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Although he expects analog media sales to decline, Don Patrican, Maxell executive VP, is quite optimistic about the outlook for recording media. “I think...

The long-awaited sale of Lucent’s Consumer Products Division has finally been made, with VTech Holding Co. of Hong Kong making the purchase. As part...

Best Buy came to CES with a roster of news, including the announcement of the launch of its wholly-owned subsidiary BestBuy.com which will begin...

Miele officially launched its new U.S. corporate headquarters building in Princeton, N.J., Tuesday, as it celebrates its 100-year anniversary. The new 31,000-square-foot facility was...

The Laral Group of Farmingdale, N.Y., has recently dropped its licensing agreement with Nintendo for computer gaming accessories and is changing the direction of...

The one-two punch of lower PC pricing and increased household penetration is spawning a booming market for computer accessories, and as a result, retailers...

Recoton has moved to expand its product reach through licensing, acquiring rights to an advanced mobile electronics technology, and leasing rights for the use...

The rapidly expanding Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, which made its first westward expansion move from its East Coast base last February when it acquired...

Sony jumped into the current “Who’s On First” craze sweeping the industry, claiming number-one market share positions in DVD players, projection TV and big-tube...

Looking to capture a leadership position in digital video categories, Panasonic introduced a host of new products, including its first DVD-Audio players and the...

“We’re not just a TV company anymore, and I’m not willing to bet that in five years we know the difference between a PC...

Consumer electronics retailers are apparently banking on a spectacular video hardware holiday selling season and turned the October growth performance of sales to dealers...

August was yet another healthy month for retail sales of electronics and appliances, according to the sales figures issued by an unusually limited number...

September turned into yet another soft month for direct-view color TV sales, but also produced all-time monthly highs for TV/VCR, projection TV, VCR deck...

Video hardware manufacturers and distributors closed out the first half with a strong sales-to-dealers performance in June, hitting a four-year high for the month...

Ronald Unkefer, founder of The Good Guys, is retaking the helm of the 79-store specialty chain on July 1, exactly 26 years after he...

Marking an apparent end to ongoing talks with the Philips/Pioneer/Sony group, Time-Warner and a group of Japanese manufacturers have set up their own DVD...

The reason for the strongly upbeat atmosphere on the floor at this first CES of the new millennium can be found in the sales...

In a near repeat of a transaction that made headlines just one year ago, Beltronics has agreed to be acquired by a competing radar...

While it’s no secret that holiday sales were strong for consumer electronics, just how strong became clearer this week with the release of seasonal...

Looking to capture a dominant position in digital video categories, Panasonic introduced a host of new products, including its first DVD-Audio players and the...

The times are changing fast for entertainment hardware and software marketers thanks to the advances in digital technology and the Internet, and while new...

Nostalgia buffs wanting a piece of RCA, believers in the digital future, and employees on both sides of the Atlantic all came up with...

Sales to dealers of stereo direct-view color TVs continued their second-quarter growth comeback in May, following April’s 12.1% increase with an 8.2% rise from...

The reason for the strongly upbeat atmosphere on the floor at this first CES of the new millennium can be found in the sales...

Emerson Radio recorded a higher net loss in its fiscal fourth quarter, but remained marginally profitable on the year. Sales were down for both...

There’s a new Zenith in town. It’s got a new owner, a new top manager, and a new approach to market and product —...

Starting prices on DVD players will be heading down starting this fall with the introduction of the first model from Konka, the China-based video...

PCS ’99 should find itself at home in New Orleans this week with a display of devices and services that make getting in touch...

Question: What were people talking about at PCS ’99? Answer: Not talking. It wasn’t voice services that held center stage during the keynote presentations...

With the debut yesterday of the stylish and inexpensive ePhoto Smile digital camera, Agfa Corp. announced its intent to cultivate the general consumer market....

New York — Technics marked its 30th anniversary with the launch of its DVD-Audio lineup at a special event here. Several of the components...

3Com chairman/CEO Eric Benhamou spoke of the importance of simplicity in consumer electronics products and the coming era of connected lifestyles at the Day...

The South Korean Daewoo Group’s $3.2 billion sale of its electronics company to the Beverly Hills-based Walid Alomar & Associates marks a turning point...

Wall Street’s first-quarter roller coaster ride, mostly driven by the volatility of technology stocks, left the Dow Jones Industrial Average steaming downward at the...

According to a recent consumer survey by Schaumburg, Ill.-based ACNeilsen, the three primary channels for computer purchases are computer specialty stores, electronics stores, and...

Intel made an aggressive move into the home networking category last week with the launch of three new phone line-based AnyPoint Home Network products,...

Targeting digital photo enthusiasts as well as consumers and small businesses looking for photo-quality color performance and fast print speeds, Epson this week introduces...

Just weeks after rolling out the fastest notebook processor – the 380MHz K6-2 – and a new 475MHz desktop chip, AMD reports that manufacturing...

In a flurry of activity that dramatically improves both its in-house development capability and access to content, Acclaim Entertainment is acquiring two prominent independent...

In a move that promised more than it revealed, Nintendo announced yesterday that its next-generation game console, code-named Dolphin, would launch next fall with...

A second wave of free PC promotions is now crashing on the Internet beachfront, but unlike earlier such offerings, none of the latest giveaways...