Energy

Each year in this column I reflect on the year behind us and look ahead at the year to come as I lay out my expectations for the next 12 months. In the last two years, I’ve started this column with virtually the same sentence: “In many ways a look ahead will be a look back.” While that will apply to some aspects of 2014, we will see some important shifts as momentum continues to build during the year.

Each year in this column I reflect on the year behind us and look ahead at the year to come as I lay out my expectations for the next 12 months. In the last two years, I’ve started this column with virtually the same sentence: “In many ways a look ahead will be a look back.” While that will apply to some aspects of 2014, we will see some important shifts as momentum continues to build during the year.
 

Apple has released an updated version of its Apple Store app with support for iBeacon Systems. The OTA update allows customers to receive location based information about Apple’s products when they are in close proximity to or inside of one of the company’s retail stores. The app utilizes the Bluetooth Low Energy profile on all of the new iOS devices and then connects with physical transmitters that are placed inside of the store. 

Klipsch's Energy brand this week announced the arrival of the Energy BTS 2.1, a new soundbar and wireless music system. The product includes a 10-inch wired subwoofer, two 3-inch full-range drivers and 3D Surround Mode.

ProSource said Monday that Energy Squad is its newest vendor partner. Energy Squad provides green tech products and LED lighting.

Klipsch Group, under CEO Paul Jacobs, has embarked on a three-year strategy designed to double the sales of its three brands through its retail partners.

I still remember the exact moment when audio made a difference in my life. I had always loved music, but I had never really taken the time to appreciate it on a nice stereo. After my buddies and I graduated high school and went off to college, my best friend Dan began selling stereos at the local Good Guys to help pay for his education.

Klipsch Group's Energy brand this week announced that it has launched its Energy Power Base product, a sound bar alternative which boasts Bluetooth technology and Dolby Digital coding.

Klipsch Group's Energy brand has launched a new campaign called Be There. The new campaign was launched, the company said, "to best align with the active lifestyle of its target audience as well as its high-performing products."

LG Electronics said Friday that the first consumers have received shipment of curved OLED TVs. Best Buy was the first retailer to sell the products.