Samsung Preps For DSLR Ditch Day In Times Square
New York – Samsung is inviting 250 disgruntled DSLR camera owners to Times Square Wednesday to trade up their working, undamaged DSLRs for a new Samsung NX30 mirrorless compact system camera. More »
Polk Launches Active Speakers With USB, Bluetooth
Baltimore – An active speaker pair launched by Polk is the brand's first active speaker pair equipped with Bluetooth and first with USB audio input. More »
Brookstone Purchased For $135.7 Million
Merrimack, N.H. — Brookstone reported that Sailing Innovation (U.S.), a consortium led by Sailing Capital Overseas Investment Fund, along with a financing commitment from GE Capital, has been selected as the winning bidder at the company's June 2 auction for a final purchase price of $135.7 million, net of cash and assumed liabilities. More »
Yamaha Adds Two Stereo Hi-Fi Components
Buena Park, Calif. – Yamaha added to its lineup of two-channel audio components with a $3,999-suggested integrated amplifier and a $3,499 CD/SACD player, both incorporating elements of their flagship counterparts. More »
Logitech Grows Bluetooth Speaker Line
Newark, Calif. — Logitech expanded its lineup of portable Bluetooth speakers with the addition of the X300, available this month for a $69.99 suggested retail. More »
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Tech Data To Distribute MakerBot's 3D Lineup
Brooklyn, N.Y. — MakerBot , the desktop 3D printing manufacturer, has signed an agreement with Tech Data to expand North American distribution of its 3D printing and scanning products for the next 12 months. More »
Synnex, New Age Develop Insteon Mobile App For Microsoft HW
Greenville, S.C. — Synnex, parent company of CE distributor New Age Electronics, has developed an exclusive mobile app for Insteon, supplier of home-automation and control technology, to be used on Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 devices. More »
NPD: EST TV Sales Grew 68% In Q1
Port Washington, N.Y. – The electronic sell-through (EST) TV and movie market has grown to more than $1 billion since 2012, representing almost 14 percent of the money spent on physical and digital home video purchases in 2013, according to a new study from The NPD Group. More »
NPD: Smartphone Upgrade Plans Take Off
Port Washington, N.Y. – Enrollment in cellular early-upgrade plans more than quadrupled to 31 percent of postpaid cellphone users in March from last September's 7 percent, thanks to a high level of awareness, NPD found in a consumer survey. More »
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