Electronics

According to a report from TechSci Research, experts anticipate the power bank market in China to grow more than 26 percent from now until 2020. This growth is, in part, due to the increasing number of the nation's smartphone users, as well as an increase in disposable income and internet access.

I am, without a doubt, the most mobile CIO in the USA. Name one other CIO that is so committed to mobile that immerses themselves all the way to the point of staying in a mobile home.

The high of the smartphone and tablet revolution is wearing off and consumers and the tech industry need a fix.

Sales of mobile devices are still growing but quickly leveling off. Older gadgets like PCs are on the decline. Meanwhile, the technology industry is rushing to figure out what the next big game changer will be. Major companies are betting big on small, wearable devices.

It seems like a new smartphone/tablet/e-reader/watch/time machine is introduced every month, which makes products for earlier models seem outdated to users. That custom iPhone 3 case isn't giving many impressions at the bottom of a junk drawer, now is it?

It shouldn't surprise anyone that, these days, cellphones are big business. And where there's big business, there's a big marketing opportunity

Prime Line, the supplier based in Bridgeport, Conn., announced today two major acquisitions of established factory direct sourcing lines—R.O.I. Line by Source Abroad and Get It Global—in separate, simultaneous transactions.

The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is turning out to be a blockbuster—and with good reason. Last year's attendance topped a record 150,000, and every indication is that this year will match or exceed that number. And you would think that with Mobile World Congress looming in February that we'd see little action in the mobile space, but that's not the case.

So what's hot on the CES floor this year? It's positively littered with tablets, convertible laptops, phones, fitness gadgets, cameras, HDTVs, and cars—you name it, and you'll find a ton of it here.

Amid the wearable devices, TVs, and laptop hybrids, smartphones still have a strong presence at CES. We've already seen several devices debut ahead of and at the show, and we're expecting many more to pop up before it's all over. We're rounding up all of the phones, both smart and not, here so you can see what we're seeing at CES 2014. Check back often for new devices as they're announced.

Electronics supplier OrigAudio explains its decision to focus on the promotional industry.

If your startup is focused on offering customers products, landing at a big-name retailer may not always be the best route.

That said, my audio-equipment company, OrigAudio, did experience benefits from partnering up with the likes of Bed Bath & Beyond and Nordstrom. For one, it was great brand exposure, and these partnerships meant huge sales volumes that most likely we would not have been able to achieve otherwise. However, despite record sales, we were shocked to discover net profit was lacking.

Since Coby Electronics, Lake Success, N.Y., shut its doors and sold its assets over the summer, eight retailers voluntarily recalled one of its TVs that reportedly has caught fire, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which issued the recall of the 32" Coby Flat Screen TV (select serial numbers of model number TFTV3229) Dec. 12.