Industry Trade News
Its important for every one from the audiophile consumer to the AV store owner to a Wall Street stock analyst to stay on top of the news that surrounds the world of consumer electronics. With billions of dollars of sales worldwide, public companies and cutting edge technologies designed to converge computers and entertainment - the CE business is an every changing marketplace. This HomeTheaterReview.com news archive will keep you with your finger on the pulse of what's going on in the world of all things consumer electronics.
Jaguar XJ Ultimate Unveiled, Features Meridian Audio's Latest Surround Sound System
Jaguar unveiled the company's new top of the line model with the XJ Ultimate at the 2012 Beijing Motor Show. Amidst all the bells and whistles of the luxury car, is a Meridian Audio Surround Sound System that is claimed to be one of the company's finest.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
The 10 Best Sounding Rooms from the New York Audiophile Show 2012
Jeremy R. Kipnis visited the 2012 New York Audiophile Show. He went room to room, seeing what the show had to offer. These ten rooms are what he deemed to be the best sounding systems and products presented.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Sony has Biggest Loss in Company History
Sony has suffered a massive blow in a continuing onslaught of problems for the company. While the news is bad, the company has taken several measures to turn the tide and get the company headed back in the right direction.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Best Buy CEO Steps Down Due to Online Shopping
Best Buy has been facing struggles against online competition with little success. A change in leadership was deemed necessary and CEO Brian Dunn will accordingly be stepping down.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Samsung Introduces Tube-Based Audio Products
Samsung has stepped up its game in the audio realm, adding new table top audio systems, home theater systems, and soundbars. Adrienne Maxwell was in attendance at the Samsung event where the new products were announced.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Axpona 2012 Audiophile Show Report
Ken Taraszka went to the Axpona 2012 show in the first ever coverage of the event for HomeTheaterReview.com. Check out the companies he encountered and what he thought of their offerings.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Western Digital Completes Acquisition of Hitachi Technologies
Western Digital has long been a market leader in the company's fields, but the newest acquisition to the brand will surely help the company grow into that role even further than it currently is.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Crestron Opens New Customer Experience Center in Southern California
Crestron has expanded the company's Experience Center locations by bringing one to Southern California and offering southern Californians a chance to immerse themselves in all Crestron has to offer.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Samsung and Sensio Reach Patent Agreement
Samsung and Sensio have reached an agreement that will allow Samsung to use Sensio's S2D switch technology. The agreement between the company's is good news as it will benefit the consumer.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
High Fidelity Meets High Art at AXPONA
The AXPONA expo returns to Jacksonville, Florida for another year, but this time the show has something unique for attendees: a full on orchestral concert from the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. Read on for more details.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Savant Acquires LiteTouch
Savant has added a new addition to the company's offerings by acquiring the lighting control company LiteTouch. LiteTouch will add all of the company's products to Savant, widening the automation options of the company.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Is It Time to Say Goodbye to Unencrypted Cable Channels?
The Federal Communications Commission has a very important question before them: do they abolish unencrypted cable channels? In other words, do they change the way millions of consumers watch television?... Click Here To Read The Full Review
The AVC Group Expands Training Program
The AVC Group launched a new training initiative at ISE 2012, but now the company plans to take that training initiative worldwide. The AVC Group will make use of many different tactics to administer this new program.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
FCC Changes the Rules, Could Kill Boxee
An new rule change has been presented to the Federal Communications Commission that could affect the way millions of Americans watch television, costing them more money. Boxee, the set-top company, also faces major problems from the change.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
24-Tech: Ideas On How To Get Your Home Theater Working Like It's Installed At CTU
24 was a great show that had some ridiculously impressive technology. So impressive, it defied the reality of the actual technology used. However, the ideas are great. Jerry Del Colliano thinks about how those ideas could be translated to home theaters.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Consumer Confidence Highest in Four Years
The Consumer Electronics Association continues to measure consumers' response to the electronics industry and the economy as a whole. With their latest survey, CEA seems to have good news.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
2012 CES Show Report
HomeTheaterReview.com's staff, including Adrienne Maxwell, Andrew Robinson, and Jerry Del Colliano, headed to the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. Here's a report of what they found while they were there.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Many New Audiophile Companies Target "One Percenter" Clients At CES 2012
New companies emerge at CES and bring their products with them. However, these new companies are embracing old methods that will cause them to have a hard time breaking into the marketplace.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
AVN Adult Entertainment Expo and CES 2012 Will Not Coincide
After many years of coexisting with the Consumer Electronics Show, the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo and the Adult Novelty Expo have decided to change schedules and venues.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Gibson Buys Majority Interest in Onkyo
Gibson has made quite an impressive deal with Onkyo in which Gibson will take over majority interest in Onkyo USA and the second largest owner in the company as a whole. But how will this deal affect the companies?... Click Here To Read The Full Review
What Drives The Consumer Electronics Business Beyond 4K Video and 24 Bit Audio?
