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Sonos One to be Replaced with Upgraded ‘Gen 2’ Version

March 7, 2019 by Ted 2 Comments

Photo of Sonos One in white finish

Thanks to some heads-up reporting by The Verge, we learn that Sonos will announce an upgraded version of their Sonos One speaker system. According to the report, the upgrades are all internal and the new version will, somewhat confusingly, look exactly like the original one.

See more on the ‘new’ Sonos One…

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Filed Under: Manufacturers, News, Products, Strategy Tagged With: Sonos, Sonos One, update

‘Coming Soon’ – B&W to Launch New ‘Formation’ Wireless Receivers & System

February 21, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

We learned today that Bowers and Wilkins (B&W) is close to launching a new series of products that appear to be under the “Formation” brand or series name. This news broke when MacRumors, a fan blog for aficionados of Apples McIntosh products, noticed a listing on Apple’s online list of sanctioned HomeKit and AirPlay accessories. They dug deeper…

See what MacRumors learned about B&W…

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Filed Under: Asian Connection, Brands, Manufacturers, News, Products

Oops! Google Doesn’t Mention Nest Secure Has a Microphone Built-In

February 21, 2019 by Ted 2 Comments

Nest thermostat

Eyebrows raised everywhere when privacy-concerned industry watchers discovered that Google had put a microphone in their Nest Secure home alarm system, but failed to disclose that fact. Google says is was simply an “error.” But was it?

Read more on Google’s ‘error’…

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Filed Under: Brands, Manufacturers, News, Products, Tech Trends Tagged With: AI, digital assistant, Google, Google Assistant, Nest, Nest Secure, privacy

Josh.ai & Savant Partner on Advanced Voice Integration

February 14, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

Logo for Josh.ai

Josh.ai announced this morning that it has partnered with Savant to bring their more intuitive voice command system to one of the leading control systems in custom integration. While there are many advantages to this partnership, a big one is bringing the seamless integration of voice commands to Savant’s renowned user-centric ‘scene’ feature.

See more on this Josh.ai & Savant partnership

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Filed Under: Brands, Manufacturers, News, Products, Tech Trends Tagged With: home automation, human interface, Josh.ai, Savant, voice control

Parker Custom Solutions is James Loudspeaker 2018 Rep of the Year

February 13, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

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New James Loudspeaker facility in Reno, NV

James Loudspeaker announced this week that it has selected Parker Custom Solutions as its independent sales rep of the year for 2018. Based in Arizona, Parker has dramatically increased the sales of James’ products throughout the territory the company said.

See more on James and its Rep of the Year…

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Filed Under: Manufacturers, News, Sales Reps Tagged With: James Loudspeaker, John Parker

Amazon Acquires WiFi Router Maker Eero

February 13, 2019 by Ted 2 Comments

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This week we learned that Amazon has acquired Eero, a start-up company that offers a mesh WiFi system. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the company does reveal what drew them to the still small, but rapidly growing Eero.

See why Amazon wanted Eero…

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Filed Under: Financial, Manufacturers, News, Strategy Tagged With: Amazon, eero, smart home

Sonos Reports Record Fiscal Results – Stock Immediately Tanks Double Digits

February 7, 2019 by Ted 3 Comments

Sales Up, Profits Up…What’s Not to Like?

Sonos logo

In what is becoming a bit of a familiar refrain in tech these days, including our report just yesterday on Control4’s results, Sonos reported record results for their fiscal first quarter on Wednesday. The company beat analysts’ expectations for revenues ($496 million vs. $491M expected) and for earnings ($0.55/share versus $0.41 expected). And yet, their stock tanked fully 17% after the announcement. Not only that, but as of 11:00AM today, Sonos stock is down another more than 13%.

What went wrong for Sonos in this positive announcement?…

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Filed Under: Brands, Financial, Manufacturers, News Tagged With: Sonos

Control4 CEO Warns of Slowing Growth, Says Retrofit is Key

February 6, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

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By most measures, Control4 had an excellent quarter and a record year in Fiscal 2018. Revenues and income were up for the quarter and the company noted that 2018 was another record year in financial performance with both revenues and profits increasing nicely.

But during an investor call, CEO Martin Plaehn warned that they are experiencing new headwinds that are slowing growth. And on the day after the fiscal results were announced, Control4’s stock got hit hard, dropping at one point more than 18% and closing down about 17%.

See what’s going on at Control4…

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Filed Under: Financial, Manufacturers, News Tagged With: Control4, Control4 Certified Showroom, Martin Plaehn

I Smell a Scam

January 31, 2019 by Ted 2 Comments

Photo of Foxconn's Terry Gou & Scott Walker

The headline caught my attention immediately – “Exclusive: Foxconn reconsidering plans to make LCD panels at Wisconsin plant.” This story, from the highly respected Reuters News Agency, follows a series of articles on Foxconn’s growing business struggles in the wake of a decline in sales to Apple. But it immediately raised a red flag with me…

See why I question Foxconn’s motives…

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Filed Under: Asian Connection, Brands, Financial, Manufacturers, Strategy Tagged With: Donald Trump, Foxconn, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Scott Walker, Terry Gou, Tony Evers

Foxconn Cuts 50,000 Jobs as iPhone Pain Continues

January 23, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., the Apple, Inc. primary supplier better know as Foxconn, has cut more than 50,000 jobs as the pain from the dramatic drop in iPhone sales is taking its toll on the company. Not only that, but the company has fallen short of hiring goals to which it previously committed to the State of Wisconsin – losing major tax credits for this year.

Worse yet, the outlook for the near future, doesn’t look to improve any time soon.

See more on Foxconn’s trouble…

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Filed Under: Financial, Manufacturers, News, People Tagged With: Apple, employment, Foxconn, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., iPhone, Terry Gou

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