Aug 2, 2010 | VPG Innovation
Copia announces a $99 eReader. After reducing the price to $149, Barnes and Noble is clearing floor space in their stores to show off the Nook. Amazon announces a $139 Kindle and points out that e-book sales are soaring. It’s the middle of the summer and as if it...
Jul 29, 2010 | Uncategorized, VPG Innovation
If you’re a consumer electronics retailer, it is safe to say that from a planning perspective, the holiday season is never far off. As the pages of the calendar melt away and Black Friday draws near, preparations must be made to ensure that shelves will be stocked...
Jul 26, 2010 | Uncategorized, VPG Innovation
Samsung, Sony, Panasonic, LG, Mitsubishi, Sharp, Vizio… Do these names sound familiar to you? All of these giants in the electronic industry are betting big that you will want to make the switch to 3D TVs in the near future. All the negative press that I’ve read...
Jul 16, 2010 | Uncategorized, VPG Innovation
The Droid X is that latest smartphone to hit the U.S. market, stirring up considerable buzz for the nation’s number one wireless carrier. As Verizon launches the Motorola-made and Android-powered Droid X today, one has to wonder if Apple is hearing footsteps. With its...
Jul 8, 2010 | Uncategorized, VPG Innovation
Although it is still early in the summer, I imagine that many students across this great land of ours are right now lobbying parents asking to consider purchasing for them an iPad for their back to school needs. Should the college bookstores of America begin preparing...
Jul 7, 2010 | Uncategorized, VPG Innovation
No one need be a genius to realize that the introduction of a new product by Apple has the potential to drive markets. iPod anyone? Need I say more? Obviously, yes. In the wake of the launch of the breakthrough iPad, observers of the consumer electronics segment are...