Amazon Sets CFO Succession; Doubles Home-Automation SKUs
Seattle — Amazon.com's chief financial officer Tom Szkutak has set a retirement date of June 2015, when he will be succeeded by the e-tailer's finance VP Brian Olsavsky. More »
RCA TVs Look Big, Carry Small Roku Sticks
San Diego — RCA TV, the line of value-oriented TVs made and sold in the United States by Korea's On Corp., under license from Technicolor, unveiled Tuesday the latest assortment RCA-branded Roku smart TVs. More »
Hi-Res Portable Among Sony's IFA Introductions
Berlin – Sony is going to the IFA show here with its first high-resolution Walkman portable audio player for the U.S. market, a new premium soundbar, and over-ear headphones said to deliver the sound quality of high-res music files. More »
Staples Further Fastens Stores To Web
Framingham, Mass. – Staples, the No. 1 office supply chain, has launched a series of online and in-store enhancements to create a more seamless multichannel experience for customers. More »
Sony Readies Android Smartphones, Tablet & Wearables
Berlin – Sony will go to the IFA show this week with the company's first Android Wear OS smart watch, a new smart band, and two Z3 smartphones and a Z3 tablet. The smartphones and tablet will offer a PlayStation4 gaming experience. More »
Samsung Unpacks New Notes, VR Headset
Berlin — Samsung went to the IFA show to unveil its latest generation of Galaxy Note phablets and a wireless virtual-reality headset optimized for use with the Galaxy Note 4. More »
Conn's Retail Biz Grows Amid Finance Woes
The Woodlands, Texas — Surging retail sales and operating income couldn't overcome setbacks in Conn's in-house credit operation in its second fiscal quarter. More »
CEA, ME Group To Sponsor CarTech Demo Days In November
Arlington, Va. — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and Mobile Electronics Group will sponsor the 2014 CarTech Demo Days this November, designed to engage consumers and support automotive electronics retailers. More »
Sonos Bridges Falling Down
Santa Barbara, Calif. – Sonos is making it a little simpler and a little less expensive to build a Sonos wireless multiroom-audio system in most homes. More »
WD Adds Wireless My Passport Drives
Irvine, Calif. — Western Digital introduced Wednesday the first Wi-Fi-enabled version of its portable My Passport hard-drive series. More »
Vizio Kicks Off 3rd 'TDs For TVs' Contest
Irvine, Calif. — Vizio launched Tuesday the third installment of its "TDs for TVs" charity contest again, using NFL wide receiver Stevie Johnson, who has switched teams from the Buffalo Bills to the San Francisco 49ers this year, as its national spokesman. More »
NFL Now Added To Apple TV
New York — The National Football League said Tuesday that Apple TV devices have joined Roku devices in carrying its new NFL Now streaming network. More »
Parasound To Show 3 New Audio Products At Expo
Denver – Parasound will go to the CEDIA Expo with its first 12-channel multizone amplifier in years, an improved DAC/headphone amp, and a prototype of its first integrated amp/DAC. More »
Koss Enters Portable Bluetooth Fray
Milwaukee — Koss took the wraps off its first portable Bluetooth speaker, the pocket-sized BTS1. More »
URC, Snap AV Team Up
Harrison, N.Y. - URC is expanding its distribution base to include Snap AV dealers. More »
Garmin Nuvi PNDs Find Stores Inside Malls, Airport Terminals
Olathe, Kan. — Garmin's Nuvi Advanced series of portable navigation devices (PNDs) is adding such new features as a Foursquare venue database and a Direct Access feature that finds the mall or airport terminal entrance closest to a specific store. More »
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Canon Celebrates 80 Years Of Camera Making
By Greg Tarr
Canon commemorated the 80th anniversary of its first camera, the Kwanon, Tuesday. The product, with help from Nikon and others, helped Japan to eventually top even the prestigious camera makers from Europe in a bid for marketplace dominance. More »
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