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[2009-10-23] Walmart Begins Home Installation Program

October 22nd, 2009
“Walmart has begun offering home installation services for TVs, home theaters and PCs through a partnership with NEW. The services, which start at $99 for a basic TV installation and $129 for a basic PC setup, will be sold via prepaid cards displayed on descriptive merchandisers and within the home-theater and computer aisles.”

[2009-10-23] Welcome To The Growing Tribes Of China

October 22nd, 2009
Welcome To The Growing Tribes Of China
“Mckinsey has created a rather unique China ‘ClusterMap’, as a way of identifying the most relevant economic and cultural units within the enormous, diverse, and rapidly changing country. The result is an understanding of the country’s economy and consumer potential as a collection of distinct mini-economies, perhaps even mini-states or nations, within the larger Chinese one. For example, attitudes towards individualism can vary by, and be due to, which cluster people live in.”

[2009-10-23] Sanyo Makes First Dual Cam with iFrame Video Support

October 22nd, 2009
Sanyo Makes First Dual Cam with iFrame Video Support
“Sanyo has launched the VPC-HD2000A, a device that does double duty as a digital camera and a camcorder. The product also represents what is said to be a category first in that it offers support for iFrame, a format for editing video on computers”

[2009-10-23] The Evolution of eBooks, Part One

October 22nd, 2009
The Evolution of eBooks, Part One
“Ten years ago in the Emerging Market Update, CEA’s own Angela Titone wrote about a technology to keep an eye on. At that time, the product in question ? e-books ? anticipated being able to store up to 10 average-length novels, and ranged in price from $199 to $1,500! How times have changed.”

[2009-10-23] Slacker’s Still Raising Money—But Ditches Its Device In Favor Of Apps

October 22nd, 2009
Slacker’s Still Raising Money—But Ditches Its Device In Favor Of Apps
“After raising over $70 million to develop and sell its G2 portable music device, music startup Slacker is giving up on it—choosing instead, to focus on building a mobile app-based streaming business.”

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