Are You Smarter Than your TV?Google and Logitech Try to Help
By Richard M. Sherwin Google + Logitech + Intel Corp. = Your TV The set top box uses a Google browser to access almost any Internet material... Available accessories will include a TV styled web cam which...
Read MoreFall Product Launches 2010
By Richard M. Sherwin Bose-Os Logitech Wireless Trackball Microsoft Wireless Comfort Desktop 5000 Keyboard and Mouse Set Logitech MK520 WLS Combo Logitech Wireless Speaker Z515 Logitech Rechargeable Speaker S715i Logitech Alert™ 750i Master System JVC 3D-enabled D-ILA Home Theater Projectors Epson has seven new 3LCD 1080p high-definition home theater projectors Panasonic Digital Camera offers 3 new interchangeable lenses that combine compact size with high optical performance
Read MoreRichard Sherwin’s Consumer Tech:Sometimes We Really Have to Use What We Review
I have been in the consumer technology business so long that sometimes I get jaded the umpteenth time someone introduces the next easiest way to network your home entertainment content or shows off a security camera that lets you watch your Golden Retriever eat the couch or your new baby bibble. The leading security companies, including Schlage, Panasonic and ADT, don’t produce a mass market security product that you can easily install yourself. In reality, they usually require a third party installer or two solid days on the phone with tech support. In my experience, their products are difficult to install and operate no matter how adept you are at whole house network sharing or wireless home computing.
Read MoreA Sharper Yet Easier Television Experience
By Jan Jaben-Ailon and Richard M. Sherwin
Highlights from recent trade shows including:
Sharp Electronic's AQUOS Quattron LE925 series TVs with 3D
Crestron Electronics' V-Panel, iPanL and Prodigy XP still leads in combining design and function
SpeakerCraft Pursues Next Gen Audience
Richard Sherwin’s Consumer Tech:Brother Can You Spare Some Tech Support
September 2010: New York, N.Y. Recently I worked with some of the greatest names in technology. Between my family, my friends and even a few frenemies that needed a bit of audio-video-computer home networking advice, I had to deal with Panasonic, Linksys, Sony, Nintendo, Brother, Kodak, Epson, LG, Schlage Lock Co., HP, Sharp, Verizon, Cablevision and several other manufacturers or service providers whose products had to be installed or were acting up and required technical support.
Read MoreBest Buys at Best Buy
By Richard Sherwin... Several years ago we trashed Wal-Mart’s home spun self branded TVs, stereos and other consumer electronics. Some of these were manufactured so poorly and not even priced that much lower than the budget brands, that we opined that the world’s largest retailer was really trying to win out the uninformed and then screw them royally with some of the worst made products we had ever seen. Last year Best Buy started selling several TVs, an HD radio and a handful of other products to several “Eh” reviews from industry experts.
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