CES-2016
LG Expands Distribution Of Kid-Tracking Wearable
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. – LG rolled out its GizmoPal GPS-tracking watch phone to Verizon Wireless stores nationwide. The $79 device, targeted for use by...
CES-2016
CES-2016
Fasulo: Sony’s Strategies Are Working
San Francisco — Despite employing a new go-to-market strategy that eschews price-slashing promotions, Sony Electronics U.S. managed to generate record profits for the month...
CES-2016
Sony Reveals 20th Anniversary PlayStation4
Tokyo – Sony Computer Entertainment will add a special 20th Anniversary Edition of its PlayStation4 gaming console to commemorate the release of the original...
CES-2016
LG Shakes Up Top Management
Seoul, South Korea – LG shook up top management and merged its home appliance and air-solution businesses. The changes include a new head of...
CES-2016
LG Adds Kid-Tracking Wearable
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. – LG expanded its wearables selection with the GizmoPal, a GPS-tracking watch phone for pre- to middle-school kids. The device became...
CES-2016
Sony Reveals Pricing For A7II Mirrorless ILC
San Diego — Sony officially announced Wednesday North American marketing plans for the recently announced full-frame A7II mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera supporting five-axis image stabilization....
CES-2016
LG Tablets Get More Carrier Distribution
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. — LG expanded the rollout of LTE-equipped G Pad tablets with the launch by Verizon of the LG G Pad 7.0...
CES-2016
Sony Unveils A7II Full-Frame Mirrorless ILC
New York – Sony officially announced Thursday a new version of its full-frame A7 mirrorless interchangeable lens camera supporting 5-axis image stabilization. So far,...
CES-2016
Sony Develops High-Res Smartphone Sensor
Tokyo — Sony disclosed here Monday that it has developed a DSLR-like image sensor that may soon deliver 4K video capture to smartphones and...
CES-2016
Sony Reveals PlayStationVue TV Service
San Mateo, Calif. — Sony may have beaten Apple to the punch on delivering a long-rumored new TV-viewing paradigm. The electronics and movie...
CES-2016
AT&T Stuffing Stockings With Smart Watches, Phones, Camera
Dallas — AT&T is gearing up for the holiday season with the launch of the Moto 360 and LG G Watch R smart watches,...
CES-2016
14 D&H Members Doubling Rewards Points
Harrisburg, Pa. — D&H Distributing announced that some manufacturers that participate in its Incentives Rewards program will offer double points for customers who purchase...
CES-2016
LG Gains Q3 Smartphone Share
Chicago – LG’s share of third-quarter U.S. smartphone activations jumped to 18 percent from the second-quarter’s 8 percent and the year-ago 9 percent, Consumer...
CES-2016
Spitale Takes LG National Accounts Post
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. — Paul Spitale, a 25-year Sony veteran and most recently corporate sales and marketing VP at Newark Co., has joined LG...
CES-2016
LG Gets More Vertically Integrated In Cellphones
Seoul – LG said it expects to increase its mobile-phone competitiveness with the launch of its first mobile applications processor, which combines a 1.5GHz...
Appliances
LG ‘Greens’ Denver Complex For Energy Star Tour
Denver — LG Electronics USA was the lead partner for a stop at the Denver Housing Authority on the Energy Star Change The...
CES-2016
`Destiny’ Sets PlayStation Store Records
Foster City, Calif. – Sony Computer Entertainment America said Thursday that September marked the biggest month ever for PlayStation Store revenue in the Americas....
CES-2016
T-Mobile Reveals Price, Availability Of Sony Z3 Phone
Bellevue, Wash. – T-Mobile followed Verizon in announcing a price and availability date for Sony’s premium waterproof Z3 smartphone, making it available Oct. 29...
Accessories
Sony Expands High-Res Headphones, Adds DAC/Amp
Denver – Sony went to the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest over the weekend to launch an expanded series of high-resolution headphones and a portable...
CES-2016
Sony Expands Verizon Partnership With Smartphone
New York – The Sony brand will return to Verizon’s smartphone lineup after an absence of three years, joining connected Sony accessories and a...
CES-2016
LG To Add DTS Decoders To A/V Products
Calabasas, Calif. – DTS and LG Electronics said Tuesday they have entered a worldwide strategic alliance to incorporate DTS premium audio technology in...
