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Let the Chips (Supply Chain) Fall Where They May

February 17, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

An earthquake in Fukushima, Japan will cause further supply chain problems
Boulders dislodged by the quake blocked a road in Soma, a city in the Japanese prefecture of Fukushima, on Sunday morning. Credit…NY Times via Hironori Asakawa/Kyodo News, via Associated Press [Click to enlarge]

Earthquakes & Snowstorms Hit an Already Stressed Supply Chain

Since Strata-gee began tracking the story of our stressed-to-the-brink supply chain last year, the situation has only become more dire. Not only has the pandemic caused a once-in-a-hundred-years impact on the supply chain, but adding to that whipsaw from the collapse of demand to then off-the-charts demand, we can now add fires, earthquakes, and snowstorms to the mix.

It all adds up to a concerning level of stress to our supply chain that will impact product availability in multiple product segments, including residential and commercial technology.

Mother Nature mauls the supply chain…

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Filed Under: Asian Connection, Industry Trends, Manufacturers, News, supply chain, Tech Trends Tagged With: manufacturing, Renesas, Samsung, semiconductor

Crestron Masterfully Sets Its Masters 2021 Event, the Industry’s ‘Premier Professional Training Event’

February 17, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

Crestron Masters 2021 logo

Crestron formally announced today (Wednesday) the details on the 2021 iteration of its famous Crestron Masters training event, a highly popular deep-dive training initiative offered to “the AV industry’s premier programmers, designers, and salespeople.” All the cool kids will be there, and you should be too. See more below…

Get all the details on Crestron Masters 2021…

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Filed Under: Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Training Tagged With: Crestron, Crestron Electronics, Crestron Home, Crestron Masters, training

Amazon Readies Entry into Step-Up Smart Home Control Market

February 10, 2021 by Ted 2 Comments

Amazon Looks to Compete with Control4 & Others

Amazon.com Inc.’s secretive tech innovation development center, called Lab126, is said to be working on a more robust, step-up smart home control solution designed to be mounted into the wall, in a bid to take share in the custom integration channel. The move, first reported by Bloomberg News, is designed to take on major players such as SnapAV’s Control4 and other “professionally installed smart home control” providers.

But will it cannibalize their own Echo Show line?

[Read more…] about Amazon Readies Entry into Step-Up Smart Home Control Market

Filed Under: Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Products, Research, Technology Tagged With: Amazon, Amazon Echo, Control4, Echo Show, smart home, smart homes market

Savant Integrator Summit Celebrates 2020 & Kicks Off 2021 with Big Ideas

February 4, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of J.C. Murphy, president of Savant
J. C. Murphy, President of Savant

At the end of January, Savant held their popular annual Integrator Summit – its 15th summit ever…but its first such summit held online as a virtual one. In a Zoom meeting with industry media following the summit, President J.C. Murphy recapped the event which is held privately with only Savant integrators in the room.

Savant had a lot to talk about.

See more on the Savant 2021 Integrator Summit…

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Filed Under: Integrators, Management, Manufacturers, News, Strategy, Technology Tagged With: Bob Madonna, integrator summit, J. C. Murphy, J.C. Murphy, Robert Madonna, Savant, Savant Systems

Sony’s Strategic Shift From Hardware to Services Pays Off; It Now Projects Record Profits

February 4, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

Like the hero in their anime movie Demon Slayer, Sony has blown away investors with their latest (and probably last) revision to their fiscal year net profit estimate. Announced on Wednesday, the company now says that it forecasts that it will set a new all-time record net profit for the fiscal year that ends in March. The major reason? A shift in focus away from hardware to services and content revenues and profits.

See more on this latest report from Sony…

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Filed Under: Asian Connection, Financial, Management, Manufacturers, News, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Sony, Sony Corp

Long Time Bryston VP Partners with Colquhoun Audio to Acquire Company

February 3, 2021 by Ted 2 Comments

Bryston BR-20 preamplifier
New Bryston BR-20 preamplifier

This week, high-end specialty brand Bryston announced that long time company Vice President James Tanner had partnered with Colquhoun Audio Laboratories, Ltd. to acquire the company. The news was a bit of a surprise and appears to be connected to Bryston CEO Chris Russell’s decision to retire from the company.

See more on this big change at Bryston…

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Filed Under: Manufacturers, People, Strategy Tagged With: Brian Russell, Bryston, Chris Russell, Ian Colquhoun, James Tanner

How is SnapAV Doing? Moody’s Gives Us a Glimpse

January 28, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

SnapAV logo

Moody’s Investors Service is one of the world’s largest credit rating services that offers ratings used by many investors who target debt investing, such as buying corporate bonds or equity investors. Moody’s rating can literally impact – positively or negatively – the interest or coupon rate companies offer their debt at – and therefore can be critical. Recently, Moody’s published a credit rating decision on Wirepath LLC – the company behind SnapAV.

How did Moody’s rate SnapAV? Read on…

See Moody’s opinion on how SnapAV is doing…

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Filed Under: Brands, Financial, Management, Manufacturers, News, Research, Strategy Tagged With: debt, Moody's Investor Service, SnapAV

Global Chip Shortage Auto-Brakes Automakers Hard

January 27, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

GM designer shows new all-electric Cadillac vehicle
GM designer shows new all-electric Cadillac [Click to enlarge]

A global supply chain shortage of key semiconductors has hit automakers around the world hard, like the automatic braking solution on self-driving cars. The shortage is so severe that auto makers are literally being forced to close factories for weeks as they wait for their supply of chips. As the industry is trying to rebound from a tough 2020, this situation has become so painful, some manufacturers are turning to politicians – asking them to pressure chip manufacturers to prioritize shipments to the auto industry.

Can car makers force more supply to address the chip shortage?

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Filed Under: Industry Trends, Management, Manufacturers, News, supply chain, Tech Trends Tagged With: chips, GM, Mary Barra, semiconductors

Vanco Expands Evolution Line with New Matrix Switchers & 4K Receivers

January 20, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

Vanco logo

Vanco International, a brand historically known largely for cables and accessories, continues their recent-history expansion of mission-critical integration solutions and overall A/V products. The company is displaying an uncommon level of savvy in design and in solution targeting, as management clearly has designs on expanding their impact in the industry.

See more on these new Vanco solutions…

[Read more…] about Vanco Expands Evolution Line with New Matrix Switchers & 4K Receivers

Filed Under: Brands, Distributors, Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Products, Technology Tagged With: Evolution, HDBaseT, matrix, receiver, switcher, Vanco

Judge Sends Samsung CEO Back to Prison for 2½ Years

January 19, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

Samsung vice chairman Jay Y. Lee
[Photo: AP]

Who Will Run the Company with Lee Incarcerated?

On Monday, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong – also known as JY Lee, J. Y. Lee or Jay Y. Lee – was sentenced to 2½ years in prison for his role in a bribery and embezzlement scheme to influence the President of South Korea in order to increase his share and power in the company. This development is big news in Korea. Samsung Electronics, part of the Samsung family of companies that is the largest conglomerate in South Korea, by itself represents almost 20% of the entire value of all exports from Korea.

See this sensational Samsung…ah…stuff!

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Filed Under: Asian Connection, Law, Management, Manufacturers, News Tagged With: crime, Jay Y. Lee, prison, Samsung, Samsung Electronics

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