Buying Groups
AVB Taking Business With Aggressive Digital Push
Thousands of dealers, vendors and suppliers converged on Caesars Palace last week for AVB/BrandSource’s late summer convention and buy show. The message from the...
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Mega Group Stresses Member Strengths
Mega Group USA broke all attendance records with its Fall National Convention, held mid-August at the Omni Hotel & Music City Convention Center in...
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Nationwide Presses Its Market Share Advantage
More than 3,000 dealers from 750 businesses, along with over 200 vendors, convened at the Nationwide Marketing Group’s bi-annual PrimeTime convention in Las Vegas...
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Not To Be Outdone, Sony Debuts Its Own Smart Speaker
Sony broke both size and sound barriers with a slew of new products unveiled at IFA 2017, including a palm-sized premium compact camera and...
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TCL Bringing AI To Its TVs
TCL unveiled three new TVs in three distinct series at IFA this morning, along with an impressive conversational AI capability that allows natural voice...
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Global CE Sales Will Rise 4% In 2017: GfK
After a flat 2016, the value of global CE product sales are projected to rise 4 percent this year, according to GfK forecasts presented...
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Learn, Baby, Learn
My sons are, for the first time, both in middle school at the same time. And because of that our household is the proud...
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Consumers See The Light
Consumer awareness of home automation has never been greater. Earlier this summer, on Amazon Prime Day, the retailer prominently offered a bundle deal consisting...
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7 Reasons Your Installer Life is Easier Today Than 15 Years Ago
Recently, I had to look up my actual start day back in 2002. Here I am 15 years later. It had me thinking of...
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The Network Backbone Is Key
As incredible as it may seem, it has only been 10 years since the release of the original Apple iPhone, and to say that...
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What’s In Store For Consumer Tech’s Holiday 2017 Season
Each year around the holidays, NPD provides what we have come to call the Baker’s Dozen — a list of 13 predictions for the...
Keeping Current
Boston Red Sox Used Apple Watch to Steal Signs Against Yankees
This isn’t the first time Apple has caused issues in the dugout. “Washington — For decades, spying on another team has been as much...
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Calrec connects at IBC2017
HEBDEN BRIDGE, U.K. — 5 September 2017 — Calrec Audio will use IBC2017 as a platform for showcasing real-world solutions that enable users to...
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BenQ LK970 4K Laser Projector Delivers Flawless, Long-Lasting Color Performance
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Sept. 5, 2017 — BenQ America Corp., an internationally renowned provider of visual display solutions, today announced the availability of...
Keeping Current
Casper, The Online Mattress King, Is Getting Physical
Online bedding competitor Casper is taking it to the street, giving independent dealers that depend on mattress margins cause for concern. After opening in-store...
Keeping Current
Amazon On Track To Dominate Holiday Sales
A pre-holiday consumer survey by think tank Fung Global Retail & Technology points to fourth-quarter dominance by Amazon, with 75 percent of respondents expecting to shop...
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Same-Day Delivery Is A Go For Best Buy
Best Buy is growing its same-day delivery program. Not only is the retailer adding cities where consumers can order products from BestBuy.com and...
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gap intelligence strengthens service offerings with monitors
SAN DIEGO – gap intelligence, a values-led market research firm focused on the information technology, consumer electronics, imaging, and home appliance industries, today added...
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DEG ELECTS NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS
LOS ANGELES – DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group today announced its incoming Board of Directors with commencement of its 21st year as the home...
Accessories
Beats Adds Studio Wireless3 Headphones With Apple W1 Chip
Beats by Dr. Dre has updated its top-of-the-line Studio Wireless headphones, adding the Apple W1 chip and upgrading the components. It also trimmed a...
Industry
More Than 300 Business Leaders Speak Out In Support Of DACA
A group of more than 300 business leaders and CEOs have sent an open letter to President Trump and congressional leaders urging them to preserve...
Accessories
Sphero, LittleBits & Propel Mark Force Friday II With Cool Smart Toys
The connected-toy industry ushered in Force Friday II with a warm welcome. In honor of the marketing event, intended to generate excitement for the...
news
IFA 2017: LG Adds Technicolor Expert Mode To All 2017 OLED TVs
LG and Technicolor have teamed up to demonstrate 2017 OLED TVs at IFA 2017 featuring Technicolor Expert Mode, which displays colors optimized by Technicolor’s...
