Copyright © 2008 4 Square Media http://www.channelnews.com.au/Home Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:32:00 GMT Home on www.channelnews.com.au newsfeed.sichbo.ca http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/DVD_Recorders/B4S6C2J2 Tivo who tomorrow will hold a major press conference in an effort to re launch the struggling Tivo personal video recorder are sent to charge $37.58 a month to rent the Seven Media device in a move that a senior Foxtel executive has described as being just another form of subscription”. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:32:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/DVD_Recorders/B4S6C2J2 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200812020942442b1e7.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Automation/Industry/Q3H2D4Q5 In what appears to be a desperate move to cut costs and shore up the Clipsal brand in the marketplace, Schneider Electric have all but killed off the PDL Electrical brand with the retrenchment of over 40 staff in Australia and New Zealand. The move comes only weeks away from Xmas. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:49:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Automation/Industry/Q3H2D4Q5 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2008120204593401a1f.gif http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/R5A7R2J8 EXCLUSIVE: The Australian consumer electronics market is starting to wobble according to the latest GFK Australia data which shows that the overall market has declined 1.7% in October. With the November figures not yet out some vendors are concerned about the accuracy of the latest GFK report. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:38:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/R5A7R2J8 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081202103925f9398.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/J7N2T5A9 Consumer electronics, IT and Hi Fi vendors are set to get hit hard by the falling Australian dollar. Yesterday Sony announced price increases by up to 30% with both Samsung, LG and Panasonic saying that they will have no price increases untill the new year when it expected that they will lift prices by up to 15%. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:33:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/J7N2T5A9 AAP & David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081202083533c2149.bmp http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Music_Downloads/B2R2S5V8 Sony who yesterday announced price increases of their gear by up to 30% is now looking for divine intervention from 2 Irish priests in an effort to stave off massive losses. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:49:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Music_Downloads/B2R2S5V8 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2008120208573569267.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Marketing/C6Q3L6M5 Speaking at the 2008 SmartHouse “Best Of The Best Awards” Carl Rose the Managing Director of Sony Australia told a large audience of industry executives that that one key issue will dominate the consumer electronics industry in the first quarter of 2009 price rises and the “dollar, dollar and the dollar”. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:21:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Marketing/C6Q3L6M5 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081201062211590f2.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Home_Cinema/H5H8L3V4 The latest Company to enter the high end Blu ray market is NAD Electronics who have released T587 Blu-ray Disc Player. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:45:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Home_Cinema/H5H8L3V4 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081201024750cde4b.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/N7R6V7K4 Panasonic a leader in the plasma TV market and a Company that was seen as one of the most stable of the Japanese consumer electronics Companies has hit a brick wall reporting a 90% dive in net profits. The result is a bad sign for other Japanese CE manufacturers. Sun, 30 Nov 2008 09:07:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/N7R6V7K4 David Richards and Wire Services http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2008120108085468820.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Mobility/T8T5P5E6 Dell and Vodafone have teamed up to roll out a 3G enabled wireless netbook. The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 with built-in mobile broadband with Vodafone 3G capability will hit stores in December 2008. Fri, 28 Nov 2008 02:07:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Mobility/T8T5P5E6 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200811280109012568f.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/T3T8N6L7 The fate of Melbourne based retailer Clive Peeters appears to be doomed with major investors dumping the stock during the past week. Among those to have bailed include Westpac, BT Funds Management and Kap Investments. Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:42:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/T3T8N6L7 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081128124330387b9.gif