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mySAP CRM Integrates With Back-Office Software to Support New Online Sales Channel

Based in Long Beach, Calif., Pioneer Electronics USA, Inc. Pioneer is the sales and marketing arm of the consumer electronics firm Pioneer North America. The company faced challenges wherein the consumer electronics environment was becoming increasingly competitive and price erosion was deteriorating profitability. Pioneer used the mySAP Customer Relationship Management...

Tags: mySAP, Pioneer Electronics, Environment, Back-office, mySAP CRM, CRM, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Sales Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Sales

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More on Apple's new Mini DisplayPort

One of the announcements coming out of Cupertino is that their MacBooks now ship with a new video out port called the Mini DisplayPort complete with funny capitalization and lack of space between the words. It means that you'll have to remember to bring a US$30 dongle/adapter with...

Tags: HDMI, Apple Inc., Mini DisplayPort, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-14

LG introduces Wirewize remote pay home theater tech support

Best Buy must get some huge margins from its Geek Squad tech support service, because it seems like everyone wants to copy that model of overcharging noobs for help with tech installations and troubleshooting. Circuit City has Firedog, and Office Depot has Tech Depot Services. Now LG Electronics is trying...

Tags: Home Theater, LG Electronics Inc., Cable, Wirewize, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Apple HDTV ... why not, it's just a big iPod!

Apple HDTV ... why not, it's just a big iPod!Why they won't!A 32" HDTV sells for approximayely $550.00 to $750.00 not the $1,700 for their monitor. The margins on this type of product are very low. Apple doesn't do low marginsDoesn't matterNobody will be able to afford it...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, DVR, iPODS, Apple Inc., Apple HDTV, HDTV, big iPod!, iPod!

Discussion threads 2008-10-12

SignalBoost Mobile Professional Amplifier Kit

If we ever need an industrial-strength cell phone-signal booster, Wilson Electronics would be one of the first places we'd look. Over the last couple of years, we've discovered that company is a reliable source for improving your cell phone reception--whether you're a trucker who makes runs through rural areas or...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Construction, Wi-Fi, Mobile Professional, amplifier, mobile, Wilson Electronics

Product reviews 2008-10-10

Microsoft's 'conceptual touch designs'

I've written from time to time about Apple and their rumoured tablet devices, applications for tablet PC's, multi-touch and Surface, and all those touchy-feely concepts we've been hearing about, but when do we get to actually see them? Microsoft has recently kicked forward their Software+Services, which for...

Tags: Tablet PC, Microsoft Corp., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Acer Aspire 5735-4624

Editors' note: This review is part of our Holiday 2008 Retail Laptop Roundup, covering specific new configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.If you set out to find the largest laptop for the smallest price, your quarry would be Acer Aspire 5735-4624, a 15.6-inch laptop that...

Tags: Notebooks, Acer Inc., laptop computer, Aspire 5735

Product reviews 2008-10-09

The five products Apple must make

What ought to be Apple's next leap of faith? Here are a few ideas for where Apple should go next. What are your ideas? Apple made its latest big move into new territories last year with the launch of the now ubiquitous iPhone, expanding beyond the desktop and...

Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Keyboards, Games, Monitors & Displays, Desktops, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Components, Apple, iPhone, video games, tablet, Jo Best, Silicon.com

News items 2008-10-09

Start-up looks to extend battery life

Intel-backed ZPower's silver-zinc battery is set to make its debut with a large laptop manufacturer next year, promising batteries that are 95 percent recyclable and 40 percent longer life. Intel-backed start-up ZPower may be the first to introduce an alternative to the ubiquitous lithium-ion laptop...

Tags: Battery, Intel-backed ZPower, Mercury, Battery Life, Engineering, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, batteries, laptops, ZPower, silver-zinc battery

News items 2008-10-09

Scientists make ultrathin superconducting films

U.S. researchers have developed ultrathin films that when sandwiched together form a superconductor, an advance that could lead to a new class of fast, power-saving electronics. CHICAGO--U.S. researchers have developed ultrathin films that when sandwiched together form a superconductor, an advance that could lead to a new class of...

