JVC 65" 4K UHD TV Available In Days Irvine, Calif. — AmTran Video said Wednesday that its 65-inch JVC-branded Diamond-series 4K Ultra HD LED LCD TV will be available later this month. More »
Tony Bennett Shines At Sony Hi-Res Audio Listening Party New York – Sony organized a high-resolution audio listening party Thursday night to celebrate the launch of the Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga album "Cheek to Cheek," which will figure prominently in a Sony high-resolution audio promotion. More »
PowerHouse Adds Velodyne Pittsburgh — The PowerHouse Alliance, a national consortium of 13 regional distributors serving the CE and IT specialty dealers and custom installers, has added Velodyne Acoustics to its line card. More »
Verizon Joining AT&T In Offering Moto X Basking Ridge, N.J. – Verizon will join AT&T in offering Motorola's second-generation Moto X on Sept. 26, when the carrier will offer the XLTE-ready 16 GB version of Moto X in black through its online and brick-and-mortar stores at $99 with two-year contract. More »
Terry Succeeds Penney At Almo Philadelphia — Majap industry veteran Jay Penney has stepped down as head of Almo's premium kitchen appliance division. More »
AT&T To Add Dedicated Touchscreen To Home Automation Lineup Atlanta — AT&T is adding a dedicated on-wall and table-mount touchscreen controller to supplement the tablet and smartphone apps available to monitor and control the company's home-automation and security system. More »
Sony Teams With Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga To Promote Hi-Res Audio San Diego — Sony will follow up last year's high-resolution audio marketing campaign with a cross-promotional campaign featuring two high-resolution products and the Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga album "Cheek To Cheek." More »
Rockford Buys Crimestopper Tempe, Ariz. — Rockford Corp. is adding to its stable of 12-volt brands again, this time with its first car security/remote-starter company, Crimestopper Security Products. More »
CEA Welcomes Drones To CES Arlington, Va. — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) will add its first drone-focused area for the 2015 International CES. More »
Industry Comes To Aid Of 12-Volt Veteran Hutto Arvada, Colo. — The Mobile Electronics Specialists Association (MESA) raised more than $100,000 at its fall summit early this month to help pay for a lung-transplant operation and medical treatment for 12-volt industry veteran Dean Hutto. More »
Prestige Remote-Start/Security Systems Go Long Hauppauge, N.Y. — Voxx Electronics began shipping its 2014 Prestige vehicle-security and remote-start systems, which double the operating range up to 2,500 feet in some models and feature smaller control modules for easier installation in tight places. More »
DirecTV Shareholders Support AT&T Merger El Segundo, Calif. – DirecTV stockholders approved the satellite TV provider's proposed merger with AT&T Thursday, completing one step on the way to consummation. More »
Tweet Of The Day @gtarr1: @TWICEonline has just posted a thorough resource list of UHDTVs and prices - sorry @Vizio. #Ultra4k
Pity The Wireless Salespeople By Joseph Palenchar Pity the smartphone salespeople and consumers who need graduate degrees in number theory to decipher wireless-carrier rate plans. More »