| March 1, 2013 | News covering the consumer electronics industry |
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- YouTube adds Send to TV feature to its iOS app
Google's YouTube subsidiary updated its iOS application with the Send to TV feature that was previously available on its Android app, this blog post notes. The Send to TV feature can be used with Google TV-enabled products, along with the PlayStation 3 and Xbox consoles, it was said. TechCrunch
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- Tune-Up app for iOS marks THX's wider entry into CE
THX has released the Tune-Up application for iOS devices, which allows people to calibrate their home projectors and television sets through their iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. The company founded by George Lucas is moving beyond certifying the audio capabilities of consumer electronics, Caleb Denison writes. Digital Trends
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- Printed car may point way to small-batch production
Small-batch automakers may be the future with 3D printing as explored by Jim Kor with his Urbee 2. The extremely lightweight urban vehicle is made possible by 3D printing, which alone has the capability of producing parts with sufficient strength and the weight savings required for fuel economy. Wired.com
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- Mobile app engages users for Chevy promotion campaign
The mobile application that was part of a Chevrolet marketing campaign with Motor Trend magazine had a 37% engagement rate, according to Zumobi. Chevy's Technology Series campaign ran for four months last year in the magazine's print edition and on its website, along with apps for Android and iOS smartphones. ClickZ
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- Analysts can't see how smartphone makers can meet 2013 targets
Several smartphone makers this week outlined aggressive targets for improving their smartphone sales this year, but analysts are wondering where all the growth will come from in the market. They say projected global sales bumps can't match the vendors' ambitious targets, especially since Apple and Samsung Electronics will take up a sizable share of the market growth. The Wall Street Journal
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- Coming soon to a smartphone near you: Ultrasound technology
Qualcomm, in the fourth quarter of 2012, acquired the assets of EPOS that developed digital ultrasound technology, and it plans to incorporate the technology into chips that would go into not only mobile devices, but also wearable electronics. Ultrasound could facilitate the use of a stylus as an input device and gesture recognition for smartphones and tablet computers, it was said. TechCrunch
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Gary Shapiro on Investor’s Business Daily: "Fed purchases of government debt enables Washington's big spenders”
Read what CEA President and CEO, Gary Shapiro, had to say in an article for Investor's Business Daily! In the article, Gary discusses America's current spending problem, "While most people understand how mortgages work and that we have a national spending problem, few can understand or discuss the concept of a nation borrowing from itself. Indeed, the Fed was pretty innovative to try this idea as a short-term stimulus in keeping interest rates low while the economy righted itself after the 2008 disaster. But this quick fix has become an addiction, and the music at some point will stop playing. Interest rates will rise," said Shapiro. Check out and comment on the full article on Investor's Business Daily.
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