toward spies: “The program is called A-Space, and it’s a...

Microsoft should take a tip from the Republicans and Democrats. Its new ad campaign, staring Jerry Seinfeld, just launched, but the first spot, on...

Round Rock, Texas — Dell is hoping to sell its collection of factories around the world, according to The Wall Street Journal. Unnamed sources...

Denver — Executives with DTS Digital Entertainment and the Colorado Rockies apparently shared a similar mission here Tuesday night — expansion. Executives with the...

Earlier this month TWICE officially rolled out its new mobile service that delivers all of the news found at www.twice.com to your portable device. We’ve...

Shortly after Russia invaded Georgia, Best Buy said it had readied the license for the Future Shop brand in Russia. International expansion has been...

Everyone in the CE industry knows Philo T. Farnsworth invented the television, but I had no idea he also is credited with creating the...

If you thought Kodak’s ink claims were too good to be true, well, they are true. At least according to the National Advertising Division...

In the New Republic, Bradford Plumer has a must-read on “The End of Aviation.”  Sounds portentous, but it’s a fascinating look at how high...

Willy Loman would have loved this. This week, Slate’s Farhad Manjoo is declaring “The Death of Planned Obsolescence.” Manjoo was driven to this proclamation...

Stephanie Condon quoted NetChoice’s Steve DelBianco saying that states shouldn’t tax digital downloads because they’re “green.”  “With global warming and a world that’s running...

I had a little problem with my Internet connection this morning. Faithful Reporter’s Notebook readers will remember that I don’t exactly view my cable...

The esteemed Dave Etchells at Imaging-Resource.com has an analysis up on the new Micro 4/3 System we reported on yesterday by Panasonic and Olympus...

The New York Sun reported that an angry Circuit City exec sent a memo to stores ordering store employees to remove the August issue...

In case you are keeping score, Panasonic reminds us today that its long-running “Living In HD” promotion is still, well, running. It turns out...

The CEA has been traveling around the country highlighting the benefits of free trade. You can follow the tour on the CEA blog. If...

A new report indicates that cell phone use by pregnant mothers will create demon spawn children. Ok, that’s not exactly the up-shot of this...

Every now and then my job gives me the opportunity to do something that I think even I, a jaded journalist, thinks is really...

New York — More good news surfaced this week on the increasingly urgent mission to get all U.S. residents ready for the day analog...

Thanks to my gracious hosts at Panasonic, my first trip to Japan was seamless and enjoyable. The company is to be commended for its...

At least according to CNN/Living.com, which listed 15 reasons why Mr. Rogers and his Neighborhood was the best neighbor ever. 4. He saved both...

That’s the title of Michael Auslin’s article for the American. In it, Auslin argues that: “Sears exemplified the suburban lifestyle of the 1950s and...

That’s how Carolyn Schuk describes 8×8 – a company, in her view, that “can’t get no respect.” She has an interesting post comparing the...

The CE industry second-most widely recognized (former) CEOs is working for the John McCain campaign and the GOP as the victory chair of the...

Car stereo people, you are not alone. Just about the same day that the car stereo industry was deciding at the 12-Volt Summit that...

CE industry vet Leo Riley wanted TWICE to post a quick note for him: “After 23 years I will be leaving AB&T to pursue...

We’re used to hearing about how drugs, guns and money wash through a particularly lawless slice of South America dubbed the “Tri-border region,” which...

New York — This proud city became a baseball battleground Tuesday between rival MLB leagues and LCD TV manufacturers during the final All-Star Game...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard had a problem. They needed a way to intimidate the West but with just three puny medium-range missiles, how could they...

Could an LCD panel glut be looming? Along with Wednesday’s strong second-quarter financial report from LG Display, the company mentioned that the outlook for...