SpareOne has announced what may be the ultimate in emergency cell phones: a device that promises a standby time of 15 years. Better yet, the device runs on a single AA battery, so if indeed the battery does let you down, you simply replace it, rather than waiting for the device to charge. Of course, the battery-life claims have to be somewhat suspect in real-world scenarios (take for example, a car in winter where the temperatures will routinely drop below freezing at night, or a case where the device can find no cellular signal), but even if the lifespan is only a fraction of the promise, the feat is still impressive.
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At first glance Dish Network’s toying with the idea of building its own broadband wireless network seems to straddle the line between bravado and fantasy. On closer inspection, it’s a move built on a level of market comprehension that any service provider without a wireless play should be experiencing these days.
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January began with much talk of 3D televisions at CES, but as it wore on, Sony and Nintendo revealed their approaches for moving forward with it in the handheld videogame markets.
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A couple of months ago we talked about some distribution and reseller sales statistics which indicated that, at least as we exited 2009 sales growth had begun to pickup in the SMB focused channels that NPD tracks besides retail. As we are now through the first few months of 2010 we have seen this trend continue, in both our Distributor Track and our Commercial Reseller Tracking services. In both, revenue is tracking towards 2008 levels and showing substantial revenue growth over the depressed levels of 2009.
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Visit Amazon.com’s home page and you’ll learn that the Kindle is the retailer’s best-selling product (even beating out 50″+ rear-projection televisions). That’s not too surprising given the momentum of the category as well as its shipping-friendly dimensions. But the Kindle’s success at Amazon has also been helped by the device being sold exclusively there, whereas Amazon must compete with other retailers for nearly all of its other products.
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On Wednesday, Ross Rubin will provide insight on Black Friday pricing and promotions, as well as what those must-have gadgets will be when the doors open on Black Friday. On Black Friday, Stephen Baker will discuss his experiences as he heads out to the major retail stores to check out the deals, the hot sellers, and store traffic.
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Uncategorized | Eddie Hold, Vice President, NPD Connected Intelligence | 
January 10, 2012 10:48 am | 
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