Industry

Consumers Confused About New Technology

Mendelson Tiu — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:23:00 GMT

A consumer poll done by Dick Smith has revealed that 65 per cent of consumers have a hard time understanding instruction manuals or do not take the time to read them.

Distie Claims $29M In lost Toshiba Profits

David Richards — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:13:00 GMT

A Melbourne based distributor Castel, who at one stage wanted specialist dealers to run an advertising campaign urging consumers to boycott mass retailers is now trying to claim $34.4 Million from Toshiba, $29M of that is allegedly for lost profits after Castel was dumped from distributing Toshiba products in Australia.

Retail Boss Embarrassed By Car Parking Story

David Richards — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:42:00 GMT

The CFO of a major consumer electronics retail chain is trying to keep quiet about his lost car experience, after an embarrassing situation at Sydney Airport.

Wall Mounted TV Owners Set To Be Hit By HDMI 3D Dilemma

David Richards — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:55:00 GMT

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of flat panel TV owners, who installed wall mounted TV’s using a 1.2 or 1.3, HDMI cable to connect to a media or Blu ray player, now, face the prospect of having to spend hundreds of dollars stripping out the cable HDMI from behind walls if they want to upgrade their TV to 3D.

Dealers Angry Over Bose Plan To Sell Online New Merchandising Rejected

David Richards — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:27:00 GMT

EXCLUSIVE: Bose Australia has started stripping audio products away from retailers to directly sell them online, there is also speculation that the US Company wants to cut back their retailer operation in Australia with one key partner claiming that Bose “will eventually take all their Australian operations online”.

Dodgy Consumer Electronics Retailer Disappears

David Richards — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

Paul Albright, the director of a dodgy online selling operation that sold technology and consumer electronic goods, is believed to have gone missing after the Federal Court of Australia declared that Ozdirect Online and Albright engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct over the offer for sale of goods on websites including www.ozdirect.com, www.ozdirect.com.au and www.ausbuys.com.

3D Bluetooth and iPod Docking In New Pioneer Receiver

David Richards — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:48:00 GMT

Pioneer Electronics, which last year exited the plasma market, is set to release a new range of receivers that are 3D-ready with HDMI 1.4 inputs/outputs, Dolby ProLogic IIz post processing, proprietary Pioneer front-wide post processing, and optional stereo Bluetooth.

OZ TV Stations In Content Fight

David Richards — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:57:00 GMT

Australia’s free-to-air TV networks, Seven, Ten, Nine as well as Foxtel, SBS and the ABC, are trying to lock down content contracts for movies, TV programs documentaries and sporting events in an effort to prevent consumers getting access to overseas content via a new generation of Internet-enabled TVs, smartphones and computers.

Avatar Set To Kick Start 3D TV As Movie Breaks Records

David Richards — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 07:30:00 GMT

Movie-goers have packed cinemas across Australia during the Xmas holiday period to watch the new 3D sci-fi film Avatar, with takings smashing records for an opening week.

DMA Devices Dead By 2014 IP TVs The Next Big Thing

David Richards — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:29:00 GMT

PVR and set-top box manufacturers are set to come under threat and by 2014 could not exist as a new generation of IP-enabled TVs, Blu-ray players and gaming consoles with TV tuners take over, according to new research from The Diffusion Group (TDG).