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Reports Hint At Amazon STB, Next Gen. Xbox
Apple may still not be ready to launch its long-anticipated and speculated-on iTV, but that’s apparently not stopping a couple of other industry giants...
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The Netatmo Weather Station/Watchdog
I am a bit of a weather geek. So when the folks at Netatmo offered to let me check out their latest Urban Weather...
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Crowd-Funding Spotlight
These two products made their recent debut on crowd-funding websites – sites that rely on “donations” from consumers to develop and manufacture the product....
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LG Puts Full-Court Press On Ultra HD TV
LG Electronics was nothing but net this week as it used a sponsorship of the NCAA’s Division I Men’s Basketball Final Four to promote...
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Panasonic’s ’13 TVs Are Stuffed With Features
Panasonic began this morning with its annual two-day press briefing for its TV and audio products here in New York. The goal is to...
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Samsung’s Best Buy Move — We Should Have Seen It Coming
In going through the many news and blog alerts in my email address this morning, much has been written since late last week about...
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Dolby Atmos Coming Soon To A Home Theater?
Dolby Laboratories isn’t talking, but there don’t seem to be any major technical hurdles getting in the way of migrating the company’s Atmos surround-sound...
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Newegg Posts April Fools’ Prank
City of Industry, Calif. – Newegg.com took liberties with its website on April 1 by creating a faux home page for an April Fools’...
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Retailers Trying Some Online Alternatives
A number of experiments are currently underway by big-box chains to leverage their real estate and ally with Internet companies to better compete with...
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Social Media Rescues Retailer
No Facebook did not rescue my neighbor’s cat from a tree nor did Twitter pull a child from a burning home, but the two...
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Walmart’s Locker Effort May Change Retail
Walmart’s announcement that it will be testing the use of physical lockers at local stores — another method for consumers to pick up purchases...
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Apple Could Solve The Cypriot Banking Problem
Economist/pundit Charles Krauthammer has come up with an interesting proposal that would solve the Cypriot banking scandal and open Apple up to new investment...
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‘Complete Experience’ Merchandising: It’s Much More Than Low Price
If you’ve read some of my previous posts, you know I advocate “complete experience” merchandising. Consumers want the “best” price possible, however, not at...
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No RIPs For Panasonic Plasma Yet
Excuse us if we don’t panic over a news report out of Japan earlier this week that the industry’s leading champion of plasma TV...
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My 40 Years In The CE Industry
Well, all good things must come to an end. After more than 40 years in this industry, I will be hanging up my CE...
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Amazon’s Threat Overstated, Survey Shows
While there’s no question that Amazon.com is siphoning off sales from physical stores, retailers’ biggest competitors still remain … other retailers. A recent survey...
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DirecTV’s Genie Doesn’t Skip Convenience
DirecTV’s latest whole-home DVR system called the Genie has been available and widely advertised for a few months now, but in light of the...
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If You Give Music Away Free (And Legally), They Will Come
Free is always better, but free and legal is the best. At least that is what music lovers appear to be thinking. According to...
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Marcia & Ed
I’m on a long-planned overseas vacation this week, but TWICE made some news while I’m away: Marcia Grand, VP/publisher of TWICE, who has been...
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Eddie’s Brave New Retail World
Many observers derided Sears chairman and majority shareholder Eddie Lampert’s decision to add CEO to his title last month. Perhaps addressing naysayers who questioned...
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CBS Star Kaley Cuoco Tweets Dish’s Praises
Here’s another item you can put in the “What were they thinking?” department: Kaley Cuoco, star of the CBS comedy “The Big Bang Theory”,...
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How I Learned To Love The Factory Databus
Years ago, the autosound aftermarket rightly feared the arrival of the digital OEM databus and the integration of multiple OEM electronics and electrical systems....
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Best Buy Revisited
Pundits who’ve been betting against Best Buy may now be having second thoughts. Forbes, which helped usher in the competitive sport of Best Buy...
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BrandSource’s Stampede, Or Everyone Loves A Deal
BrandSource kicked off its annual late-winter meeting at the Orlando World Center in Florida on Feb. 18 with its annual Stampede sale — a...
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Nokia Will Focus on Microsoft Lumia Smartphones at MWC 2013
There has been intense speculation in the global media this week that Nokia will launch its first Lumia tablet with a Microsoft operating system...
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Promoting Super Bowl TV Sales, Campbell Style
If you want to know how Tom Campbell promoted Super Bowl TV sales, and spent part of Super Bowl Sunday, we have the video...
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Notes From Toy Fair 2013
I spent Monday at the American International Toy Fair, which is being held this week at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New...
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Western Digital Adds $70 Streaming TV Player
Irvine, Calif. — Western Digital introduced Tuesday a new addition to its line of WD TV set-top streaming devices, offering a more affordable price...
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A Tale Of Two Retailers
The final big-screen TV sales and profit numbers aren’t in yet, but indications are that retailers had a pretty good Super Bowl season. But...
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Santa Breaks Online Traffic Record
The headline is a little misleading. Santa’s online service was really not involved, but the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s (NORAD) Tracks Santa program...
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Here’s How Your Channel Partners Can Live With Your Direct-To-Consumer Strategy
In the consumer electronics realm, direct-to-consumer (D to C) sales have become more than just an option. In-house e-commerce sites have turned into vital...
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2012: A Year Of Surprises
2012 started with rumors about Apple TV and it ends with rumors about Apple TV. With all the Apple TV talk going back to...
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Sears Goes Moneyball
Sears Holdings announced Thursday that New York Mets player development VP Paul DePodesta has been elected to its board of directors. For us baseball...
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Kudos To The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Maybe it is because we at TWICE are closing our Dec. 17 print edition today, which features our annual Retail Year-End Wrap Up, but...
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Apple Licensees: Partners In Profit And Pain
Some audio suppliers are really chafing under the Kremlin-like secrecy that surrounds Apple’s new-product plans. Maybe it’s good business to keep the competitors guessing,...
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Notebook PC Panel Prices Continue To Fall
Trends in TFT LCD panel prices are very different for the three main applications. TV panel prices have been increasing for three quarters, and...
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GE’s Immelt: The Best Is Yet To Come
TWICE recently attended a GE holiday soirée at 30 Rock hosted by chairman/CEO Jeffrey Immelt. While he wouldn’t talk shop about majaps (“Come on,...
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CE History Repeating Itself In N.Y. Market
As this tumultuous year draws to a close I have been reminded how history always repeats itself. Yet another prominent retailer is in its...
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An Open Letter To Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly With An Industry P.S.
Mr. Hubert Joly CEO Best Buy Dear Mr. Joly, I know you are working hard to turn Best Buy around, and I hope you...
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Black Friday: Big-Screen TVs, Laptops Star In Queens, N.Y.
For about a decade, give or take a year or so, I have been visiting the same three stores on Black Friday at around...
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Black Friday: Catalyst for Tablets to Far Surpass Notebook Shipments in North America
This year’s Black Friday is expected to be the catalyst for tablets to pass notebook shipments for the first time in North America, a...
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Revisiting Thanksgiving Day Shopping
I have been reading the pro and con arguments surrounding the decision by several retailers to open their doors Thanksgiving evening. Up until today,...