Pebble Branches Out With Next-Generation Wearables
Pebble is focusing on fitness with the launch of two new smart watches and its first non-watch wearable. The two smart watches — the...
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Pebble is focusing on fitness with the launch of two new smart watches and its first non-watch wearable. The two smart watches — the...
Consumer surveys show smart-home adoption is accelerating, and smart-home suppliers hope to generate further momentum by offering high-demand features or making their products interact...
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics. I can’t take credit for saying it, and neither can Mark Twain, who...
Seventy years is a long time — nearly the life expectancy of a human being, and many times longer than most businesses are able...
Last month Almo Corp. formally finalized its acquisition of International Audio Visual Inc. (IAVI), and began the process of integrating it into its Professional...
GameStop Presses ThinkGeek Brick-And-Mortar Growth GameStop has opened its first ThinkGeek retail location in New York City and said it plans to open an...
Two percent of broadband-equipped U.S. households, or 2.3 million households in all, already own a virtual reality headset, and 5 percent of broadband households...
Seeking to position itself as a leader in 65-inch and larger TVs TCL is emphasizing its commitment to LCD TVs with the announcement it...
CES Asia is as unique as the China market itself, although the China and U.S. consumer- technology markets still have a few things in...
CES Asia told tales of technological advances arriving in a few months to a few decades, with drones that follow you landing first, autonomous...
Struggling multiregional CE, appliance and furniture chain hhgregg managed to stanch some red ink during its fiscal fourth quarter. Net loss for the three...
Walmart still can’t seem to find the handle for its CE business. While the world’s largest retailer saw “some improving trends” in electronics at...
The music industry is extending its Hi-Res Music logo from downloaded songs to streamed songs to help consumers identify high-resolution recordings that meet the...
Newcomers continue to enter the smart-home market while established players expand their selections, lured by such forecasts as a Park Associates study that predicts...
Voice-controlled speaker mirrors Amazon Echo’s functionality Virtual reality, Android Wear wearables and virtual reality starred at Google’s annual developers conference, where the company unveiled...
“Turn on the kitchen lights.” “Turn on the lights in the kitchen and living room.” “Turn on the second-floor lights and play Frank Sinatra...
New Alexa voice-control capabilities coming to Amazon’s Fire TV set-top box and Fire TV Stick will lets consumers use their voice to select streaming-video...
It’s report card day — at least for CE retailers. Our annual day of reckoning for retail, known around here as The TWICE Top...
Virtual reality and Android Wear wearables starred at Google’s annual developers conference, where the company also unveiled its Google Home voice-controlled wireless speaker and...
Bob Baird, whose career spans 50 years at some of the biggest names in retail, and helped make The Home Depot a destination for...
Steve Smith, former editor in chief of TWICE and current editor at large, will be inducted into the Consumer Technology Hall of Fame in...
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RadioShack has found a new chief executive in Dene Rogers, a former managing director of Target Australia and one-time president/CEO of Sears Canada, following...
Acer will build its core computing business with new product that include its first VR-ready gaming computers and products that compete more aggressively with...
Acer is taking an admittedly conservative approach to the U.S. smartphone market but hopes to expand its presence later this year by selling its...
Robert Sterzing, hired last summer as Optoma Technology’s new president/CEO, is taking the supplier of home and business projectors into new territory. The company...
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Technology companies are trying to shed their image as energy-rapacious behemoths whose products pollute the waste stream with metals dangerous to the environment and...
The worldwide market for refurbished cellphones sold to end users will grow to 120 million units by 2017 with wholesale revenue of about $14...
More than 3 million Amazon Echos have been purchased since the product shipped in late 2014, and almost 20 percent of purchasers use it...
The transition to Next-Gen TV broadcasting will be voluntary for broadcasters and TV makers and won’t disenfranchise consumers who receive current-generation over-air DTV broadcasts....
Target has begun merchandising connected healthcare devices within dedicated sections of select pharmacy departments. The pilot program is rolling out across the country to...
Last fall Microsoft opened its first-ever flagship store, a five-story monument to technology located on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue. Five months after the opening-day hoopla,...
Amazon expanded its Kindle e-reader lineup with its highest-price Kindle ever, the $289 Oasis with included leather charging cover, brighter screen, and a center...
Amazon sold 3 million of its Echo wireless speaker and personal digital assistant in the U.S. since its launch in late 2014, and more...
Samsung has begun rolling out an expanded lineup of 16 SUHD-technology 4K Ultra HD TVs with a mix of flat and curved screens, all...
The UHD Alliance (UHDA), which unveiled criteria early this year for certifying the performance of 4K Ultra HD TVs and 4K content, has expanded...
Smart-home suppliers are positioning themselves to get the most out of the market’s growth potential by expanding system capabilities, entering new niches and expanding...
Best Buy has spent the last year doubling down on its green efforts, aiming to ensure both its facilities and its consumers can be...
Sometimes all you need is a little perspective to be reminded what’s important. And nothing adds perspective like getting out of the New York...
Consumers will be able to subscribe to Amazon Prime service on a monthly basis for the first time by adding a Prime subscription to...