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Talking With Nationwide’s Jeff Knock On Member Concerns
Knock knows its buying members and its retail members have ranging priorities and needs.
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‘Conan’ Answers Questions On The iPhone X’s New Facial Recognition
“What’s the best way to remove the face?”
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The Apple TV Refresh Was Long Overdue
September is always a busy month for Apple, and this year is no different with all but one of the new products the company announced...
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See Which Top TV Brands Are Winning Online
Vizio takes home the gold in Brand View’s latest analysis of 4K TV online selling. As part of its exclusive market research for TWICE,...
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Talking Market Conditions With Nationwide’s Tom Hickman
“It’s a great time to be an independent retailer.”
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Scenes From Nationwide’s PrimeTime 2017
Nationwide’s Dave Bilas talks with TWICE about first-half business results and the outlook for the rest of 2017.
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Sony Expands 4K HDR Home Theater Projector Line With Entry-Level Model
Sony introduced its newest 4K HDR home-theater projector models during CEDIA 2017, including the entry-level VPL-VW285ES. The VPL-VW285ES is geared toward A/V enthusiasts seeking...
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CEDIA 2017: Kaleidescape Signs Fox For 4K, Eyes PVOD
Kaleidescape, the supplier of luxury multiroom video-server systems, will expand its selection of downloadable 4K movies with 4K content from Fox and will participate...
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Hisense Takes A Shine To CEDIA With 100-Inch Laser TV
Hisense is making its CEDIA debut with its $9,999-UPP Laser TV, promoted as a disruptively priced “market-creation” product said to combine the ease of...
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Millennials Skipping Live TV In Favor Of On Demand: CTA
Millennials are eschewing live TV in favor of self-recorded and on-demand content, according to a new study from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). Fifty-five...
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Growing 4K UHD Libraries Driving TV Demand
4K Ultra HD TVs are taking off and, fortunately, the native content available to support them — and even newer premium content with high...
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2017: The Year 4K Ultra HD Entered The Mainstream
2017 has proven to be the year of the Ultra HD 4K TV as high dynamic range (HDR) and wide color gamut (WCG) models...
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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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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...
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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...
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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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Panasonic, Samsung & 20th Century Fox Plan HDR10+ Certification Program
Panasonic and Samsung are teaming up with 20th Century Fox to create an open, royalty-free dynamic metadata platform for high dynamic range (HDR) through...
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Cord Cutting On The Cheap
Display-Vu has begun shipping a line of affordably priced RCA-branded Roku TVs. Three models are offered: 50 inches ($499 suggested retail), 43 inches ($379)...
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LG Installs ‘World’s Largest’ OLED Screen & HD Video Wall
LG Electronics unveiled what it’s hailing as the world’s largest OLED screen and HD video wall. Located at the Dubai Aquarium and adjacent to...
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Samsung Adds Steam Access To Its Smart TVs
Steam games will now be available on existing and future Samsung smart TVs with the newly released Steam Link app. Samsung 2016 or 2017...
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Cord Cutting On The Cheap: RCA Roku TVs Now Available
Display-Vu has begun shipping a line of affordably priced RCA-branded Roku TVs. Three models are offered: 50 inches ($499 suggested retail), 43 inches ($379)...
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UHD Alliance Taps Mike Fidler As President
Michael Zink, technology VP at Warner Bros., will assume the post of UHD Alliance chairman, and CE industry veteran Mike Fidler will take on...
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A Virtual-Reality Data Crunch Is Coming: Juniper
The coming VR revolution may be delayed by heavy traffic. A new report from Juniper Research forecasts that data consumption by wireless virtual-reality headsets,...
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Tim Cook Is The Face Of Apple’s New Instagram Account
Apple is on Instagram … and it’s not pretty.
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Smart TV Sales Nudging Out Connected TV Devices
The number of people in the U.S. who will use a smart TV is expected to rise 10.1 percent from last year, to 168.1...
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More Than Half of U.S. Households Subscribe To An OTT TV Streaming Service
Parks Associates reports that 59 percent of U.S. broadband households subscribe to an over-the-top (OTT) streaming service such as Netflix, Amazon or Hulu. The...
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New Sharp 4K UHD TV Line Now Shipping
The latest batch of Sharp Aquos TVs is hitting retail sales floors. The line, introduced by Hisense at CES, includes the mid-range 4K UHD...
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Panasonic Uses AI To Detect & Predict Driver’s Drowsiness Level
The technology employs artificial intelligence and an in-vehicle camera to detect drowsiness by measuring blinking features and facial expressions.
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SimpleTV Ends EPG Service For Cloud-Based DVRs
Tiburon, Calif.-based SimpleTV announced it’s shutting down the electronic program guide service associated with its Cloud-based DVR products. An early entrant in the Cloud-dependent...
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Smart TVs Nudging Roku, Chromecast Aside
The number of people in the U.S. who will use a smart TV is expected to rise 10.1 percent from last year, to 168.1...
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Alphabet Spells P-R-O-F-I-T
Alphabet’s revenue continues its upward streak as the Android, Google and YouTube parent saw second-quarter earnings growth of 21 percent year over year. The...
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A Brief History Of Sears
It’s hard to remember now, but there was a time – a long time – when Sears reigned supreme in retail, first supplying quality goods...
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New Sharp 4K UHD TV Line Arrives
The latest batch of Sharp Aquos TVs is hitting retail sales floors. The line, introduced by Hisense at CES, includes the mid-range 4K UHD...
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Amazon Using Planes, Trains And Automobiles For Prime Day
With Amazon’s much-vaunted Prime Day sales event just hours away, here’s a 50-second look at the logistics it takes to pull it off —...
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Samsung Frame TV Given Its Close-Up At Video & Audio Center
Samsung formally showcased its Frame 4K HDR TV at Southern California A/V specialist Video & Audio Center (VAC), teaming with 20th Century Fox Entertainment...
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Dolby Atmos Comes To Netflix
Dolby Atmos support has arrived at Netflix, the streaming service’s chief product officer Greg Peters announced in a company blog post. The support becomes...
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Watch OITNB Lorna Morello Surprise a Fan with an LG OLED TV Delivery
LG teamed with legendary prank director Jeff Tremaine to give fans an experience of a lifetime through surprise deliveries of LG OLED TVs by...
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Mohu’s Leaf Glide Antenna Gives Cord Cutters More Range With Less Work
Mohu unveiled its latest solution for cord cutters, the Leaf Glide HDTV indoor antenna. Designed to bring the same range of outdoor antennas right...
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Where Have All The Box Stores Gone?
On the latest installment of “Real Time With Bill Maher,” the HBO host bemoaned the looming loss of brick-and-mortar retail, and wondered why President Trump...
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LG Unveils 77-Inch Flexible, Transparent OLED Display
LG has been raising eyebrows with its flexible, rollable OLED displays for several years, and it raised the bar just a little higher this...