CE Newswire 10.24.14

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Today's Top 3 Stories #1 Nike And Apple To Create Wearable That Has 'More Stealth' And Is 'More Integrated'   Despite Nike having shut down its FuelBand fitness-tracking bracelet and the team that created it, wearables will still be "a big part of the future", Nike chief executive Mark Parker has insisted. (The Drum) Why This Is Important: Apple and Nike have history of collaboration that began in 2006, but it remains unclear whether this new partnership will be a Nike-designed Apple device or vice versa. #2 Black Friday Might Not Reign Supreme This Year   Will this be the year when Black Friday is finally dethroned from being the biggest shopping day of the day? (Star Tribune) Why This Is Important: The research firm ShopperTrak founder is forecasting Dec. 20 — this year's "Super Saturday — to be the biggest shopping day of this year. #3 Drawn to Lost Causes, Hedge Fund Seeks to Turn Them Around   RadioShack is burning through its cash. American Apparel is reeling from chaos in the boardroom. As these two prominent retailers struggle in the throes of financial recalibration, an under-the-radar hedge fund has emerged as perhaps their last hope for salvation. (The New York Times) Why This Is Important: Lost causes indeed: Analysts who view RadioShack's bankruptcy as inevitable are questioning Standard General's motivation for even getting involved with the retailer. 4. Behold, An Old-School Cassette Player That Streams Spotify (HuffPo) 5. Apple Macs Command Premium, But $905,000? (PCMag) 6. Apple's Ex-Retail Chief Readies Service for Web Shoppers (Wall Street Journal) 7. Is Microsoft Cool Again? (SeekingAlpha) 8. Finally! The Phone-Charging Cable You've Been Waiting For (CNET) 9. Which "Tech Couple" Is Spending Millions On A San Francisco Bunker? (ValleyWag) 10. What Happens When Routers Go Wrong? (Gizmodo) I think the form it takes is critical. You can go from the very geeky kind of wearables today – we've all seen some of those – to what I think you'll see in the future, things that are more stealth, more integrated, more stylish and more functional, yes." — Nike CEO Mark Parker Blog Post of The Day Makers Gonna Make: The Rise of Makerspaces in Libraries By Grace Dobush Folks who haven't spent a lot of time in their local libraries this century might still be under the impression that they are just repositories for musty books and shushing staffers. More » Upcoming Events D&H Mid-Atlantic Fall Technology Show Nov 5 Hershey Lodge & Convention Center Hershey, Pa. www.dandh.com CES Unveiled New York Nov. 11 Metropolitan Pavilion New York http://cesweb.org Azione Unlimited Spring Soiree March 17-19, 2015 Nashville, Tenn. http://azioneunlimited.com Was this copy of CE Newswire forwarded to you? Start your own subscription by clicking here. TWICE Editorial Team John Laposky, Editor In Chief Phone: (917) 281-4736 | Email Greg Tarr, Executive Editor Phone: (917) 281-4760 | Email Lisa Johnston, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4733 | Email Joseph Palenchar, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4746 | Email Alan Wolf, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4769 | Email

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