After nearly a decade leading Sharp Home Electronics Company of America (SEMCA) with vision and passion, Peter Weedfald, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, has announced his retirement. His tenure at Sharp and throughout his remarkable career in the consumer electronics and retail space has left a lasting imprint on the industry--and on everyone privileged to work with him.

TWICE is proud to announce the inaugural class of the Powerful Women in Consumer Electronics, a new annual program created to recognize and celebrate the women who are redefining leadership, mentorship, and innovation across the consumer technology industry.

Amazon announced Monday its millionth worker robot, and said its entire fleet will be powered by a newly launched generative artificial intelligence model. The move comes at a time when more tech companies are cutting jobs and warning of automation.

As the only award voted on exclusively by consumer tech retailers and distributors, winning a TWICE VIP Award demonstrates your device has what it takes to resonate with consumers and succeed on the shelves. TWICE VIP Awards are voted on by retailers and distributors, with winners announced in the TWICE September print issue, online, and in TWICE the SmartBrief newsletter. Online Voting begins today, June 30, and finishes July 7, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.

GE Appliances has announced that it is investing $490 million into its Louisville, Kentucky headquarters to create its most advanced manufacturing plant for production of clothes washers.

At WWDC 2025 last month, Apple briefly mentioned a new AirPods feature coming with iOS 26: a toggle switch for having audio automatically pause if you fall asleep while wearing your wireless earbuds. Now it seems the same functionality is coming to Beats headphones, too.

XGIMI has launched its latest portable projectors, the MoGo 4 and MoGo 4 Laser. Engineered to resonate with tech-savvy Millennials, Gen Z, and Gen A, the MoGo 4 Series delivers cutting-edge technology and a bold, fashion-forward design, redefining the portable entertainment landscape.
"We saw an opportunity to reinvent what a portable projector could be--not just for watching, but for setting a mood, creating a space, even transforming a selfie," said Apollo Zhong, CEO of XGIMI. "The MoGo 4 Series isn't just portable--it's expressive. While others shrink projectors, we added more: filters, speakers, and design. It lives in your bag, but also in your vibe."

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