Tags: Degree, Electronics, Reuters, superconductor, film

News items 2008-10-09

Moixa Energy USBCell AA NiMH batteries

Moixa Energy USBCell AA batteries are practical for an on-the-go gadget addict. These attractive, compact batteries resemble other nickel metal hydride AAs, except for a bright green cap covering the USB plug. Instead of tossing them in the trash or nestling them into a recharging unit when out of juice,...

Tags: Engineering, Call2Recycle, Moixa, Moixa Energy, battery, USBCell, USBCell battery

Product reviews 2008-10-08

News to know: AMD; iPhone security; Linux; SAP

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: AMD to spin off manufacturing. Techmeme Heather Clancy: The color that shall not be named. AMD's Vertal downplays green credentials, plays up efficiency arguments ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Information Technology, SAP AG, RIM BlackBerry, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Linux, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Web Servers, Open Source, Operating Systems, UNIX, Strategy, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Internet, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-07

(Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week)

(Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week)Pioneer Elite Kuro PRO-111FDWow, looks so great stuff for home movie theatre：）you will be need some free converter to enjoy youtube on it:)RE: (Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week)wow,great stuffs:)

Tags: Top 10 Reviews, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

CEATEC Roundup: Sony's 0.3mm OLED display, Sharp's solar-power TV, Panasonic's LifeWall concept

While we all wait around until January for the Consumer Electronics Show, an event like CEATEC Japan can give us a taste of the future for home theater. And since ZDNet didn't offer to fly me over there to check it out first-hand (cough, next year, cough), I had to...

Tags: Sony Corp., 3D, Panasonic, Organic Light-emitting Diode, Sharp Corp., TV, Wall, Construction, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-10-06

A Consumer Electronics Carol

A Consumer Electronics CarolUnderstand what you are talking aboutbefore you analyze it.Osborne went under because they pre-announced a product before it was ready, and sales dried up of the current model AT ANY PRICE. The company did not have enough liquidity to keep them afloat while waiting for the new...

Tags: Corporate governance, Sales strategy, Osborne Effect, Consumer Electronics Carol, consumer electronics

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

A Consumer Electronics Carol

I recently received a promotional email from a large Internet-based retailer that shall for the moment remain nameless (cough! Amaz-ahem!)  As I was considered to be a high-volume "Prime" customer, this online retailer wanted to offer me a 30-day trial of their their premier store-branded consumer...

Tags: Retail Company, Retail, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Vudu offers new format to stream 1080p HD movies to its BX100 player

As I mentioned in my post yesterday about Netflix, one of the obstacles video-streaming services are going to have to overcome is the quality of the files they're sending to big HDTVs. Apple has recently introduced 720p HD files on iTunes to download to its Apple TV device, but lesser-known...

Tags: Video, Movies, 1080p, Vudu, HDX, Pogue, Corporate Communications, Web Site Development, Marketing, Internet, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-10-03

Microsoft extends XP downgrade rights date by six months

Microsoft extends XP downgrade rights date by six monthsMS extends XP downgrade rights by six monthsI did my share of begging to MS to "let the customer be right" concerning XPs continuing desirability,Thank god they actually listened to mine and probably a half million similar letters.I can now look forward...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

Valleywag, Consumerist sites announce layoffs

A source close to Gawker Media informed me a moment ago that popular sites Consumerist, Valleywag and NSFW Fleshbot will may be shuttered will lose most of their editorial talent. "Nineteen jobs will be cut," my source says, with a formal announcement from Gawker Media coming later...

Tags: Layoff, Gawker Media, Site, Consumerist, Workforce Management, Team Management, Human Resources, Management, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-10-03

You can now purchase a technology trade-in plan when you buy a gadget from TigerDirect or CompUSA

If you're buying a new consumer electronics product from either TigerDirect or CompUSA, you can now lock-in a trade-in strategy and some moolah or store credige by buying a Guaranteed Buyback plan from TechForward at the time of purchase. To refresh your memory, TechForward is an...

Tags: Plan, CompUSA Inc., TechForward, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-10-03