Apple TV Gets An App, Not A New Device, And It’s Raising Questions
The current version of Apple TV was introduced just over a year ago, but given the lightning pace of progress in streaming devices, it...
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The current version of Apple TV was introduced just over a year ago, but given the lightning pace of progress in streaming devices, it...
IDC Survey: Most Consumers Not Affected, Brand Is Strong Exhale. The high-profile Galaxy Note 7 recall Samsung faced this fall won’t cause any long-term...
The outlook is bright for the smart-home and smart-appliance industries, but consumer education will go a long way in accelerating the progress, a new...
GM Bringing IBM Watson To The Car General Motors and IBM are teaming for OnStar Go, billed as the auto industry’s first cognitive mobility...
Small-biz owners can now order supplies via text-to-speech Watch out Amazon Dash: You’re not the only button in town anymore. Geared toward small-business owners,...
It’s been said by a million writers and pundits but I’m adding myself to the official record and stating definitively: this will go down...
Twenty-five years after launching its first notebook, Apple introduced what it called its thinnest and lightest MacBook Pro ever. (Note the Pro in there,...
Bamonte’s, an utterly classic, 100-plus-yearold Italian joint in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has a lot of legends on the wall. Spend some time scanning a century’s...
My first memory of Steve Smith was when we met at a press event in New Jersey so many years ago. He then worked...
Vizio parent looks to break the mold of traditional CE models When TWICE reported the sale of Vizio to Chinese electronics and content services...
Beyond TVs, LeEco gave a glimpse into its ambitious future with the debut of a carbon-fiber, Android- based, connected SuperBike with lane-warning features that...
The number of devices enabled with wireless charging will exceed 200 million units a year for the first time in 2016, according to the...
Sharp Corporation has appointed Doug Albregts as president/CEO of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), its wholly owned subsidiary in charge of the Americas business. Albregts...
A record 68 percent of U.S. consumers plan to buy tech gifts this holiday season — up 6 percent over last year — setting...
Home security is the primary connected-product category that initially brings smart-home shoppers into stores, retail sales associates report. According to an exclusive new survey,...
GE Appliances, an early adherent of Amazon’s Dash automatic reordering system, has added dishwashers to its laundry list of compliant products. The benefit: GE’s...
Emerson and its Sensi Wi-Fi- smart thermostat — not Nest — took top honors in J.D. Power’s inaugural “2016 Smart Thermostat Satisfaction Report.” The...
My wife won’t believe this when she reads it but I don’t really mind shopping. Most men hate it. And honestly, if I were...
Millennials watch more content than any other generation—more than six hours a day—and nearly 75% have at least one streaming video device in the...
Hisense will step up its U.S. brand presence next year with expanded roles at America’s two largest chains for CE and appliances. The manufacturer,...
Element Electronics, the budget-friendly TV manufacturer with a patriotic bent, is planning a more aggressive push into consumers’ homes this fall. The company launched...
Vern Smith, business development director at Monster, died Sept. 20, according to the company. He was 55. Smith had been with the company for...
Gift-givers have their eyes firmly on technology products this year but may not spend as many of their dollars as in recent years. The...
Shira Goodman, who was named interim CEO at Staples last June, will get to keep the corner office. In announcing the decision, Staples board...
Amazon has packed a host of improvements into its latest generation Fire TV Stick, which debuted for only a dollar more than its $39...
It’s shaping up to be an e-commerce Christmas and we can all thank Amazon for that. According to market research firm eMarketer, online sales...
Staples, BJ’s, and even the Mall of America will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, joining a growing cadre of retailers that are resisting Black...
Independent retailers’ websites are often overlooked as a viable distribution channel. What they may lack in reach, they often make up with individualization and...
There’s some good news for retailers regarding this holiday season as an uptick in sales is expected. “We anticipate a modest increase in sales...
“Alexa, play WWOZ.” I probably say it at least once a day, if not more, and it’s usually from a different room than where...
Amazon Instant Video Amazon has been streaming in Ultra HD since Dec. 2014. Their video service has a growing selection of titles available in...
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) is bullish about 4K Ultra HD and emerging new video technologies. Communications director Jeff Joseph dropped some statistics on...
CTA Innovate Panel Optimistic About Tech’s Potential The Consumer Technology Association’s Innovate And Celebrate event has, over a few short years, developed into an...
High-resolution audio has already penetrated the audiophile marketplace, now it’s the mass market’s turn. In order to bring everyone who loves music up-to-date on...
J.D. Power has issued its “2016 TV Satisfaction Report,” and new winners have been crowned. What’s more, retailers should know the in-store display is...
Warranties remain an important factor in the buying process when it comes to notebook computers, The NPD Group revealed. According to the market research...
Sears Holdings is about to pull the plug on 64 more Kmart stores, according to published reports, or about 8 percent of its remaining...
Video has proven to be an early driver of Samsung’s Oculus- powered Gear VR. Immersive and interactive games tend to get top billing at...
The iPhone 7 Plus and LG V20 both captured headlines for their dual cameras earlier this month, and Qualcomm wants to make it easier...
Depth-sensing camera tech built into drones, VR headsets Intel said it will acquire Movidius, a manufacturer of ultra-low-power visual intelligence, as it prepares for...
As the great philosopher Yogi Berra once said, “You can hear a lot by listening.” That certainly was true of my last couple weeks...
Apple, LG Debut New Flagship Models After weeks of tidbit teasers, and just hours ahead of Apple’s iPhone 7 announcement, LG Electronics formally launched...