Consumer Confusion Lives On
I recently read an article about a man who apparently shot his television due to confusion about the digital TV transition. The article reported...
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I recently read an article about a man who apparently shot his television due to confusion about the digital TV transition. The article reported...
For turntable enthusiasts who still haven’t made the complete transition to digital — or who don’t want to purchase a turntable-converter device — independent...
Digital frame maker MediaStreet has launched a new service which will provide free photos to digital photo frame owners (of any make and model)....
President Obama, infamous for Twittering during his presidential campaign, has given up on the process. For those of you seeking to fill that void,...
This New York Times story highlights the challenges technology recruiters are facing during the recession. Included in the story is Alexis Lovell, a former...
From the you-can’t-make-this-stuff-up department: According to a report from Reuters out of London Tuesday, too much PlayStation usage may grow lumps on your palms....
Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs wants to make smartphones a fixture in U.S. classrooms. It’s an interesting idea, but most of the teachers I know...
By Kathryn Baird and Kim Hiltac We’ve been reflecting on our exhilarating experience last month at International CES 2009. And we’re not talking about...
Pioneer Electronics’ decision to drop out of the TV market is understandable and not completely a surprise. The news put a period on a...
Does Blu-ray have a future in an internet connected world where video streaming is becoming more readily available? Blu-ray players were one of the...
With the current state of the economy, it’s a natural time to reflect upon and evaluate a company’s marketing efforts. But rather than rein in...
Top 10 on TWICE.com (For the week of Feb. 9-15) Pioneer Exits TV Business As Losses Mount Best Buy Taking Magnolia In-House, To Shut...
So today is Feb. 17, 2009, the original deadline for the digital television transition to take place. No, this is not another rant about...
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the transcript of a speech delivered today during the Media Institute lunch at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington D.C.)...
Your weekly fix of news in the distribution world: DBL Distributing is now carrying the EcoSmart line of bamboo-based computer accessories from Micro Innovations....
One of the challenges consumers face when researching and subsequently purchasing consumer electronics products is understanding the many technology terms inherent to these devices. ...
Now DirecTV is reportedly entering talks with Sirius XM, possibly touching off a bidding war over the satellite-radio company between the two leading satellite...
I hate to say I told you so, but I told you so. Indications are that the bill passed to delay the digital TV...
If reports out of Japan this week prove correct, the industry may be losing a pair of powerful players in the plasma TV category....
As we wait to see how Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin will handle the company’s looming debt payments, including one that comes due on...
John Siracusa has a great piece on the subject here. To set the table: The pace of the e-book market over the past decade...
While the pros and cons of deferring the DTV transition were well debated leading up to the decision to set the new date at...
Acquiring another $125 million or so of Sirius XM debt could give EchoStar chairman and CEO Charlie Ergen enough ownership in Sirius to gain...
Picking on the government is almost as easy as poking fun at “Star Wars” nerds, but just for giggles read through the actual DTV...
A writer at the Las Vegas Review Journal asked his readers if they thought International CES should be open to the public. Not surprisingly,...
Here are some late Friday thoughts on this week’s news in car electronics. Sirius XM: You may have heard that Charlie Ergen, CEO of EchoStar,...
When it comes to the DTV transition, James Richter of Atlanta has his priorities straight. He can’t find a regular job, and he’s given...
Microsoft founder, and current philanthropist, Bill Gates released a swarm of mosiquitos during the 2009 Technology, Entertainment, Design conference to help make a point about...
So the procrastinators in Congress got their way. Congress voted on Wednesday to delay the digital TV transition from Feb. 17 to June 12,...
We have government leaders, mainstream media and other opinion makers talking our customers out of buying our products. In today’s tough economy, the last...
We’ve all read the stories about how Wal-Mart locks its workers inside its stores, hires illegal aliens and basically treats its employees almost as...
OK, after the recent onslaught of 3-D TV demos at International CES, the much-hyped airing of a 3-D ad during the Super Bowl and...
I have been thinking a lot about what I was going to say this month. Man, has it been tough to put into words....
Stores owned by wireless carriers are becoming one-stop shops for consumers’ residential and mobile telecommunications needs. That trend was reinforced by Verizon Wireless when...
Imagine watching a game where the team actually surrounds you. Or immerse yourself in a movie that looks like it is taking place in...
As I stated earlier today, I would prefer to get on with the currently scheduled Feb. 17 date for the nation’s full-on transition from...
Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) (and I understand if I lost you right there, non-New York-area readers) has authored a House bill called the Camera...
My opinion to the contrary, it now looks like the nation’s full-on switch from analog to all digital television transmission will be delayed until...
I’m no merchandise manager, but I’ve often wondered why manufacturers with more than one core competency don’t do more to leverage their multi-category strengths...
On Jan. 20, we witnessed the inauguration of President Obama. Although nearly 2 million people traveled to the nation’s capital to experience the event,...
Canon wants their workers to leave early (5:30) so they can make babies: In a country where 12-hour workdays are common, the electronics giant...
Whenever a reporter or editor gets call or an e-mail asking why we don’t print more “good news” and not dwell on all the...