Archive for July, 2008
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
By Stephen Baker, Vice President of Industry Analysis, NPD Group
The consumer technology industry seems to be holding its own in a time when other industries are feeling the sting of a weakening economy. NPD’s U.S. retail tracking service data showed a 3% dollar increase over June 2007. Granted, it’s ...
Posted in Desktop Monitors, Economics, Notebook PCs, Retail, Stephen Baker, TVs | 1 Comment »
Monday, July 28th, 2008
By David Barnes, Vice President, Strategic Analysis
The sky is falling. According to some confirmed sensationalists, flat panel displays destroy the ozone. After studying “NF3, the Greenhouse Gas Missing from Kyoto” by Professor Michael Prather of UC Irvine in Geophysical Research Letters and perusing reports by UN and US agencies, I ...
Posted in Applications, David Barnes, Desktop Monitors, Mobile Phones, Notebook PCs, TVs, Technology | No Comments »
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
By David Barnes, Vice President, Strategic Analysis
Those of you who know me know that I do not suffer fools gladly and that I often play the role of Dr. Doom. Those of you who know Norse mythology also know that doom is not a bad thing, necessarily. In old English, ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
by Paul Gagnon, Director, North American TV Research
Syntax-Brillian (BRLC), plagued by financial and supply chain issues, filed late Monday night for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, an end that many have been anticipating for months following numerous management, financial and market disruptions since Q3'07. While the company continues to ship Olevia ...
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