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New figures released by the National Telecommunications and Information Association (NTIA) tallied further progress in the race to prepare for the analog TV cutoff...
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New figures released by the National Telecommunications and Information Association (NTIA) tallied further progress in the race to prepare for the analog TV cutoff...
There are areas I’d always hoped would remain a “politics-free zone.” My bathroom, any sporting event and my cellphone, but thanks to the latest...
Look out Grand Theft Auto: Perhaps the most bizarre product on display at last week’s Photokina show was the Sony Alphacomputergame for Playstation 3....
Insurance agency Allstate is offering computer games to 100,000 Pennsylvania drivers between the ages of 50 to 75. Participants have the possibility of receiving...
Wal-Mart threw down the holiday price-cutting gauntlet earlier than usual this year. Today, Oct. 1, the world’s largest retailer announced that it reduced prices...
Duncan Niederauer, CEO of the embattled New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), cracked, “We are glad September is over,” to the delight of Yoshi Yamada,...
(* My advice is to check the date as to when the survey closed.) In a surprising bit of good economic news in this...
The future of navigation in Google’s Android phone, first seen in the T-Mobile G1, has a lot to do with pointing the phone at...
Photo kiosk maker Lucidiom just inked a major deal with U.K. retailer Jessops that will see the imaging firm install more than 1,000 kiosks...
Nintendo is said to be readying an inexpensive version of its DS portable player with music-playing and photo-taking capabilities. According to Reuters, the unit...
Interesting video here of a Motorola protoype digital frame that also offers a built-in camera, VoIP phone, speakers and Bluetooth headset. Check it out....
Some news in the great wide world of A/V furniture and mounts was announced today: Salamander Designs introduced a dealer-support program for its new...
I’ve been on a workout kick for about six months, so I’ve been keeping my eyes open for any gizmo, Website or thingy that...
Hoya will shutter a Pentax digital camera factory in Japan and move camera manufacturing to facilities in Vietnam and the Philippines “to improve competitiveness,”...
I know I will endure the wrath of many contributors to “Talkback” by writing this: Phil Schoonover, who left Circuit City as chairman, president...
I’ve met some true heroes and historic figures at various CE industry events over the years: the first two men on the moon (Neil...
Now you can feel even more like a pretend boxer with CTA Digital’s Wii boxing gloves. Instead of having to hold the controllers in...
An industrial designer in Sweden named Peter Thuvander has created a yo-yo that can charge an iPod or iPhone. A magnetic induction-based rotating inner...
Black Friday is apparently coming early for the Blu-ray Disc category as new low price points popped up on the Web this week. Memorex...
The imaging company celebrated its 20th anniversary in Greenwood, S.C., last week. Greenwood is home to the company’s North American manufacturing and R&D headquarters....
General Imaging said it would distribute select GE-branded digital cameras through Longs Drug. Starting in late October, Longs will sell the A730 in black,...
The Summer Olympics have come and gone, but the shadow of higher manufacturing costs for CE products made in China continues. This week a...
After only two weeks on the air Microsoft has canceled its latest commercial series starring Jerry Seinfeld and the company’s founder Bill Gates. The...
As we noted earlier in this space, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina is now serving as a surrogate for the McCain campaign. Fiorina is...
One week after CEDIA Expo — a fine annual showcase of upscale A/V products — the news immediately moved on from large, high-ticket items...
According to a study by Pew Research, as reported by CNN.com, 97 percent of children ages 12 to 17 play video games. “Ninety-seven percent...
The research firm iSuppli provides some additional context to the day’s news: · Samsung was the world’s leading supplier of NAND-type flash memory in...
No, basketball is not being played here, at a wonderful Florida locale this week, which (almost) makes you forget that Wall Street’s leading financial...
Who would have thought people would rather connect with each other then view porn, but according to author Bill Tancer it’s true. The linked...
When Sony introduced the CP1 wireless digital photo frame to the U.S. market at CEDIA Expo, it was marketed under the Vaio brand. According...
Batten down the hatches, we may be in for some rough seas, and not just from Hurricane Ike. An oversupply of LCD panels due...
Apparently, Barack Obama thinks so. According to National Journal, the Czar would help the White House coordinate tech policy. Jim Harper at CATO says...
Master Lock has introduced an unconventional iPod case — one that I’ve never seen before. The iCage comes with a combination lock attached to...
Playing the role of the canary in the coal mine at this year’s CEDIA Expo: flat-panel mount vendors. I spent a good part of...
Despite the fact that hurricane season has hit with a seemingly relentless barrage of storms in recent days, the real-world market test for the...
“Selling sex, not specs” has been the mantra of the consumer electronics industry since the early 1980s. We would broaden the industry’s base, it...
CNN.com is reporting about the CIA and FBI’s foray into a social-networking site geared toward spies: “The program is called A-Space, and it’s a...
Microsoft should take a tip from the Republicans and Democrats. Its new ad campaign, staring Jerry Seinfeld, just launched, but the first spot, on...
CEDIA Expo has always been described as the “custom installation” show but it is a lot more than that. For dedicated custom installers and...
Round Rock, Texas — Dell is hoping to sell its collection of factories around the world, according to The Wall Street Journal. Unnamed sources...
Media Day at CEDIA Expo was awash in product introductions and pronouncements from several major CE manufacturers on Wednesday. Blu-ray, in several varieties of...