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Sharp Hit With Pushback; Hisense Refuses to Rescind Licensing Deal

January 11, 2017 by Ted Leave a Comment

Hisense is Said to be ‘Defiant’

Graphic of Sharp's LogoNews sources in Japan are reporting that Hisense has fired back at newly aggressive Sharp negotiating tactics, saying firmly it will not relinquish the licensing rights to the Sharp brand name in North & South America, as the company has recently requested. Hisense paid heavily to obtain those rights, and despite the fact that Sharp has asked to terminate the deal, the company has no intention of doing so no matter the offer – or more recently – no matter the threat from Sharp.

See more on this developing Sharp soap opera… [Read more…] about Sharp Hit With Pushback; Hisense Refuses to Rescind Licensing Deal

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Brands, Management, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Products, Shows & Events Tagged With: CES, Foxconn, Hisense, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Sharp Corp.

Sony Makes It Official – We Are OLED

January 5, 2017 by Ted 4 Comments

Sony's Kazuo HiraiIt was a strange press conference as compared to those held by Sony in the past – only one speaker (Kazuo Hirai) who methodically gave a summary of the new models the company was launching at this CES. The whole press event lasted a mere 24 minutes. No Hollywood movie stars…no musical performances…no custom video clips…no movie clips…no cars driving on the stage. Just the Sony CEO calmly listing the new models. In fact, at one point, Hirai introduced Sony US President Mike Fasulo who stood and waved to the audience – then was told to sit down and not steal Hirai’s spotlight. Strange…

But there was one really big star of the conference – the company announced the new Bravia OLED TVs, a major expansion of the OLED camp.

See more on Sony’s OLED announcement…and other new models… [Read more…] about Sony Makes It Official – We Are OLED

Filed Under: Industry Trends, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Products, Shows & Events, Tech Trends Tagged With: CES, Kazuo Hirai, OLED, Sony

GoldenEar Reaches Higher – Launches Triton Reference

January 5, 2017 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of Sandy Gross of GoldenEar
GoldenEar founder Sandy Gross

GoldenEar Technology, a manufacturer of more affordable high-end loudspeakers, has announced a new top-of-the-line model that takes speaker performance to an even higher plane. The company calls this new model the Triton Reference, and has positioned it above its highly acclaimed Triton One tower speakers.

Learn more about GoldenEar and the remarkable Triton Reference speaker system… [Read more…] about GoldenEar Reaches Higher – Launches Triton Reference

Filed Under: Manufacturers, News, Products, Shows & Events, Tech Trends Tagged With: GoldenEar, Sandy Gross, SuperSub X, Triton One, Triton Reference

Thiel Launches Multiple New Products at CES

January 5, 2017 by Ted Leave a Comment

thiellogoThiel Audio, in a series of press releases on their website, announced multiple new products to be launched at this week’s CES in Las Vegas. Some of these new products are being launched under the Thiel brand name, while others are being offered under the Aurora brand – a brand that was originally created for a 4K music venue at the company’s headquarters in Nashville, TN.

This launch represents what the company hopes will be the next chapter in the troubled brand’s long-running saga.

See more on Thiel’s new models… [Read more…] about Thiel Launches Multiple New Products at CES

Filed Under: Brands, Industry Trends, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Products, Shows & Events, Tech Trends Tagged With: Aurora, LifeStream, Stuart Levine, Thiel

LG Display Signs Deal to Supply Sony with OLED Panels

January 4, 2017 by Ted Leave a Comment

This Could Mean War with Samsung’s Quantum Dot Tech

Photo of LG's new 77-inch OLED

Korea’s ETNews network is reporting this week that, after weeks of negotiation, LG Display and Sony have signed a comprehensive deal for the supply of OLED panels to be used in new Sony OLED TVs. The deal has been rumored for several weeks now, but ETNews has confirmed that a supply contract has been signed between the parties.