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Sonnet Releases 1TB Version of Lightning-Fast Fusion Thunderbolt 3 PCIe(R) Flash Drive
IRVINE, Calif. — Aug. 31, 2017 — Sonnet Technologies today introduced a new version of its Fusion(TM) Thunderbolt(TM) 3 PCIe(R) Flash Drive, a rugged,...
CE Financial Strategies
What to do When Higher CE Sales Result in Lower or Slower Collections
Overcoming doubts about outsourcing and taking a deep dive into operational processes and efficiencies can reap benefits and lead to greater growth and profitability...
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IFA 2017: TCL Bringing AI To Its TVs
TCL unveiled three new TVs in three distinct series at IFA this morning, along with an impressive conversational AI capability that allows natural voice...
Home Automation
IFA 2017: Not To Be Outdone, Sony Debuts Its Own Smart Speaker
Sony broke both size and sound barriers with a slew of new products unveiled at IFA 2017, including a palm-sized premium compact camera and...
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Pro Audio Technology Launches Eight-Channel Amplifier with Balanced Audio Inputs and Most Affordable On- and In-Wall Speaker Yet
The slim and lightweight DMA-1508B amplifier and SCRS-25im loudspeakers are now available and will provide memorable home theater performance at CEDIA 2017. San Diego,...
Blogs
How RFID Is Revolutionizing Retail
There are a number of hot new technologies on the forefront of online and offline retail including machine learning, the Internet of Things (IoT)...
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Another Record-Setting KnowledgeFest Dallas For Mobile Electronics Association
NORTH ANDOVER, MASS.– The Mobile Electronics Association (MEA) announced today final figures for its recently completed KnowledgeFest education conference and trade show in Dallas....
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Parallel Names Skip Lockrem Sales VP
Parallel is pleased to announce the appointment of Skip Lockrem to the position of VP of Sales. “I am stoked to be a part...
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IFA 2017: GfK Says Global CE Sales Will Rise 4% In 2017
After a flat 2016, the value of global CE product sales are projected to rise 4 percent this year, according to GfK forecasts presented...
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Dirac Research To Introduce Consumer-Friendly Audio Room Correction Tool at CEDIA 2017
UPPSALA, SWEDEN, August 30, 2017 — Dirac Research, the global leader in platform optimized audio technology, today announced Mobile Dirac Live – an end-user version of...
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Dirac Research to Make its CEDIA Debut with Presentation on the Future of Audio Room Correction Technology
UPPSALA, SWEDEN, August 24, 2017 — Responding to growing demand from industry professionals and potential partners, Dirac Research, the global leader in platform-optimized audio...
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IFA 2017: Panasonic Unveils Hi-Fi Google Smart Speaker, 77″ OLED With HDR10+
In a surprise move, Panasonic matched Apple with a smart assistant speaker targeted to the audiophile — and also currently unavailable — when it...
Computers
Acer Marks IFA 2017 With A ‘1st” For PCs
To kick off IFA at a potpourri of a press event, Acer introduced a plethora of new products. The new devices include what it’s...
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Linkplay and Merus Audio Present High Efficiency Amplifier WiFi Platform
Herlev, Denmark, Aug. 30, 2017 – Merus Audio (www.merus-audio.com), a global supplier of single-chip audio amplifier IC solutions offering unsurpassed energy efficiency and best-in-class...
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B&O & LG Turn Heads With Eclipse TV At IFA 2017
If only IFA was last week … Bang & Olufsen turned heads on Wednesday with the unveiling of its BeoVision Eclipse TV, manufactured in...
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PowerHouse Alliance Launches A2V Brand
The AV product line debuts at CEDIA Expo and is available now to dealers nationwide through the PowerHouse Alliance distributor members. Pittsburgh, PA –...
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Dynaudio Reveals Product Lineup for CEDIA 2017
GLENVIEW, Ill. — Aug. 29, 2017 — Next week at CEDIA 2017, renowned high-end loudspeaker specialist Dynaudio will showcase a diverse range of innovative...