| Top Stories - September 25, 2014 | Late Deliveries Spur Early Online Shopping: Survey
Stamford, Conn. — Nearly half of Americans (49 percent) plan to shop online earlier for gifts this holiday season, with 63 percent citing concern over late deliveries, a survey by Pitney Bowes shows. More »
AT&T To Offer BlackBerry Passport
Toronto — At least one of the big four U.S. carriers — AT&T — will carry the BlackBerry Passport, but BlackBerry didn't say when. More »
Azione Membership Hits 100
Chester Springs, Pa. – Azione Unlimited (AU), the education and buying group for custom retailers and integrators, added five new members within the past two weeks, bringing its dealer ranks to 100. More »
DTS Play-Fi Adds SiriusXM Streaming
Calabasas, Calif. — DTS adds SiriusXM to the selection of Internet music services available through wireless multizone-audio systems incorporating the company's Play-Fi technology. More »
Holiday Sales To Rise 4%: Deloitte
New York – Gains in the economy and digital usage will help drive a 4 to 4.5 percent increase in retail sales this holiday season, a Deloitte study shows. More »
Best Buy Adds Exclusive Designer Accessories
Minneapolis — Best Buy, in a continuing effort to make its product mix unique, will roll out an exclusive fashion line of portable device cases from designers Nanette Lepore, Anna Sui and Isaac Mizrahi New York. More »
LG First With Energy Star Gas Dryers
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. – LG Electronics said its latest line of clothes dryers includes the first gas models to receive Energy Star certification. More »
TekDry Service Rescues Wet Electronic Devices
Denver – For anyone who's ever accidentally dropped a cell phone in the toilet or kicked a nice point-and-shoot camera into the pool, a new service called TekDry is offering a rescue service that it says is far better than putting the item in a sealed container of rice. More »
Almo Expo Attendance Up Sharply
Philadelphia – Almo, the national majap and CE distributor, reported a sharp spike in attendance at its regional trade shows this year. More »
HTSA Foresees Strong Q4
Barrington, Ill. — The Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA), the buying group for specialty A/V dealers and custom integrators, said it's poised for a strong finish to the year. More »
T-Mobile, AT&T Plan Samsung Gear S
New York – T-Mobile and AT&T said they will carry Samsung's recently announced Gear S smart watch in the fall. More »
BlackBerry: Passport Phone Part Of Comeback Drive
Toronto – BlackBerry unveiled its business- and productivity-focused Passport smartphone, which the company promoted as a PC substitute for business people on the go. More »
D&H Redesigns Website
Harrisburg, Pa. – D&H Distributing has re-launched its website with enhanced navigation, search, notification, and watch-list functionality. More »
Canon Unveils 'Maxify' SO/HO Printer Line
New York – Canon used a small-business networking conference co-sponsored with Entrepreneur Magazine Tuesday to unveil its new Maxify line of inkjet printers targeted at small-office and home-office (SO/HO) users. More »
iPhone 6 Plus: Plus-Size Screen, Plus-Size Margin
El Segundo, Calif. -- Apple's iPhone 6 Plus not only offers a bigger display than its little buddy the iPhone 6, but it also offers a heftier margin for Apple, according to a teardown analysis by IHS Technology. More »
Casio G-Shock Watch Gets Smarts
Dover, N.J. – Casio America is adding Bluetooth Smart to a G-Shock watch to control a smartphone's song selection and volume, adjust music equalization, and add sound effects to songs. More »
Wink Links To In-Wall Home-Automation Controller
New York – Home automation startup Wink will add a Wi-Fi-connected in-wall control center to supplement app control of wireless home-automation products. More »
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Blogs
Start-Up Spotlight: Watch List
By Lisa Johnston
The Watch List is an ongoing series that focuses on CE start-ups reaching out to consumers via crowdfunding and other non-traditional methods. More »
Executive Insight: Innovation Shaping The Store Of The Future
By James Gagliardi
When people think of innovation, they may think about a latest product — a widget that changes everything. But innovation doesn't have to be a revolutionary new widget; it can be a new way of thinking, a shift that changes cultural expectations about how we buy, consume or experience a product or service. More »
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