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Sears to Close Stores, Price Pressures Increase

February 03, 2012
Sears Holding Corporation, one of the largest appliance retailers, caused quite a stir last month with its decision to close up to 120 Sears and Kmart stores.
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Add It to the Cloud

February 03, 2012
Just before last Christmas, Parks Associates published a report that suggested the reborn 3D fad was on its way out again, but that consumer demand for wireless-enabled HDTVs was rising. Somewhere there’s an executive at Comcast or Warner who is astonished that viewers would want to watch the stuff on their computers on their TVs, but otherwise there’s a grand total of zero people in the consumer electronics industry surprised.
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Running Interference on Electromagnetic Interference

February 03, 2012
Here’s some helpful rules of thumb when dealing with the physics of EMI, and also seven common pitfalls where those rules might not apply, and how to deal with them.
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Teknor Apex Company

February 03, 2012
A new series of wet-grip thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) compounds for injection molding promises to add to the enormous popularity of soft-touch features in consumer products by retaining a non-slip surface and secure grip even when wet.
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CEA: Consumer Confidence in Economy High, Tech Spending Low

January 27, 2012
Consumer confidence in the overall economy is the highest it's been since February of 2008, according to new research released by Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).
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Housing Starts Down in December, Up for the Year

January 23, 2012
Newly released figures from the U.S. Commerce Department showed mixed results for the U.S. housing market.
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Meet the 'Justifier' - Home Energy Management and Control

December 21, 2011
Electronic home system contractors and utility observers believe that architectures which enable innovation and efficiency must include consumer-controlled energy controls and networks. Such approaches generate benefits from dynamic pricing and energy information derived from smart meter data, Web-enabled thermostats, in-home displays and other devices.
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Energy Star Label and Smart Grid

November 01, 2011
Capitalizing on the potential for smart grid: opportunities from smart grid enabled appliances
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Market Share Bottom Line on Appliance Sound Quality

August 01, 2011
Consider sound. It can make a difference for appliance buyers.
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Quality? Go Automated Optical Surface Inspection

August 01, 2011
Advanced optical non-contact surface inspection, “interferometry,” never becomes bored, fatigued, distracted, or conditioned to miss defects when they occur.
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EVENTS

2012 International Home + Housewares Show

03/10/12
McCormick Place
2301 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL
US
Contact: Josie Granda
The International Home + Housewares Show offers you the opportunity to see first-hand consumer lifestyle and product trends for all areas of the home, both inside and out, under one roof. Read More

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Boost ACR Energy Efficiency with Copper MicroGroove Tubes

ON-DEMAND: Today's market is challenging manufacturers of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment to increase energy efficiency, use less materials and reduce impact on the environment. The superior heat transfer of smaller-diameter copper tubes with inner grooves is helping manufacturers meet these demands with high-performance compact coils that reduce energy requirements, transfer heat more efficiently and lower costs by using less material while using familiar manufacturing techniques.

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