Super Bowl’s Other Upset
The Seahawks weren’t the only big winners of last night’s Super Bowl XLVIII. In one swell foop, RadioShack reestablished itself within the American psyche...
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The Seahawks weren’t the only big winners of last night’s Super Bowl XLVIII. In one swell foop, RadioShack reestablished itself within the American psyche...
Love ’em or hate ’em, you have to admire the juggernaut that is Amazon.com and its founder Jeff Bezos. Amazon continues to maintain its...
This was an unexpected headline on Marketwatch yesterday: Facebook, Twitter highlight gainers; ADT unravels Two companies that do not produce or sell anything, although...
While skimming through the images coming out of International CES a few weeks ago, I came across an odd contraption: a Polaroid camera. I’m...
Between all the press conferences, keynote speeches and logging in 42 hour in the Venetian’s poker room during International CES last week, I forgot...
Happy New Year, and if you are like most of TWICE’s loyal readers, welcome to the 2014 International CES here in Las Vegas. As...
I’ve been going to buying group meetings and covering them for more years than I care to admit to so it came as a...
The demo made the difference. I have not been a fan of Best Buy’s in store experience for a number of years, but that...
Nothing enhances your entertainment experience like a huge new flat-panel TV. The larger sizes are definitely a selling point, but this could also be...
I saw the best minds of my generation … unemployed in masses. Unexpected unemployment is plaguing our industry at unprecedented levels. What was once...
As the number of dedicated AV shops dwindles and mainstream misconceptions about audiophiles and hifi swarm, many high performance audio manufacturers and retailers face...
The cellphone business destroyed some markets and created others. As soon as I saw the first flip phone that doubled as an MP3 player,...
I probably look at my iPhone 50 times a day to check my email. Rarely do I actually use it to make a phone...
Recently I attended the Ipro annual conference in Ft. Lauderdale. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Ipro, it is the independent manufacturers’...
In the classic World War II drama “Casablanca,” when American expatriate and nightclub owner Rick Blaine (played by Humphrey Bogart) is asked by Major...
On last Sunday’s broadcast of 60 Minutes, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos startled viewers, and correspondent Charlie Rose, by unveiling a nascent fleet of self-piloted drones...
With all the discussion about stores opening on Thanksgiving, this year I decided to visit two of the stores that I’ve gone to on...
With its first Ultra HD TV now out of the gate, Hisense USA is looking to take the technology and the brand to the...
Have an audiophile or a techie on your gift list? Good holiday deals on CE accessories abound in stores and online as part of...
Multi-room Wi-Fi speakers use an assortment of technologies and implementations to let you stream music from mobile devices and computers to multiple rooms at...
I’m old enough to remember exactly where I was 50 years ago today. I was in grammar school, Annunciation School on Havemeyer Street in...
This is a truly bad idea. I speak from experience on this topic, and I hope with all my heart that the FCC’s proposal...
Black Friday, as U.S. consumers knew it over the past 30 years or more, is just about over. No, this is not me ranting...
Time is running out. If you haven’t already created and started to execute your public relations program for the 2014 International CES, then before...
The headphones world is a never-ending source of news, be it unremitting product introductions or company efforts to stand out in the shoulder-to-shoulder crowded...
I am going to be a hypocrite. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year, and it deeply bothers me that most of the...
As the holiday season fast approaches, the big question is what’s going to happen in the electronics market. There has been a lot of...
I was just coming to grips with the notion of a Panasonic plasma-less world when Dish today announced it is shuttering its last remaining...
I’ve been involved with CE since 1978 and can’t recall a time when some to many weren’t predicting the demise of the 12-volt aftermarket....
Anna Gray is TWICE’s intern. She is currently attending Brooklyn College and will give her insight via several blog entries into how she goes...
I’m writing this at 9:39 p.m. L.A. time on Tuesday night, right after the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame dinner and induction ceremony at...
Just ahead of the biggest shopping period of the year, Amazon.com has quietly raised the amount you have to spend to qualify for Free...
Any panel named “Five Technologies To Watch” and mentions driverless cars, sensors on water bottles and surfboards, tracking your vitals with your smartphone, drones,...
We’re still two weeks away from Halloween and six weeks out from Thanksgiving, but already whiffs of Black Friday are in the air. Earlier...
Seems I’ve been writing a lot of obituaries for a lot of very good industry people lately. This is the first one, and hopefully...
AdWeek magazine and APCO Worldwide have released the results of their Most Loved Brands In The World survey, and a number of CE suppliers...
It’s never a slow moment in the headphones category. The 2013 CanJam will be at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in Denver this week,...
Wearable technology will be one of the nascent categories that will get a whole bunch of attention at the coming International CES in January....
Cellular carriers have long contended, at least in public, that they want more choices among operating systems and handset makers than those afforded by...
I just got back today from a one-day trip to Dallas where I attended the annual NATM Buying Group meeting and was greeted by...
What do you think of the plethora of stories telling you what Generation (fill in the blank) wants and how to reach them? Mainstream...
Ultra HD is going to be in the retail spotlight this fall and a star during the 2014 International CES in January. That’s why...