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Toshiba to Acquire R&D Assets of American LED Lighting Start-Up

April 23, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of Bridgelux R&D facilityToshiba Corp., in a bid to drive its LED lighting business, said today it will acquire LED technology research and development (R&D) assets from American start-up company Bridgelux, Inc. The assets Toshiba seeks to acquire are related specifically to the R&D of the company’s white LED chips.

See more on this acquisition including how much Toshiba has agreed to pay… [Read more…] about Toshiba to Acquire R&D Assets of American LED Lighting Start-Up

Filed Under: Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Bridgelux, GaN-on-Silicon, LED lighting, Toshiba, white LED

Japan Moves to Set Worldwide Standard for Residential Energy Storage

October 4, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of Joe Piccirilli of Rosewater Energy Group
Joe Piccirilli, Rosewater Energy Group

At last month’s CEDIA Expo in Indianapolis, we learned about – and reported on – a new venture by industry stalwart Joe Piccirilli to sell a residential energy storage hub under the Rosewater Energy Group brand. Their hub uses rechargeable batteries to store energy from the power grid, or from renewable sources (i.e. solar panels, wind turbines), or even from a back-up generator to condition the energy and power your home.

Now news comes out of Asia that Japanese industry, in conjunction with the Japanese government, is preparing a proposal for the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) to set international standards for the fledgling residential storage industry.

Why is Japan focusing on residential energy storage? Read below to see why… [Read more…] about Japan Moves to Set Worldwide Standard for Residential Energy Storage

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Consumer Trends, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Research, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: electric cars, green technology, Hitachi, IEC, International Electrotechnical Commission, Japan, Joe Piccirilli, lithium-ion, Nikkei, Oslo, Pike Research, residential energy storage, Rosewater Energy Group, solar photovoltaic panels, Toshiba

J.D. Power & Assocs. Survey Proves What We’ve Said All Along: 3D is Dead as a Sales Motivator

August 22, 2012 by Ted 3 Comments

J.D. Power and Associates LogoI know not everyone who reads this post agrees with us, and we’ve taken a fair share of criticism for our viewpoint, but we’ve been consistently skeptical of the power of 3D to drive HDTV sales. And now, after the industry spent millions (billions?) of dollars in promotion and advertising , as well as several years of intense sales effort, and probably billions of dollars in research & development – a new survey of HDTV-purchasing consumers from reputable researcher J.D. Power and Associates shows that 3D was ranked a distant last as the reason they purchased their set.

The survey held some other surprises as well… [Read more…] about J.D. Power & Assocs. Survey Proves What We’ve Said All Along: 3D is Dead as a Sales Motivator

Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Industry Trends, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Research, Strategy Tagged With: 3D HDTV, J. D. Power and Associates, LCD, LED, LG Electronics, Panasonic, plasma, Samsung, Sanyo, Sharp, Sony, Toshiba, Vizio

After 62 Years, New Jersey’s M. Rothman & Company Sold to Z. Reiss

July 20, 2012 by Ted 1 Comment

>BREAKING NEWS<

M. Rothman & Co. Headquarters BuildingIn news that is likely yet another indicator of the depths of the struggles of the consumer electronics industry, M. Rothman & Company, Inc. – a large consumer electronics distributor based in Ramsey, New Jersey and a one-time powerhouse supplier of a wide variety of electronics and appliances for the entire New York Metropolitan marketplace, has been sold to Z. Reiss & Associates. While rumors have been circulating about Rothman for some weeks – we have only now been able to confirm the company is in fact been sold to another New York-based distributor. [Read more…] about After 62 Years, New Jersey’s M. Rothman & Company Sold to Z. Reiss

Filed Under: Distributors, Economic Trends, Industry Trends, Management, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: AT&T, Billy Rothman, Douglas Rothman, GE, JVC, LG, M. Rothman & Co., Martin Rothman, New York metro market, Pioneer, Russell Rothman, Siemens, Toshiba, VTech, Z. Reiss

Latest Brand Preference Survey Spells Trouble for Key Tech Brands

June 6, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Logo for Strategy AnalyticsIn a new study by market researcher Strategy Analytics, more than six thousand consumers were surveyed about which technology brands they preferred – and the results highlight what is likely a radical market repositioning for certain tech brands that have lost market share in a challenging industry environment.

See if these results surprise you as much as some of them did me… [Read more…] about Latest Brand Preference Survey Spells Trouble for Key Tech Brands

Filed Under: Brands, Consumer Trends, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Research, Strategy Tagged With: Apple, Lenovo, Motorola, Panasonic, RIM/Blackberry, Samsung, Sanyo, Sharp, Sony, Toshiba

Toshiba to Close Three Chip Plants as Demand Slacks for TVs & PCs

December 1, 2011 by Ted Leave a Comment

Toshiba Logo<November 30, 2011> Toshiba Corporation said today in Tokyo that it will close three of its six factories in Japan producing so-called discrete or single-function chips which are widely used in the electronics business. A very competitive part of the chip business, Toshiba has struggled to maintain profits in this division as competitors such as Samsung put downward pressure on the pricing – and profits – for these chips. [Read more…] about Toshiba to Close Three Chip Plants as Demand Slacks for TVs & PCs

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Industry Trends, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Bloomberg, factory closing, Toshiba

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