CE Newswire - 09.04.13

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Today's Top 3 Stories #1 Sony Debuts New Line Of High-Resolution Audio Products   Sony is turning up the volume on high resolution music. (USA Today) Why This Is Important: Sony is trying to boost the quality of downloadable music and once again get consumers hooked on high-quality sound. #2  Bionym Nymi Wristband Uses Wearer's Heartbeat To Authenticate Personal Tech   Bionym has announced the pre-order of its Nymi wristband, a small device that seeks to complement passwords and PINs as a personal authentication device. Falling solidly into the wearable technology category, Nymi works by using the wearer's heartbeat to determine identity, using that information to log into computers, unlock car doors, and more. (SlashGear) Why This Is Important: The band still requires support from other companies to achieve the type of usage it promises. #3 Wacom Rebrands Pro Tablets, Redesigns And Rebrands Hobbyist Line   Bamboo, you've been eaten by pandas. Wacom's jettisoning the Bamboo brand for its consumer graphics tablets and encompassing them within the Intuos brand, simultaneously rebranding its Intuos5 line as Intuos Pro. (Reviews.com) Why This Is Important: Although Wacom dropped the price of the smallest model, it raised the price of the largest model by $30 — a rare occurrence in a rebranding. 4. Leo Burnett, hhgregg Go On Date From Hell (MediaBistro) 5. Qualcomm Jumps Into Wearables With Toq Smartwatch (CNET) 6. A Virtual Reality Headset Could Put PS4 Over The Top (Forbes) 7. EMC To Unveil Products Challenging Cloud Storage Sellers (Bloomberg) 8. Nasdaq Reports Another Problem With Its Data Feed (CNBC) 9. Samsung Introduce Smartwatches (MarketWatch) 10. Larry Ellison Is a Billionaire Sailboat Cheater (ValleyWag) "It's been more than a decade since the first MP3 digital downloads and music players were introduced to the public," said Sony president and COO Phil Molyneux in a statement. "Now is the time to offer high-resolution audio products that bring music enthusiasts closer to their favorite recordings, and allow them to experience those recordings the way the artists, producers and engineers always intended." Blog Post of The Day New Electric Bike Can Haul 100 Pounds Of Cargo By Heather Kelly There's only so much you can fit inside one of those cute woven baskets found on the common bicycle: a small bag of groceries, fresh-cut flowers and a baguette, maybe a puppy. More » Upcoming Events Mega Group National Convention Sept. 6 Louisville, Ky. www.megagroupusa.com CEDIA Expo Sept. 25-28 Colorado Convention Center Denver http://expo.cedia.net/register CEA Industry Forum Oct. 20-23 Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Los Angeles www.ce.org Was this copy of CE Newswire forwarded to you? Start your own subscription by clicking here. TWICE Editorial Team Stephen Smith, Editor In Chief Phone: (917) 281-4754  | Email Greg Tarr, Executive Editor Phone: (917) 281-4760  | Email John Laposky, Managing Editor Phone: (917) 281-4736  | Email Doug Olenick, Web Editor Phone: (917) 281-6719  | Email Joseph Palenchar, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4746  | Email Alan Wolf, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4769  | Email Lisa Johnston, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4733  | Email

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