Camcorders are the New Blender

 

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – June 1, 2009 – The response was overwhelmingly positive: consumer electronics are not only acceptable wedding gifts, they’re the gift of choice, according to the new Retrevo® Gadgetology study that reveals how people feel about giving and receiving consumer electronics (CE) such as digital cameras, camcorders, MP3 players, or other  popular gadgets as wedding gifts.  read more »

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – May 20, 2009 – Retrevo®, the online matchmaking service for people and electronics, today announced the launch of Show Us Your Gear, a web series that asks interesting people like Guy Kawasaki, Robert Scoble, Alice Hill, and Cat Cora to show off the gadgets that make their work and spare time fun and effective.  read more »

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – May 7, 2009 – Retrevo® asks, “did HDTV manufacturers and retailers shoot themselves in the foot by increasing prices for HDTV sets as much as 30%?” Data from the Retrevo Pulse, which includes a publicly available index from Retrevo that maps daily trends in consumer electronics, indicates a disproportionate drop in demand for HDTV compared to other consumer electronics such as digital cameras, camcorders and DVD/Blu-ray Disc players.  read more »

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – April 21, 2009 – The latest Gadgetology^TM study from Retrevo, shows that women know more about consumer electronics products and men don't know as much as they think they know. Retrevo's Gadgetology study is a program that examines the science behind buying and using personal technology.  read more »

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--  The consumer electronics (CE) market is showing signs of sustainable growth for the first time in over a year, according to data from the Retrevo CE Index, an engagement tracking report from Retrevo that maps daily CE trends across 40 categories and more than 4,000 products.

Overall demand for CE products, i.e., the total number of Web searches, has risen dramatically over the last ten months. Even more significant is the fact that demand has been steady in 2009 after seeing major fluctuations through the second half of 2008. With three months of incremental growth and stable demand, the industry may be on its way to recovery.  read more »

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--  Contrary to reports about great strides the consumer electronics industry is making toward becoming more environmentally friendly, a recent study by Retrevo®, the first matchmaker for people and electronics, reveals mistrust, lack of education and high prices are hindering the CE industry’s green efforts.  read more »

WHAT:     Retrevo®, a matchmaking service for people and electronics, has created a free, online search tool that lets you instantly find instructions on how to change the time on thousands of electronics products. Many of these products were originally designed to automatically change their internal clocks; however, in March 2007, the US changed the dates Daylight Saving Time begins and ends, which can confuse devices’ automatic systems. Now many of the electronics products we own need to be changed manually. Unfortunately many people don’t remember how to set their clocks and can’t find their manuals for the instructions. With the Retrevo “Set Your Clock” program, it’s easy to find exactly how to change the time on just about any of your electronics.  read more »

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--  The average selling price for HDTVs jumped by more than 10% in February, according to data from the Retrevo CE Index, a publicly-available index from Retrevo® that maps daily trends in the consumer electronics (CE) industry across 40 categories and more than 4,000 products by price and demand. read more »