Q2 Ultra HD TV Shipments Top All Of 2013 Santa Clara, Calif. – Second quarter global shipments of 4K Ultra HD (UHD) TV sets surpassed all UHD shipments for full year 2013, according to findings released by NPD DisplaySearch. More »
LG To Expand Smart Watch Line Seoul – LG will go to the Sept. 5-10 IFA show in Berlin with its second Android Wear smartwatch, this one promoted as the first watch-style wearable with circular plastic OLED (P-OLED) display.More »
Samsung Adds 2G/3G Smart Watch Seoul − A new smart watch unveiled by Samsung incorporates 2G/3G cellular and Wi-Fi so users can get social-network updates and send and receive texts even if they're away from their smartphone. More »
LG OLED TV Receives 'Greenguard' Rating Englewood Cliffs, N.J. – LG Electronics and Underwriter Laboratories' UL Environment business unit introduced Wednesday a new Greenguard Certification for LG's new OLED TV, model 55EC9300. More »
AudioControl Adds Features To Maestro M8 Seattle, Wash. − AudioControl added multiple new features to its top-end preamp/surround processor, including an HDBaseT option, 4K Ultra HD pass-through and upscaling, and balanced inputs not available on its predecessor. More »
John Laposky Named Editor In Chief of TWICE New York — NewBay Media, publisher of TWICE (This Week in Consumer Electronics), has announced that John Laposky has been named as the brand's editor in chief. Laposky has served as the magazine's managing editor since 1995 and has been a vital contributor in print and online, and an important part of the International CES Daily, published by TWICE. Laposky takes over the position from Steve Smith, who transitioned to editor at large at the end of July. More »
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Shooting Puts Spotlight On Wearable Cameras By Greg Tarr The sensational attention generated by the now-infamous Aug. 9th police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., has impacted the stock prices of at least two wearable CE camera manufacturers, and could have an effect on other camera suppliers going forward. More »