Timex Readies Cellular-Equipped Smart Watch
Middlebury, Conn. — Timex, which has diversified from watches into fitness watches and bands, is further expanding its lineup with the industry's first cellular-equipped smart watch. More »
ProSource 'Power Dealer' Meeting Draws Record Turnout
Milwaukee — ProSource, the integration and A/V specialty division of the BrandSource buying group, reported record attendance at its recent Power Dealer meeting here. More »
BenQ Adds 3,200-Lumen DLP Projector
Costa Mesa, Calif. — BenQ America introduced Tuesday a new addition to its M6 series of education/boardroom projectors in the 3,200-ANSI-lumen MW665. More »
PowerHouse Holds 2nd Annual Meeting
Pittsburgh — The PowerHouse Alliance, a national consortium of 13 regional distributors serving the CE and IT specialty dealers and custom installers, recently held its second annual national sales meeting here. More »
Office Depot Narrows Losses, Confirms Store Closings
Boca Raton, Fla. – Office Depot reported a $12 million loss in the second quarter, compared with a combined $18 million loss last year by Office Depot and OfficeMax, which merged in November. More »
Kyocera First With Sapphire Smartphone
San Diego — Kyocera will be the first company to market with a mass-market smartphone equipped with rugged sapphire crystal display. More »
Sprint Gives Up Pursuit Of T-Mobile
Overland Park, Kan. — Sprint and majority owner SoftBank have given up their pursuit of a Sprint/T-Mobile merger that they hoped would create a stronger national carrier, citing the difficulties of getting approval from federal regulators, the Wall Street Journal reported. More »
Mega Group USA Beefs Up Support Staff
Memphis, Tenn. — Mega Group USA, the bedding, appliance and CE buying group, has added more field market managers and inside support personnel to its staff. More »
CEDIA Selects 2014 Manufacturers' Excellence Awards Finalists
CEDIA has selected the 2014 Manufacturers' Excellence Awards finalists, which include 30 products in the Best New Product category. More »
OTT Video Market To Grow 21%
Boston — The North American market for over-the-top (OTT) video streaming is forecasted to grow 21 percent in 2014 — hitting $10.7 billion, according to a research study released Tuesday by Strategy Analytics. More »
Pentax Adds New Q-Series Mirrorless ILC
Denver, Colo. – Ricoh Imaging of America introduced a new addition to its Pentax-branded Q-series mirrorless compact system camera line that is said to renew the company's claim to "the smallest and lightest" mirrorless format camera on the market. More »
Pioneer Posts Q1 Net Loss But Forecasts Full-Year Profit
Kawasaki, Japan – Pioneer Electronics posted a single-digit percentage gain in sales and dramatically reduced its net loss in its fiscal 2015 first quarter ending June 30, the company announced. More »
Jamo Unveils Flagship Home Theater Speakers
Indianapolis -- Klipsch Group brand Jamo has begun shipping its second-generation flagship series of passive home theater speakers, which consist of 10 models priced up to $3,500 for a pair of floorstanding tower speakers. More »
Kaleidescape Joins Azione
Chester Springs, Pa. — Movie server manufacturer Kaleidescape has joined the vendor roster of Azione Unlimited (AU), the buying and educational group for integrators, custom retailers and their suppliers. More »
Clarion Brings Aftermarket Technology To Subaru
Cypress, Calif. – Clarion is bringing its aftermarket Smart Access head-unit technology to an automaker for the first time with the launch of Subaru's second-generation Starlink infotainment system in all 2015 Subaru Legacy and Outback models. More »
Transformative Extends HDMI Extender Line
Norwood, Mass. — Transformative Engineering launched a less-expensive HDMI extender to complement its flagship model. More »
Placing Your Bets: The Future Of Wearable Tech
From smart watches and smart glasses to fitness trackers and health monitoring devices, wearable devices are emerging as part of an industry-wide surge of new, innovative technologies rapidly coming to market. Join TWICE Managing Editor John Laposky, New Age Electronics President Fred Towns, CEA Senior Manager of Business Intelligence Jack Cutts, Datavision CEO Jimmy Garson and Meta Watch Founder and CEO Bill Geiser for a discussion on the outlook of wearables as this hot product category continues to emerge. By attending, you'll gain insight into where the wearable technology market is headed and walk away knowing exactly where to place your bets now through the holiday selling season and into 2015.
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