Copyright © 2009 4 Square Media http://www.channelnews.com.au/Appliances/Industry Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:32:00 GMT Industry on www.channelnews.com.au newsfeed.sichbo.ca http://www.channelnews.com.au/Appliances/Industry/E9W6H7N6 Swedish appliance Company Electrolux is set to lay off 3,000 employees worldwide. It is not known how many jobs will go in Australia. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:32:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Appliances/Industry/E9W6H7N6 David Richards and Wire Services http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081216063454e4301.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Appliances/Industry/S7B9T3S2 Now here is one for all the budding engineers at Breville and Electrolux. According to TechDigest, one of the nine finalists in this year's DesignLab competition was the USB Scanner Toaster, which can "print" news, weather, and even pictures onto bread. Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:48:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Appliances/Industry/S7B9T3S2 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080922025010fd61e.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Home/E5H3R3J8 For all the doom and gloom in the financial markets over the past few days, it seems that one of our main electronics retailers is unfazed by the all the Wall Street bloodletting. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:54:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Home/E5H3R3J8 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200809191056418933b.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Appliances/Industry/C4L4G8T2 The State Manager of Miele Queensland, Tony Lipman, retires after 25 years at the helm of Miele’s branch office in Brisbane. Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:03:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Appliances/Industry/C4L4G8T2 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2008091006072996ce4.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Appliances/Industry/X4C9G6L3 According to a speech delivered by Dr. Kurt-Ludwig Gutberlet, CEO of BSH, at the recent IFA Electronics Show In Berlin, the world is at a technological crossroads in terms of energy and efficiency. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:59:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Appliances/Industry/X4C9G6L3 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080904020036a193c.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Home/Q9C8A5N5 Following the 0.25% drop in the prime lending cash rate by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), there seems to be an extra spring in the step of the main electronics retailers and vendors- and not just because of the change of season. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:51:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Home/Q9C8A5N5 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200809021252305fba3.gif http://www.channelnews.com.au/Appliances/Industry/W9F5D4M5 German appliance maker Miele increased its turnover in the last year by 2.5% to AUD $4.7 bn compared with AUD $4.67 bn in the previous year. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:24:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Appliances/Industry/W9F5D4M5 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080901052610ca5fb.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/B9M9J8G8 Struggling consumer electronics retailer Clive Peeters appears not to be able to turn a profit despite a recent restructuring and the opening of five new shops, making a total of 48. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:37:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/B9M9J8G8 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080828113832fa272.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Home/A7P2V7H4 According to a story in newsblaze.com, Panasonic is lending its expertise to the upcoming US Democratic National Convention (DNCC), to be held this week in Denver, Colorado after it was named the Official HDTV and High Definition Equipment Provider for the Convention. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:23:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Home/A7P2V7H4 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080826122517ce87f.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/U6J9P5N3 According to a number of reports, Sony reportedly intends to cut the price of some of its top Blu-ray players at the end of September by $100. At the time of printing, Sony did not confirm nor deny the report. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:09:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/U6J9P5N3 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080826081115b667e.jpg