Canon has announced the shocked resignation of Darren Ryan as the general manager of marketing for the Canon Consumer Imaging business. Ryan will finish up on April 26 after drawing closing to a seven year career with the company. “After nearly seven years with Canon, Darren feels the time is right for a change and is comfortable to take some Continue Reading
When the LG Optimus G is pre-ordered from Telstra’s online shop between February 25 to March 3, entrants will go into the draw to win an ultimate Australian F1 experience valued at $25,000 for them and a friend. Prize includes: • Return airfares to Melbourne • 3 nights accommodation • Daily track passes • Daily transfers to and from the Continue Reading
Stuart Craig joins Panasonic to head its business solutions division. Craig joins the company as director of business systems group having previously held senior role with technology distributor Hills Sound Vision and Lighting. Panasonic Australia managing director, Steve Rust, said Craig’s 20 years experience working with business technology solutions will be valuable to the company. “Panasonic is pleased to announce Continue Reading
There’s been a lot of wrap around the HTC One setting new standards in the industry. So TT takes a look at what all the fuss is about, comparing it to the top selling unit in the market at the moment, the Samsung Galaxy S3. Size HTC One: 137.4mm x 68.2 mm x 9.3mm Samsung Galaxy S3: 136.6mm x 70.6mm Continue Reading
To celebrate its 60th anniversary, Marantz has released the Consolette, a network speaker with dock for Audiophiles. The Consolette has been named after the original system, which was designed and released by the company in the 1940s. While it outwardly sports a retro-style design to reflect the heritage of Marantz brand, the Consolette is installed specifically with balanced mode radiators Continue Reading
By Kymberly Martin Omega Appliances is adding to its cooking range on March 1 with new built-in electric ovens, cooktops and microwaves rolling out to retail partners nationally. Omega is highlighting the ‘made in Italy’ aspect dubbing the new oven range, the Aria. There are 12 models in 60, 75 and 90cm sizes, including four pyrolytic ovens, marking the company’s Continue Reading
By Kymberly Martin Easter Monday is decision day for 70+ former Retravision members wanting to join Leading Appliances, but there is growing interest from other retailer keen to sign up with the newly formed group. Leading Edge Group general manager Michael Carr told TT Magazine he has received calls from at least a dozen “true independents” and a number of Continue Reading
Streaming live from New York City, Sony held an event to discuss ‘the future of Playstation’ where it announced the Playstation 4. Core to the design of the next generation game console from Sony Entertainment are five values – simple, immediate, social, personalised and prediction. This follows the company’s aim to turn Playstation 4 into a platform where gamers are Continue Reading
Standards Australia has announced a new Australia/New Zealand standard for electronic waste to help reduce e-waste going into landfill. The joint Australian and New Zealand Standard, ‘AS/NZS 5377:2013 Collection, storage, transport and treatment of end-of-life electrical and electronic equipment’, will outline minimum requirements for the safe and environmentally sound handling of e-waste. Standards Australia CEO Colin Blair said the standard Continue Reading
Bose has introduced the SoundDock Series III system, the first SoundDock digital music system designed for the iPhone, fifth generation iPod touch and seventh generation iPod nano. The Bose SoundDock III system incorporates a proprietary acoustic design and digital signal processing. An included remote control operates the system and audio performance from any iPod or iPhone model. For extra flexibility, Continue Reading