Remembering Dr. Joe Flaherty
Industry colleagues share their memories of the icon of television innovation
Industry
People
Control4 Adds Ex-Amazon Exec Charlie Kindel
Previously led Alexa and Echo efforts
Shari Ballard Departing Best Buy
Was instrumental in turnaround efforts
Kenwood Promotes Seth Halstead
Will drive new retailer-training initiatives
Fortegra Names Tom Scott Warranty Solutions VP
Will manage service contract, warranty, insurance solutions
Mike Viglas, Classé Audio Co-Founder, Dies At 85
A Canadian truck dealer turned audiophile entrepreneur
Intel CEO Krzanich Resigns Over Past Consensual Relationship With Employee
Board appoints chief financial officer Robert Swan as interim CEO
Appliance Veteran Lenny Paul Dies At 73
Paul spent nearly half a century in the appliance business.
CES
New This Year: CES To Grow Digital Health Access With CME Credits
The show continues its evolution to an event focused on the bettering of lives,
CES Asia Already Locking In Major Brands For 2019: CTA
Show continues on growth trajectory
IBM’s Ginni Rometty To Headline CES 2019 Keynotes
This is not her first time on the CES stage
CES 2018 Once Again Cracked 180K Attendance Mark
Registration for CES 2019 opens Sept. 10
Alibaba AI Labs’ Chen Announces $1 Bluetooth Mesh Chip
Next year’s show to return to Shanghai
CES Asia Brings The Disruptive & Unifying Tech Ecosystem To Shanghai
Autonomous driving, artificial intelligence front-and-center
CTA
‘Tariffs Are Taxes, Plain And Simple’
The CTA is decrying the latest round of China duties.
New This Year: CES To Grow Digital Health Access With CME Credits
The show continues its evolution to an event focused on the bettering of lives,
CES Asia Already Locking In Major Brands For 2019: CTA
Show continues on growth trajectory
Smart Speakers Experiencing Growth Not Seen Since Tablets
Consumer tech revenue will hit $377 billion this year, up 6 percent, the CTA said in its annual mid-year update.
CTA To USTR: Trade War Has No Winners
Asks that antennas, circuits, and more be excluded from tariff list
CTA Announces 2018 CT Hall Of Fame Inductees
To be honored at November dinner at Capitale
Trade Groups
CEDIA Connects Community With Mobile App
Provides a space for members to engage with their peers
Women In CT Announces 2018 Legacy Award Recipients
All will be recognized during CES 2018
CTIA: Commercial Wireless Should Be Drone Home
Commercial wireless operators are telling the government that their licensed networks should be used for drone communications.
Women of Tech
Trade Shows
Financial
D&H Q4 Results Show Tech Biz Is Back
Distributor reports explosive growth in notebooks, smart home
Sears Losses Widen, Marks Stores For Closure
Like a slow-motion suicide, Sears started its new fiscal year by sinking deeper.
Watch: Apple On Track To Become First Trillion-Dollar Company
Apple’s stock rose 1 percent on Monday, raising the company’s market cap to an estimated $908 billion.
Gibson Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Company killing off its consumer tech business.
Amazon Wows With $1.6B Q1 Profits
Raising annual Prime fee for first time in four years
Sharp Ends Challenge To Hisense’s Right To Market Sharp-Brand TVs
Sharp Electronics has dropped legal action to regain control of its TV brand from Chinese manufacturer Hisense.