Blu-ray and 3D may be the present, and 4K may be the near future, but what is beyond that? The list contained in this article gives several possible places the future of home theater could be heading to.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Producers Guild to Hold 2012 Produced By Conference Sponsored By CEA
The Producers Guild of America is hosting its Produced By Conference again this year, but with one notable difference. This year, the event will be sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Show and the Consumer Electronics Association.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
CEA Ends Tech Enthusiast Program
The Consumer Electronics Association has decided that their Tech Enthusiast program is not worth continuing. However, the organization will continue to engage consumers and move the program's content to a new location.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
YouTube's Robert Kyncl to Give Keynote at 2012 CES
As part of the CEA and CES Entertainment Matters, Robert Kyncl, one of the most important executives at YouTube, will be giving at keynote speech at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
CEA and USA Today Release Conflicting Reports on Electronics Returns
The consumer electronics industry is in big trouble. Or maybe it isn't. It is all up to whose word, or in this case study, you want to believe when it comes to how often consumers are returning electronics.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
10 Cool Audio-Video Christmas Gifts Under $500
If you are searching for a gift for the audiophile or videophile in your life (or for yourself), look no further. Adrienne Maxwell lists ten great gifts that all cost less than $500, but will be sure to impress.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Sanyo Disappears in April 2012
Sanyo was bought by Panasonic a few years ago and now, with company facing hard times, it looks like the absorption of Sanyo into Panasonic will become fully complete next year.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Altona Displays New HDMI Products at ISE 2012
Altona went to the Integrated Systems Europe 2012 show with a host of new products that ranged from HDMI switchers of all sizes and a wireless system designed for the professional AV industry.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Wireworld Cable Technology Introduces Starlight USB 3.0 Cable
Wireworld has announed the Starlight USB 3.0 cable. This cable provides significantly more design and technological innovation over the typical USB 3.0 cable currently available on the market.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Amazon Begins Black Friday Early
Amazon.com has decided to reward consumers by not having just one day of sales, but an entire week of sales featuring products from nearly every category and price range, including some impressive electronics.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Why You Should Care About 4K Video (Hint, it's our future)
The future is 4K, but what does that mean? That's exactly the problem. HomeTheaterReview.com editor Andrew Robinson explains the format to get you ready for what is on the horizon.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
KEF Unveils Book Celebrating 50th Anniversary
KEF has been around for fifty years. To celebrate this occasion, the company has put together a rather elaborate book that details the company's founding and products throughout the year. ... Click Here To Read The Full Review
John Caldwell Launches New Company: Grace Motif
John Caldwell, a man who has been in the AV industry for many years and championed many brands, has launched a new company based out of Scottsdale, Arizona called Grace Motif, with a new definition of luxury.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Panasonic Commits to New Jersey
Panasonic has resisted the urges that may have sent the company headquarters somewhere else and committed to building a new building and providing jobs in the city of Newark, New Jersey.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
The Bully Sound Company - A New Company from Dan D'Agostino's Son
Dan D'Agostino has had a long and storied career in the audio electronics industry. Now, his son is taking his swing at the market with his own company, Bully Sound Company, which was founded to offer quality with affordability.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Featured Audio-Video News
Are AV Retailers To Blame For Lofty High End AV Prices? -
The audio video has been in a state of flux or some time, splitting sales up between specialty dealers, big box stores, and online sellers. However, the dealers may have had more to do with this than they think.
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