CES-2016
Synnex/New Age ‘Inspire’ At Annual Conference
Greenville, S.C. – Hundreds of dealers, resellers and vendors converged here this week at Synnex’s 2014 National Conference to share the latest and greatest...
CES-2016
Customers Turn Out For 4K OLED TV Launch
Santa Monica, Calif. – LG Electronics and Video & Audio Center officially kicked off the new age of 4K Ultra HD OLED TV technology...
CES-2016
LG Ships 34” Curved 21:9 LCD Monitor
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. — LG Electronics said Wednesday it is now shipping a curved 21:9 34-inch UltraWide LCD monitor. LG said monitor model 34UC97...
CES-2016
LG Rolls Out More Affordable LTE Phone
Seoul, South Korea — LG unveiled a new LTE smartphone targeted to consumers upgrading to LTE in Europe, Asia and the Americas. The quad-core...
CES-2016
First 4K OLED TV Goes On Sale Thursday
Santa Monica, Calif. — Southern Calif. A/V specialty chain Video & Audio Center will again be the launch pad for another technology first —...
CES-2016
Synnex Q3 Revenue Up 29%
Fremont, Calif. — Global IT distributor Synnex, parent of New Age Electronics, reported a 29.3 percent increase in fiscal third-quarter revenue to $3.6 billion....
CES-2016
Georgetown LG Studio Dedicated
Washington – LG Electronics and Georgetown University recently celebrated the development of the school’s new “LG Digital Broadcast Studio,” which is outfitted with some...
Audio
Tony Bennett Shines At Sony Hi-Res Audio Listening Party
New York – Sony organized a high-resolution audio listening party Thursday night to celebrate the launch of the Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga album...
CES-2016
Haier To Open New HQ On Monday
Wayne, N.J. — Haier America will formally open its new headquarters here on Monday. The event, to be attended by New Jersey Lt. Gov....
Audio
Sony Teams With Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga To Promote Hi-Res Audio
San Diego — Sony will follow up last year’s high-resolution audio marketing campaign with a cross-promotional campaign featuring two high-resolution products and the Tony...
CES-2016
D&H Redesigns Website
Harrisburg, Pa. – D&H Distributing has re-launched its website with enhanced navigation, search, notification, and watch-list functionality. The national IT and CE distributor said...
CES-2016
LG Gala Welcomes 4K TVs, Celebrates ‘Pixel’ Winners
New York — LG brought out the stars and its brand-new 4K OLED TVs to a gala event here Wednesday night to celebrate...
CES-2016
Sony Adds Nanotech 4K Streaming To UHD TVs
San Jose, Calif. — NanoTech Entertainment revealed Monday that its streaming network app for 4K Ultra HD TV movies, TV programs and special events...
CES-2016
LG Greets CEDIA With Growing UHD Lineup
Denver — LG Electronics used the first day of CEDIA Expo to introduce an expanded lineup of Ultra HD TVs at both ends of...
Audio
CEDIA Launching High-Res-Audio Training
Denver – The Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) announced a partnership with Sony and other leading manufacturers to launch a high-resolution-audio (HRA)...
CES-2016
Sony’s Fasulo Embraces New Format Collaboration
Denver — Sony Electronics president Mike Fasulo used a CEDIA Expo keynote address to encourage the current atmosphere of cooperation between companies, industries and...
Audio
Three Sony AVRs Target Installers
Denver – Sony came to the CEDIA Expo with a trio of upscale A/V receivers targeted to the custom-install channel and designed to minimize...
CES-2016
IFA: New UHD TVs Abound (Curved, Flat & Bendable)
Berlin — TV makers are hoping and praying for the sake of their bottom lines that Ultra HD really takes off. Here at IFA,...
CES-2016
Sony, Delivery Agent Team For T-Commerce
Berlin — Delivery Agent, developer of TV commerce (t-commerce) solutions and services, said here this week that Sony has signed on to integrate its...
CES-2016
Sony Readies Android Smartphones, Tablet & Wearables
Berlin – Sony will go to the IFA show this week with the company’s first Android Wear OS smart watch, a new smart band,...
CES-2016
LG Launches USTA Sponsorship
New York — LG Electronics USA revealed this week that it will be doing its part for the sport of tennis and the state...