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AKM Fire Update: Co. Makes Progress, Interim Solution Shows Promise

February 9, 2022 by Ted 4 Comments

burned out AKM factory
[Click to enlarge] [Photo: nikogorio (Twitter)]

Commits to Deliver New DACs & ADCs in 2022!

In one of the most-read stories ever posted on Strata-gee.com, I reported on a fire in October 2020 at an AKM factory in Japan. AKM is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of large-scale integrated circuits (LSI) used in a variety of products, including digital-to-analog converters (DACs) and analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) for the audio industry. In that post, I warned you that this fire threatens to “disrupt the global supply of critical digital ICs.” It was the bright red flag of what was to become a massive supply chain headache that the world continues to struggle with to this day.

UPDATE: What’s happening now after the AKM fire

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Filed Under: Asian Connection, Manufacturers, News, supply chain, Technology Tagged With: AKM, Renesas

Leaked Internal Amazon Docs Show Users Quickly Tire of Smart Speakers

January 27, 2022 by Ted 3 Comments

Amazon products

End of the Smart Speaker Era?

Amazon is widely credited with having created the entire smart speaker category with their Alexa voice-controlled Echo smart speaker and other products. The company has sold millions of them since their introduction in 2015, especially at often insane sale prices during the holiday selling season. But Bloomberg Businessweek has come into possession of leaked internal Amazon documents that paint a portrait of a category that appears to be in serious trouble, principally because it fails – often miserably – to retain consumer interest.

And, the documents show, not only do consumers lose their interest…they lose it quickly.

See more on smart speaker problems identified in Amazon internal docs

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Filed Under: Brands, News, Products, Research, Technology Tagged With: Alexa, Amazon, smart speaker, voice command, voice control, voice user interface

Goliath Has Fallen; Sonos Prevails Over Google in ITC Patent Action

January 12, 2022 by Ted 7 Comments

Sonos portable speaker - the company has sued Google for patent infringement

But Did Google Ultimately Outsmart Them?

I don’t think it’s possible for me to overstate the significance of what just happened last week when, in a final decision from the U.S. International Trade Commission, the full panel affirmed a commission judge’s ruling that Google had in fact infringed on five patents held by Sonos. It is a real-life version of the bible story of David versus Goliath. Make no mistake, this David’s win may change our industry in fundamental ways.

A Tech David takes down a Tech Goliath

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Filed Under: Law, News, Technology Tagged With: Amazon, Google, patent infringement, royalties, smart speaker, Sonos, streaming

CTA Says These are the Top Tech Trends; Do You Agree with Their Picks?

January 6, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

Steve Koenig, VP of Research for the CTA at CES 2022

On Monday evening (January 3, 2022), as part of their festivities kicking off the 2022 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Vice President of Research for the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) Steve Koenig shared what the association believes to be some of the top trends in Tech today. Saying, “…we’ve witnessed an abundance of innovation across this whole season and certainly over the past year…”

See what the CTA says are the top Tech trends at CES

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Filed Under: Associations, Industry Trends, Marketing, News, Products, Research, Shows & Events, Tech Trends, Technology Tagged With: CES, Consumer Electronics Show, Consumer Technology Association, CTA, Steve Koenig

The Two Biggest Announcements from CES 2022 Media Day Press Events

January 6, 2022 by Ted 3 Comments

Sony CEO Yoshida at CES 2022 media day

Warning: A Favorite Acronym has been Co-opted

So let me start by saying there was a veritable slew of introductions at CES 2022 Media Day, which took place on Tuesday before the show opened. Most of them were incremental advancements of existing product lines. Only a couple of announcements rose above the noise to catch the attention of just about everyone who attended those presentations. One from an industry stalwart…and another from out of left field (almost literally).

See the two biggest stories from Media Day at CES 2022

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Filed Under: Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Products, Shows & Events, Technology Tagged With: autonomous, CES, electric vehicle, John Deere, Sony, tractor

What Amenities Do Million Dollar Home Buyers Desire? ‘Wellness’ Tops the List

December 8, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

Beautiful luxury villa with pool by the sea

‘Wellness’ is Most Requested Amenity by Luxury Buyers

In a recent interview in a business newsletter, James Harris of the reality TV show Million Dollar Listing chatted about the latest trends in the luxury home market. The interview offered some interesting insights on the most desired amenities by today’s luxury home buyer, aka the primary target client for most custom integrators. Of the long list of available options, wellness is said to top the list as today’s most desired amenity.

See more on the latest trends from Million Dollar Listing’s James Harris

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Integrators, Pivot Point, Technology Tagged With: Delos, health & wellness, Pure365, wellness

Crestron Launches Line of Battery-Powered Shades

November 11, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

Crestron line of Battery-Powered Shades

Crestron Electronics, one of the industry’s most powerful home automation brands, announced today that it has launched a new line of battery-powered custom shades. While Crestron has been in the shading business for quite some time now, this new line of battery-powered shades – to my mind at least – seems perfectly suited as a complement to their burgeoning Crestron Home residential automation ecosystem.

See more on the all new line of Crestron battery-powered shades

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Filed Under: Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Products, Technology Tagged With: automation, Crestron, Crestron Electronics, Crestron Home, shades

B&W Launches an All-New Zeppelin and We All Get Carried Away by the Music

October 14, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

New B&W Zeppelin
New B&W Zeppelin in Midnight Grey finish

Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) continues to launch new products without missing a beat since they became part of Sound United a little over a year ago. And those products span the range from their revered high-end 800 Series Diamond models to now, a refresh of their Zeppelin speaker system that the company describes as “a complete stereo system in one component.”

See more on the new Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin

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Filed Under: Manufacturers, Products, Technology Tagged With: Bowers & Wilkins, Zeppelin

Savant’s Virtual Expo Delivers a Powerful 1-2 Punch That Just Knocks Me Out

October 6, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

Online home of the Savant Virtual Expo 2021

As the first and one of the most prominent brands that decided to pull out of the recent CEDIA Expo in Indianapolis last month, Savant based their difficult decision on placing the safety of their employees and customers as their key concern in a time of surging Delta-variant COVID infections. But that decision did not mean that they didn’t want to communicate with their dealers about the many exciting developments at the company. So Savant developed a powerful two-pronged approach (the 1-2 punch I mentioned) to deliver their dealers a better – virtual – trade show.

See more on the Savant virtual tradeshow…

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Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Shows & Events, Strategy, Technology Tagged With: Angela Larson, CEDIA Expo, Savant, trade shows, virtual event

LG Targets ‘Super-Luxury’ Resi Market with DVLED Displays Up to 325-Inches

September 14, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

LG DVLED in 8K resolution
LG DVLED in 8K [Click to enlarge]

LG Electronics announced today that it is targeting the super-luxury residential market with a new wall-sized display based on Direct View LED (DVLED) technology. They call their new series DVLED Extreme Home Cinema and while they are not the only purveyor of the technology, LG says they are best positioned for success in the category due to their “years of [experience] building premium consumer electronics, keen understanding of affluent consumers and deep expertise as an innovator of DVLED technologies.”

Learn more about the LG DVLED super-luxury line

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Filed Under: Manufacturers, Products, Technology Tagged With: DVLED, LCD, LED, LG Electronics

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