Copyright © 2009 4 Square Media http://www.channelnews.com.au/Comment Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:12:00 GMT Comment on www.channelnews.com.au newsfeed.sichbo.ca http://www.channelnews.com.au/Comment/K2R4D5M3 2009 has been a big year for SmartHouse and ChannelNews. SmartHouse grew traffic online by 35% and at December the 8th we were the #1 technology and home lifestyle web site tracked by Nielsen Online. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:12:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Comment/K2R4D5M3 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081219122823ccb68.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Comment/G7A3X7K7 A leading consumer electronics industry researcher has said that mass market retailers run the risk of killing the goose that lays golden eggs by constantly driving down the price of flat panel TVs. He also says that in current market conditions "something has to give" for vendors and retailers to survive. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:08:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Comment/G7A3X7K7 David Barnes, the Vice President, of Strategic Analysis at DisplaySearch http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081218081040f2c10.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Industry/B3L6L2K4 COMMENT: Computer peripheral powerhouse Logitech is working to get some PR mileage out of a milestone event -- since letting the first one scamper into the retail market in 1985, the company has now shipped 1 billion computer mice. Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:16:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Industry/B3L6L2K4 John Murrell: SiliconValley.Com http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081208111815307e5.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Comment/M2P6N2H5 Recently, a Perth-based Retravision dealer spat the dummy over the marketing of his competitors and the attitude of the media who are educating consumers on how to shop for a good deal. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:35:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Comment/M2P6N2H5 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081205063434afee7.gif http://www.channelnews.com.au/Events_And_Associations/CEDIA/A5C6N4D5 The CEDIA board in Australia has been restructured with the custom install organisation admitting that they are set to target new markets in an effort to expand the organisation in Australia. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:06:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Events_And_Associations/CEDIA/A5C6N4D5 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081113031153a8f90.bmp http://www.channelnews.com.au/Comment/R4M8C7V8 COMMENT: The massive claim lodged by Melbourne-based distributor Castel Electronics against Toshiba has got to be a giant wind up as several former Castel staff, including the Company's former Marketing Director Randall Crocker, claim that they have no knowledge of what would have to be catastrophic failure of Toshiba consumer electronic gear to justify a $30 million dollar damages plus payout. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:56:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Comment/R4M8C7V8 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200811030301246a629.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Comment/N5X9P8F6 COMMENT: There are retailers who get it and there are those like Clive Peeters who are hitting the wall because they simply don’t understand the fast turnaround world of consumer technology retailing. Unfortunately I don’t think this Company will last the economic downturn as it bleeds losses and market share. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:59:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Comment/N5X9P8F6 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200810270619015db24.gif http://www.channelnews.com.au/Comment/N6W7T2V6 Steve Jobs hates buttons whether it be on an iPod, MacBook or even the humble mouse. John Murrell of Silicon Valley online comments as to why. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:56:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Comment/N6W7T2V6 John Murrell Siliconvalley.com http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200810150959238e72c.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Comment/Q4T3P7W5 Anytime you even tiptoe near the turf of the entertainment industry, the alarms go off, the security lights go on, and the cry of "Release the hounds" goes up, so RealNetworks knew what it was in for today when it launched RealDVD, a program that lets users copy copy-protected movies to a PC hard drive. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:12:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Comment/Q4T3P7W5 John Murrell :Siliconvalley.com http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081001091342e0d04.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Comment/B2W2C2M3 A leading retail expert who has worked with some of Australia's biggest consumer technology retailers claims that is a lot that retailers can do to lift sales despite a fall in consumer confidence and worsening economic conditions. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:13:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Comment/B2W2C2M3 Elly Valas http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080929072953f5721.jpg