Planar Systems, Inc. announced today that it will show a new transparent OLED technology this month at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2015 this month. Calling themselves “a pioneer in this next wave of transparent display” Planar will show what looks to be an impressive 55″ prototype display with stunning OLED image on a transparent screen.
Archives for 2015
Sharp Considers Dropping TV Biz in N. America
“Sharp has fallen on hard times again,” declared an at times shocking report in the Nikkei this week. The statement comes in the wake of the company announcing on Tuesday that, rather than their forecast of a profit for the current fiscal year, the company will in fact book a net loss. And this disappointing news will almost certainly drive the call for a much more drastic restructuring than has been accomplished in the past – with the company reportedly considering pulling out of the television business in North America altogether.
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Long-Time, Well-Respected Industry Executive Tom Ishii Passes Away
Sadly, we learned at the end of last week that long-time, well-respected industry veteran Tom Ishii has passed away. Mr. Ishii was a long time Executive Vice President of Onkyo USA Corp. and we are told he passed away after a short illness.
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Toshiba Takes A Hike – Drops TV Biz Everywhere But Japan
Toshiba Corp. announced late yesterday that it has decided to exit the TV business in all export markets, including North America. The move shocked some, but those who follow the trends in the TV business were not surprised at all as Japanese manufacturers have struggled to maintain viability in a low profitability category with declining demand.
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Kaleidescape Appoints Industry Veteran Mark Weisenberg as VP Sales
BREAKING NEWS… STRATA-GEE.COM EXCLUSIVE
We have learned today that Kaleidescape has appointed well-known industry veteran Mark Weisenberg as Kaleidescape’s new Vice President of Sales. Weisenberg replaces former VP of Sales Buzz Goddard, who left the company this past December.
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SOL Republic Signs Promotion Deal with Pro Golfer Tiger Woods
SOL Republic announced today that it has signed PGA pro golfer Tiger Woods to promote its brand of headphones and speakers. One of the most successful pro golfers of all time, Woods is an 11-time PGA Tour Player of the Year and has won 14 major golfing events.
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Storytelling – Your Story is Your Key to Success
From The Stratecon Group
We’ve been saying for years that the key to outperforming your competition is to have a really powerful story…and then tell it well. (The caption to the image at right and below is “A strong story, well told.) If you do both of these things better than your competition – you will succeed.
See what the Harvard Business Review and the NY Times say about the power of stories… [Read more…] about Storytelling – Your Story is Your Key to Success
Irony: Apple Reports Historic Fiscal Quarter Results – Sony Announces More Layoffs
Two rather significant news stories emerged today – one about Apple’s amazing Q1 fiscal results and the other about Sony’s troubled mobile division – and we couldn’t help but notice an incredible irony. In a way, it’s almost a tale of two CE industries.
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Strata-gee Editor Ted Green is Guest Panelist on AVWeek
AVWeek, a weekly audio/video webcast on AV industry news from AV Nation invited Strata-gee.com editor Ted Green to participate as a guest panelist last Friday. The group discussed several of the AV industry’s most recent news stories including Harman’s acquisition of software company, a new AVNu Alliance product, Via founder Randy Stearns leaving, and more…
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Content Marketing – The Most Powerful Marketing Tool You’re Not Using
From The Stratecon Group
Marketing as we know it has changed dramatically over the last ten, even five years. Many new tools have emerged – most right at your fingertips. And yet…from what we’ve seen…most TECH companies have ignored these trends and continue to plod along with their traditional, increasingly less effective, old-school marketing methods. We explore the most powerful of these new tools – content marketing – and give you some insight into how you can take advantage of it to drive your results.
