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November 20, 2024
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SiriusXM CEO Jennifer Witz To Discuss The Future Of Audio At CES 2025 C Space Keynote
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced Jennifer Witz, CEO of SiriusXM, a leading audio entertainment company in North America, will keynote at CES 2025 on January 7 at 11:00 AM PST, in C Space at ARIA Las Vegas. SiriusXM joins Panasonic Holdings, NVIDIA, Accenture, Volvo Group, and Delta on the CES 2025 Keynote lineup.
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Consumers plan to spend $125B over Thanksgiving weekend
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The survey of 1,013 respondents taken between Nov. 8 and Nov. 10 found that consumers planned to spend about $125 billion during the period compared to projections in 2023 of $129.5 billion. Millennials and Gen X shoppers are expected to lead spending, with average spend amounting to $628 and $629, respectively. Baby boomers are expected to spend an average of $444, per ICSC.
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Early Bird Pricing Extended For The 2025 TWICE Picks Awards!
Due to popular demand, we've EXTENDED our Early Bird Special! Take advantage of the savings and nominate today! We are offering an early bird offer for any products nominated before Friday, November 22, 2024, 23:59 ET. $595 per product nominated, for consideration by your chosen Future US/UK magazine (TWICE, Residential Systems or TechRadar Pro). Don't delay, enter now to save on your product entries!!
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ProSource Partners With AlarMax
ProSource has announced the addition of AlarMax as a new 2024 vendor partner. AlarMax distributes state-of-the-art solutions from the industry's leading manufacturers of intrusion, fire, video surveillance, access control, residential and commercial AV, sound, communications, structured cabling, and home automation products.
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eero Launches Outdoor 7 Wireless Network Expander
Smart home Wi-Fi company eero has announced the availability of the Outdoor 7, designed to take a home's eero wireless network into the great outdoors. Designed to keep all outdoor devices online, even though snowstorms, rain, and summer heat, the Outdoor 7 has gone through rigorous testing in a multitude of conditions.
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Accessories
I wore Snap Spectacles 5th generation - they're big, heavy, and super AR fun
In the race to get augmented reality glasses on our faces, Snap, creator and owner of Snapchat, might be in the lead. Its AR glasses are available to developers today for a $99-a-month subscription. The idea is that they'll use this time and Snap Studios to build AR experiences on Snap OS.
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Now Available - 2024 TWICE Retailer Reports
In a time when consumer focus is less on devices and more on the content those devices deliver, how have major consumer electronics retailers and e-tailers fared? Find out by purchasing the latest editions of TWICE's annual Retail Reports, produced in partnership with Senex, an industry research and analysis firm.
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