This could mean good things for OLED TV market share… [Read more…] about LG Display Signs Deal to Supply Sony with OLED Panels

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Brands, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Products, Tech Trends Tagged With: LCD, LG Display, LG Electronics, OLED, quantum dot, Sony

Apple Wins Holiday Smartphone Wars

December 29, 2016 by Ted Leave a Comment

Flurry Analytics logoIn new research from Flurry Analytics, Apple clearly won the battle for holiday shoppers smartphone dollars. Based on activations of smartphones and tablets during the period of 12/19-12/25, Apple took a healthy 44% bite out of the market…well ahead of second place finisher Samsung (21%), who has struggled in the wake of a battery-blowup scandal. But when compared to last year…some surprises emerge.

See more on this research, released just days after the holiday season… [Read more…] about Apple Wins Holiday Smartphone Wars

Filed Under: Industry Trends, News, Pivot Point, Products, Research, Statistics, Tech Trends Tagged With: Apple, Huawei, LG, market research, phablets, Samsung, smartphones, tablets

iRule & OnControls Acquired by Kramer Electronics

December 28, 2016 by Ted Leave a Comment

iRule’s CEO Ben-Gal Talks to Strata-gee About Acquisition

Kramer logoKramer Electronics, a maker of hardware-centric control solutions for the commercial audio/visual market, has acquired Detroit, MI-based iRule, a fast rising provider of software-based home control and automation solutions – including their OnControls residential line – in a private transaction that closed last Friday, December 23rd. The terms of the deal, including valuation, were not disclosed, but iRule co-founder and CEO Itai Ben-Gal told us this deal was the logical conclusion to a now multi-year relationship between the companies.

See more on this iRule acquisition by Kramer… [Read more…] about iRule & OnControls Acquired by Kramer Electronics

Filed Under: Brands, Financial, Management, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Products, Strategy Tagged With: Aviv Ron, iRule, Itai Ben-Gal, Kramer Electronics, OnControls

Want an Amazon Echo? Sorry…All Sold Out for Christmas

December 22, 2016 by Ted 1 Comment

Amazon Echo
Amazon Echo

We’ve been reporting lately on the growing popularity of voice control. Driven largely by the introduction of Amazon’s Echo in 2014, which featured a dramatic improvement in performance over previous hands free systems like Siri, voice control has been picking up momentum with consumers and attracting new competitors like Google with its Home model, and soon Microsoft with Cortana.

But news services are reporting that Amazon has sold out of the Echo right in the heart of the holidays. Not good…

Amazon running out of Echo shows the difficulty in predicting inventory needs… [Read more…] about Want an Amazon Echo? Sorry…All Sold Out for Christmas

Filed Under: Brands, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Products, Tech Trends Tagged With: Amazon, Amazon Echo, Dot, Google, Google Home

Power Move: Sharp to Terminate LCD Panel Supply to Samsung

December 15, 2016 by Ted Leave a Comment

‘Samsung Scrambling to Find New Sources’ – Looks to LG

Samsung logoThe media in Japan positively exploded this week with the shocking news that Sharp has notified Samsung it will no longer supply the world’s top seller of LCD TVs with the panels they need for their sets. Samsung was Sharp’s largest customer, but in a shocking power move, after negotiations broke down – Sharp said no deal.

Could this be a sign of a new Sharp, now that it’s part of Foxconn? [Read more…] about Power Move: Sharp to Terminate LCD Panel Supply to Samsung

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Brands, Industry Trends, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Products, Strategy Tagged With: Foxconn, LCD panels, LCD TV, Samsung, Sharp, Terry Gou

HiFiMan: Staking Out the Extreme High End of the Headphone Market

December 14, 2016 by Ted 1 Comment

Launches $50,000 Headphone System

HiFiMAN Shangri-La systemHiFiMan, the specialty maker of high-end headphones and portable music players, announced this week the launch of a “premium” electrostatic headphone system that they call Shangri-La. Calling it a “cost-no-object experience,” the Shangri-La system is priced to sell for $50,000 at retail. The price of paradise appears to have risen lately.

See more about what HiFiMan suggests is the ultimate listening experience… [Read more…] about HiFiMan: Staking Out the Extreme High End of the Headphone Market

Filed Under: Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Products, Specialty Tagged With: Dr. Fang Bian, headphones, HiFiMAN

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