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Category Archives: TWICE
Business in the COVID-19 Era? ‘Challenging’
In-store traffic is down. Staffing presents uncomfortable and conflicting moral and economic conundrums. Vendors can’t seem to produce the products they want or deliver the products retailers need. Retailers are discovering demand for products in unexpected volumes. And yet…. Read … Continue reading
Posted in TWICE
Tagged BOPIS, Consumer electronics, coronavirus, COVID, COVID-19, NPD Group, ProSource, U.S. Census Bureau
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COVID-19 Uncertainty Clouds Q4 Outlook
Will we experience a second wave of coronavirus – or an extended first wave – that will stall economic revival through the fall? How do consumer technology retailers and vendors plan for the holiday season with so many unknowns? Read the rest … Continue reading
Posted in TWICE
Tagged 4K TV, 5G, BOPIS, consumer technology, coronavirus, COVID, COVID-19, iPhone 12, NPD, PlayStation 5, Sony PlayStation 5, webcams, webrooming, WFH
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COVID Prompts Higher Appliance Replacements
Wary of in-home repair in the age of COVID, consumers are opting more than ever to replace their quickly-aging appliances. Read this report here at TWICE.com.
Posted in smart home, TWICE
Tagged appliances, caronavirus, COVID, COVID-19, electronics, repair, replace, retailer, TWICE
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Top 10 Ways CE Retailers Can Cope During COVID-19 Crisis
Even though your customers may be sheltering-in-place doesn’t mean they’re sitting around their kitchen tables staring blankly at each other. Consumers are working, learning and yearning to be entertained at home, so access to home technology becomes even more critical as consumers … Continue reading
Are Game Designers, Retailers Missing An Untapped Customer Base?
When someone mentions “gamers,” the stereotypical visual that’s conjured is of an engrossed male teenager. If you create, market or sell games and gaming gear with this male Gen Z stereotype as your avatar, not only is this image incomplete, … Continue reading
Posted in TWICE
Tagged first person shooter, FPS, gamers, MMO, multi-player, video games
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TCL Teases Flexible AMOLED Smartphone Prototypes
Foldable phones such as the aptly-named Samsung Galaxy Fold, its second-generation successor the Galaxy Z Flip, and the reborn Motorola RAZR, are suddenly…a thing. So self-professed “fast follower” TCL, which will enter the U.S. smartphone market this spring with its … Continue reading
Auto Tech Exhibits To Move To New LVCC West Hall For CES 2021
While CES 2020 has entered the history books, CES 2021 promises to make history. That’s because next year’s CES will now include the new West Hall, the behemoth construction this year’s show attendees saw rising majestically in what had been the parking … Continue reading
Posted in CES, Tech History, TWICE
Tagged CES, Elon Musk, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Convention Center, Loop, LVCC, McCarran Airport, Vegas Loop, West Hall
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My CES 2020 Coverage
As I have for the last 35 years or so, I helped cover the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) for the official CES Show Daily, published by TWICE. Here is a sampling some of my pre-show and on-the-spot reporting. FCC Chair … Continue reading
Posted in cell/smartphones, CES, smart home, TV/4K/UHD/8K, TWICE
Tagged 5G, 8K, 8K Association, 8K TV, AI, Ajit Pai, Artificial Intelligence, ATSC 3.0, CES, CES 2020, CES2020, FCC, Gary Shapiro, HDMI, HDMI 2.1, IoT, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Convention Center, LG, LVCC, NextGen TV, Qualcomm, Showstoppers, TiVo
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‘The Current War’ Helps CTA Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Hall of Fame
Perhaps the most consequential period in technology history, the first format war that determined how the world would be powered, is lovingly portrayed in the new film, The Current War. The film depicts the business, technological and personality battles that … Continue reading
How To Overcome Consumer Smart Home Compatibility/Security Concerns
Just how private are voice-activated smart speakers? Just how secure is footage captured by Wi-Fi cameras? Just how compatible – and smart – are smart homeproducts? These are just a few questions retailers trying to sell fancy new smart home products … Continue reading
Posted in smart home, TWICE
Tagged ABI Research, Alexa, Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Google Assistant, HomeKit, IDC, IoT, smart speakers
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