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Once Hailed as Savior, 3D TVs Disappear into the Annals of History

February 10, 2016 by Ted 4 Comments

3D TV from LGIn a move that appears to indicate that major TV makers are finally accepting the reality that consumers don’t want 3D TVs, Samsung and LG are said to be limiting or eliminating the feature from future TV models. Some may say, ‘What took you so long?’ But the reality is that the industry invested billions of dollars developing the technology and has been slow to eliminate it – saying that there are still some enthusiasts that love 3D content.

See who’s taking 3D off of their TVs… [Read more…] about Once Hailed as Savior, 3D TVs Disappear into the Annals of History

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Industry Trends, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: 3D TV, 4K, LG, Samsung, Ultra HD TV

Sharp Shocks Japan; Favors Offer from Foreign Entity

February 10, 2016 by Ted Leave a Comment

Sharp President Takahashi
Sharp President Kozo Takahashi

Sharp Corp., the troubled Japanese manufacturer of LCD panels and TVs, finds themselves in unfamiliar territory – multiple potential parties want to buy them and are bidding the price up. Unfortunately, this situation has emerged as a result of their deepening financial troubles and whatever offer they accept is likely to change the company in fundamental and unknown ways…forever.

But perhaps the biggest surprise of all is that despite political pressure to accept an offer from a Japan government-backed bidder – an outcome that everyone in Japan expected – the company has let it be known that it is favoring a bid from a foreign bidder…Taiwan’s Foxconn.

See why Sharp is defying expectations – and its own government – to potentially sell to a foreign entity… [Read more…] about Sharp Shocks Japan; Favors Offer from Foreign Entity

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Industry Trends, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: Foxconn, Foxconn International Holdings, Foxconn Technology Group, Kozo Takahashi, Sharp, Terry Gou

Streaming TV to Hit Tipping Point in 2016

February 4, 2016 by Ted 6 Comments

Eye-Popping Numbers Point to Huge Shift in Consumer Preferences

Graphic of digital TVMuch like the amazing growth in music streaming over the last few years, streaming TV has also seen an explosion in the number of users as well. This growth has been fueled in large part by the growing popularity of both original programming and the replay of popular shows on Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon. Now new research data predicts that in 2016 streaming TV will reach the tipping point – more than half of all Americans will watch TV programming from streaming video services.

See more on this amazing milestone… [Read more…] about Streaming TV to Hit Tipping Point in 2016

Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Industry Trends, News, Pivot Point, Research, Statistics, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: digital TV, digital video, Internet-connected TV, OTT, over-the-top, streaming video

Crestron Pulls Out of CEDIA Expo 2016

February 3, 2016 by Ted Leave a Comment

BREAKING NEWS

Crestron logoAfter receiving several urgent communications from multiple sources, Strata-gee.com has confirmed that Crestron Electronics – for years the single largest exhibitor at CEDIA’s Expo – has informed the trade association that it will not participate in the upcoming 2016 event. Crestron, a long supporter of both CEDIA and the Expo, has always maintained a huge presence, with an upfront positioning right at the entry, thanks to the many priority points it has earned over the years. Now, CEDIA is fast at work finding a replacement.

See more on this surprising turn of events… [Read more…] about Crestron Pulls Out of CEDIA Expo 2016

Filed Under: Associations, Brands, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Shows & Events, Strategy Tagged With: CEDIA, CEDIA Expo, Crestron, Vincent Bruno

Control4’s New EA Controller Series Reaches for a Broader Audience

January 28, 2016 by Ted Leave a Comment

Control4 logoControl4 launched their new EA (for Entertainment & Automation) Series of controllers which looks to broaden the appeal of the brand to potentially a whole new class of users. The EA series offers simple but competent control of your music and video content – with solutions priced as low as $600 – as well as automation. Some Control4 integrators are saying this new line effectively bridges the gap between the DIY consumer and the entry-level automation system.

See more on this impressive new offering from Control4… [Read more…] about Control4’s New EA Controller Series Reaches for a Broader Audience

Filed Under: Manufacturers, News, Strategy Tagged With: Control4, home automation, multi-room

Apple Bruised by Worst iPhone Sales Growth Ever

January 27, 2016 by Ted Leave a Comment

AppleApple, Inc. is starting to look brown, bruised, and past its prime in wake of the surprising quarterly results that showed growth in sales of their bellwether iPhone product to be the slowest since the company launched the product category in 2007. Not only that, but the company forecast an overall sales decline for the first quarter of 2016 – their first sales decline since 2003. Reaction from Wall Street was swift with the price of Apple stock down more than 6% in mid-afternoon trading.

What’s going on at Apple?… [Read more…] about Apple Bruised by Worst iPhone Sales Growth Ever

Filed Under: Brands, Economic Trends, Financial, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Apple, economy, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Macintosh

TiO Drops Prices & Launches Home Starter Kit

January 21, 2016 by Ted Leave a Comment

TiO logoTiO, the home automation division of Anuva Automation, announced this week several interesting moves, including a price drop, a new Home Starter Kit, and program changes for both distributors and dealers. The combination of these moves makes the innovative wired and wireless home automation and multi-room entertainment system easier to buy…and easier to sell.

See more on these interesting moves by TiO… [Read more…] about TiO Drops Prices & Launches Home Starter Kit

Filed Under: Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Strategy Tagged With: Anuva, Anuva Automation, Sanjay Patel, TiO

Foxconn Goes All In – Ups Offer to $5.3 Billion to Bag Sharp

January 21, 2016 by Ted Leave a Comment

But Will They Lose Out to a Bid Only Half as Much?

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Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., the largest Apple, Inc. supplier that is better known as Foxconn, has upped the ante according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, doubling their initial offer to a big $5.3 billion. Yet many in Japan are predicting that the Taiwanese company will lose to another bid rumored to be only half as much. How is that possible?

See the rapidly increasing drama surrounding a once mighty world brand… [Read more…] about Foxconn Goes All In – Ups Offer to $5.3 Billion to Bag Sharp

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Financial, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: Foxconn, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., INCJ, Innovation Network Corp. of Japan, Japan Display, Sharp, Sharp Corp., Terry Gou

Employees Treated Well by Their Companies are More Innovative

January 20, 2016 by Ted Leave a Comment

Harvard Business Publishing logoIn an interesting article in the Harvard Business Review, author Walter Frick cites several studies whose results suggest that where companies treat workers better, there is more innovation. Sound crazy? Not a connection you’d usually make? Actually, the article notes a few studies where researchers directly correlated a company’s score of worker treatment against their patent filings. The results appear to hold up, across different studies in different industries in different countries.

See more on another reason why you want to treat your workers well… [Read more…] about Employees Treated Well by Their Companies are More Innovative

Filed Under: Management, News, Research, Strategy Tagged With: employees, Harvard Business Review, HBR, innovation, patents, stock options

Hon Hai Precision Makes Play to Acquire Sharp

December 29, 2015 by Ted 2 Comments

BREAKING NEWS

Sharp’s Stock Price Skyrockets on News – Up Over 8% in Trading Yesterday

Photo of Sharp booth at CESThe media in Japan is reporting that Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., a Taiwanese manufacturer mostly known for its Foxconn OEM division that is Apple Inc.’s largest supplier, has made a $2.5 billion offer acquire Sharp Corp., Japan’s troubled LCD display manufacturer. But Hon Hai’s offer has one very special condition of sale that won’t be popular in Sharp’s Osaka headquarters…

See what Hon Hai is demanding as a condition of the acquisition of Sharp… [Read more…] about Hon Hai Precision Makes Play to Acquire Sharp

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Financial, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Sharp, Terry Gou

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