ZTE Brings Android Smart Projector To Verizon Network Richardson, Texas Smartphone maker ZTE launched a Verizon-network version of its Spro 2 smart projector, a portable Android-based Wi-Fi hot spot/projector with built-in cellular LTE and 5-inch touchscreen. More »
Flexson Offers Sonos Buzz Kill London Flexson has begun shipping the newest member to its Sonos accessory lineup: a desk stand for the Play:1 speaker. More »
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Pioneer: Why We Need CarPlay, Android Auto By Joseph Palenchar Apple CarPlay and Android Auto will make the roads safer, Pioneer contends in releasing the results of a survey of more than 2,000 consumers about their in-car smartphone use. More »
"Christmas In July" CE Holiday Sales Preview Join TWICE Senior Editor Alan Wolf, New Age Electronics President Fred Towns, HSN Vice President of Electronics and Household Neal Martinelli, Icontrol Networks Vice President of Piper Marketing Jason Domangue and CEA Manager of Industry Analysis Chris Ely, for a dynamic discussion on the second half of 2015 and an exciting CE holiday sales preview. Panelists will share the hottest core and emerging categories that will drive sales, including wearables, home automation, audio, personal computing, gaming and more. By attending this TWICE webinar sponsored by New Age Electronics, you'll walk away with exclusive industry insight to help you stay ahead of the curve this holiday season!
Now Available: The Top 100 CE Retailers, Top 50 Majap Retailers,Top 25 Car Electronics Retailers and Top 25 CE E-tailers reports!
Produced by TWICE with market research partner The Stevenson Company, the 2015 TWICE Top 100 Consumer Electronics Retailers Report provides an in-depth look at the shifting patterns of industry retailers with sales of $10 million and up. Here you'll find the data and trends that will impact the industry for the forthcoming year. The Bonus Online Edition includes additional breakout charts and a complete contact index for the Top 100 CE retailers. Purchase the Top 100 CE Retailers Report here.
Fueled by a housing market comeback and greater macroeconomic equilibrium, major appliance sell-through continued to rebound last year, far outpacing retailers' flat results in the sister CE category. Indeed, according to TWICE's first-ever Top 50 Major Appliance Retailers report, the country's largest white-goods dealers posted a cumulative 5 percent increase in majap sales in 2014, bettering the overall marketplace by 2 percentage points. This bonus online edition includes additional breakout information. Purchase the Top 50 Major Appliances Retailers Report here.
Amazon.com continued its reign as the No. 1 online CE store in TWICE's second-annual Top CE e-Tailers Report. OK, no big whoop there. But here's what our study now expanded from 20 to 25 dealers did find surprising: Not only does Amazon appear to be relaxing its grip on the cyber CE marketplace, but some of the biggest names in all of retail (did someone say Apple and Walmart?) posted poor to middling online sales last year. The report sheds light on the whys and wherefores of the findings, and points to the winners and losers in the increasingly competitive CE e-commerce space. Purchase the Top 25 CE E-tailers Report here.