Showrooming Overstated, CEA Panel Says
New York – While brick-and-mortar retailers do lose some sales to showrooming, the phenomenon has been largely exaggerated, a CE Week retail panel concluded. More »
CEA: Tech Consumer Confidence Up, Economic Sentiment Down
Arlington, Va. - Consumer confidence in technology spending increased in June, while confidence in the broader economy declined, according to the latest figures released today by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). More »
Barnes & Noble Closes The Book On The Nook
New York — Barnes & Noble today began to spin down its Nook hardware business announcing it will partner with other vendors to develop co-branded devices. More »
TWICE, NewBay To Host 2nd Screen Event June 27
New York — TWICE, and fellow NewBay Media properties Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News, will hold the 2nd Screen Summit (S3) on June 27 at the Clearview Chelsea Cinemas located at 260 West 23rd St., here, starting at 9 a.m. More »
Yamaha Adds Separate Components To Aventage Series
Buena Park, Calif. – Yamaha is expanding its step-up Aventage series of A/V receivers and Blu-ray players to include separate components. More »
Sony Unveils RX Cyber-shot Camera Pair
San Diego – Sony introduced Thursday a pair of advanced RX-series Cyber-shot point-and-shoot cameras targeting the professional/advanced amateur audiences. More »
Pioneer Adds HDBaseT To AVR, Launches Soundbar
New York – Pioneer is going to this week's CEA Line Show to launch its first speaker bar in about 15 years and top out its Elite A/V receiver series with three new models, including the industry's first AVR with built-in HDBaseT output. More »
Onkyo Adds Lightning To Mini System
Upper Saddle River, N.J. – Onkyo plans to ship in August its first mini system with an embedded 8-pin Lightning connector to dock with the iPhone 5, fifth-generation iPod Touch, and seventh-generation iPod nano. More »
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Voting Underway For TWICE VIP Awards
New York — Online voting has begun for TWICE's first-ever products awards — the TWICE VIP (Very Important Product) Awards at www.TWICE.com. More »
LeapFrog Expands LeapPad Line
Emeryville, Calif. — LeapFrog announced its newest kids tablet, the company's first with built-in Wi-Fi. More »
Leef Ships Flash Drive For Smartphones
San Francisco — Leef Technology unveiled a portable flash drive that can be used with smartphones, tablets and computers. More »
Verizon Adds Its First Ruggedized LTE Smartphone
Basking Ridge, N.J. – Verizon Wireless will offer its first LTE-equipped ruggedized phone on June 27 when it launches Casio's G'zOne Commando Android smartphone at $99. More »
Sennheiser To Expand Its Facilities
Wedemark, Germany - Sennheiser is expanding its corporate and manufacturing headquarters to accomodate the company's growth. More »
Telefield Licenses RCA For Business VoIP System
Beaverton, Ore. — Telefield, which is licensing the RCA brand for a line of business telephones, announced on Tuesday its VoIP system is now available in more than 2,500 office-supply stores. More »
Sprint Shareholders Approve SoftBank Deal
Overland Park, Kansas – Sprint shareholders approved SoftBank's purchase of a 78 percent stake in Sprint following a competing bid from Dish Networks. More »
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