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James Loudspeaker: Go Big AND Go Home

December 6, 2018 by Ted Leave a Comment

Creating & Stocking New Soundbars for Larger 75-Inch TVs

James Loudspeaker SPL3 soundbar

James Loudspeaker, the innovative specialty manufacturer of custom-created loudspeakers targeted at the residential and commercial custom integration channel, announced that they will create, build, and stock a new soundbar product designed to be perfectly sized for increasingly popular larger TVs up to 75-inches. By keeping this new product in stock, integrators will have quick access to a more affordable pre-built solution…a win-win for the integrator and for their client.

See more on James Loudspeaker’s new soundbar solution for larger TVs… [Read more…] about James Loudspeaker: Go Big AND Go Home

Filed Under: Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Products, Tech Trends Tagged With: James Loudspeaker, soundbar

CEDIA Admits Membership Declined in 2018

December 6, 2018 by Ted 1 Comment

‘We Do Anticipate Membership Will Be Down in 2018’

cedia logoLast week, I posted an extensive report on CEDIA’s annual State-of-the-Association presentation which took place last month via a webinar for members. Certain staff and board members offered a long and detailed presentation on the many aspects of the Association’s activities in 2018. As I said then, it at times felt more like a sales pitch, than a report to members, but nonetheless they did have much to talk about.

However, my antenna went up when a chart of the number of members was shown, seeming to indicate a signficant decline. I followed up with CEDIA after the presentation for clarification – and now we know – CEDIA membership has most likely declined in 2018.

See what I learned about the state of CEDIA membership in 2018… [Read more…] about CEDIA Admits Membership Declined in 2018

Filed Under: Associations, News, Strategy Tagged With: CEDIA, CEDIA Expo, Cris Pyle

Welcome to Strata-gee!

December 4, 2018 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of Ted Green in Spartan sweatshirtI’d like to welcome you to Strata-gee.com – where you’ll find current stories on the tech industry updated every week. We try to present you with a unique perspective…unique because we are NOT journalists writing news stories. Rather, we are industry participants, writing about the latest in tech based on our extensive knowledge and experience.

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Filed Under: General Topics

Monster Sales Declines & Losses Continue

November 29, 2018 by Ted 2 Comments

Sales Drop 30% But Losses Narrow in Recent Fiscal Quarter Report

Monster logoMonster Products Inc. (formerly Monster Cable) filed their latest quarterly results with the SEC showing that sales for their fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2018 declined to $9.1 million or 30.3% below the $13.1 million booked in the same quarter a year earlier. However, thanks to aggressive cost cutting, the company’s net loss narrowed to ($6.9 million) in the quarter as compared to a net loss of ($7.3 million) in the same period last year.

Monster’s declines continue, although at a slowing pace… [Read more…] about Monster Sales Declines & Losses Continue

Filed Under: Brands, Financial, News, Strategy Tagged With: Monster, Monster Cable, Monster Products, Noel Lee

Troubling Sign: New Home Sales Resume Their Decline

November 29, 2018 by Ted 7 Comments

Economic Storm Clouds Continue to Build

Photo of home under constructionIn what many feel is yet another sign of a brewing economic storm, sales of new single-family homes in October showed a significant drop of 8.9% below the rate of home sales in September, according to new data from the United States Census Bureau. With this result, the inventory of new homes available for sale jumped to 7.4-months, a 14% jump in unsold newly constructed homes.

See more on this troubling report on housing… [Read more…] about Troubling Sign: New Home Sales Resume Their Decline

Filed Under: Economic Trends, News, Statistics Tagged With: housing, new home sales, residential housing

CEDIA Tells Members Everything’s Fine; But Is It?

November 28, 2018 by Ted 1 Comment

CEDIA State of the Association

The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA), held their annual member’s webinar where association staff and board representatives review the “State of the Association” for those members tuning in to the webcast. The polished, prepared presentation offered an upbeat assessment on the organization’s accomplishments in 2018. But, as you might suspect, I uncovered a couple of interesting issues in which I’m seeking some follow-up clarification.

See what CEDIA presented to members… [Read more…] about CEDIA Tells Members Everything’s Fine; But Is It?

Filed Under: Associations, Financial, Integrators, Management, Strategy Tagged With: CEDIA, education, Emerald Expositions, Emerald Expositions Events, strategy CEDIA Expo

Happy THANKS-giving!

November 21, 2018 by Ted 6 Comments

Thanksgiving 2018 messageI always get a little sentimental during the holidays, with Thanksgiving really kicking off the holiday season in earnest. But… [Read more…] about Happy THANKS-giving!

Filed Under: General Topics Tagged With: Thanksgiving

Japanese Startup to Disrupt U.S. Residential Construction Market

November 21, 2018 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of Takeshi HommaAs you head home from work today, take a look around you at the other commuters on the road. All around you are Toyotas, Hondas, Nissans, Suburus and the like. These are all signs of the incredible success Japan has has penetrating the U.S. automobile market – taking significant market share away from the once dominant Big Three American auto makers, GM, Ford, and Dodge/Chrysler many years ago.

Can Japan do it again? Are builders D.R. Horton, Lennar, PulteGroup, K.B. Homes at risk of the same loss of market share? If Takeshi Homma (pictured here) is successful, he hopes to help Japanese companies take a big bite of the American homebuilding market.

See this bold plan to bring Japanese companies into American homebuilding… [Read more…] about Japanese Startup to Disrupt U.S. Residential Construction Market

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Manufacturers, News, People, Strategy Tagged With: home construction, homebuilders, homebuilding, Homma, housing starts

Research: DIY Gains Momentum in Smart Home Market

November 20, 2018 by Ted 6 Comments

New Data Sure to Send Shivers Down Integrators’ Spinessmart home survey graphic

In what some might view as a startling result, new research from GfK reveals that a majority of consumers (52%) said that they prefer to install their own smart home products. This result is substantially higher than the percentage of consumers who said this (43%) the last time this survey was done in 2015.

See more on this eye-opening research on the DIY market… [Read more…] about Research: DIY Gains Momentum in Smart Home Market

Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Research, Statistics, Survey, Tech Trends Tagged With: devices, DIY, Do-It-Yourself, installation, services, smart home

Klipsch Black Friday Proceeds to Aid Cancer Patients

November 20, 2018 by Ted Leave a Comment

Klipsch logoKlipsch is doing something good with a portion of their anticipated increased holiday website revenues during the upcoming Black Friday to Giving Tuesday time period. The company will donate a portion of their proceeds to The Autumn Leaves Project – a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to aiding those who are battling one of the deadliest illnesses known, pancreatic cancer.

Read more about Klipsch using Black Friday for this charitable purpose… [Read more…] about Klipsch Black Friday Proceeds to Aid Cancer Patients

Filed Under: Charity, Manufacturers, News, Strategy Tagged With: Butch Walker, Klipsch, The Autumn Leaves Project

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