Consumers are expected to spend $21 billion on consumer electronics, according to an annual survey by the Consumer Electronics Association on Monday. Does this mean we get to witness unhappy housewives beating each other to death for the latest trend in talking doll or doo-dad? Let the violence begin! Read More: Ho, Ho, Ho: Consumers…
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In about two weeks I’m going to be winging my way to beautiful, sunny North Dakota, and you can be rest assured I won’t be leaving without my digital toys. I’ll be rockin’ the cellular, the digital recorder, the mp3 player, and the digital camera. Is this my idea of a getaway? Isn’t it yours?…
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The Sony battery recalls continue as Sharp is joining the fray by recalling 28,000 batteries while Fujitsu has recalled an additional 51,000 batteries. Fujitsu had already announced last week that it would recall 287,000 units.Read More: Fujitsu and Sharp Recall Nearly 80,000 Sony Batteries
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The panelists–a venture capitalist, a gadget blogger, a media strategist and the vice president of a content streaming service–attempted to stick up for consumers (“end users” as they like to say) at a forum titled “Three Key Questions Shaping the Digital Home” and filled with engineers, semiconductor company execs, hardware makers and networking professionals.Read More:…
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