Samsung formally announced plans to integrate the digital still camera business with consumer electronics business in March of 2008. The move is designed to leverage existing synergies between the two business units, create new competitive advantages and ultimately enhance the company’s overall brand positioning. (more…)

Luxury electronics producer Bang & Olufsen fired Torben Sorensen, the CEO, after the company shed more than a quarter of its market value amid a steep drop in profits. The company said the board of directors wanted to refocus on B&O’s core business of quality audio and video products. BANG!

Garmin announced the nuvi 780, the newest addition to the popular nuvi family and the most powerful in its acclaimed 700 series. The nuvi 780 was also announced in preparation for the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
“The nuvi 780 brings vital information — through dynamic updates — to recreational and business travelers,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin’s vice president of worldwide sales. “Whether you’re doing your daily commute, on an extended business trip or relaxing on vacation, the nuvi 780 uses the second generation of MSN Direct to provide the most important details you need at a glance.” (more…)

This 8.1 mega-pixel Cyber-shot T2 can store more than 40,000 photos without any memory expansion and is available in five funky colours of black, blue, green, pink and white. Bundled with the easy-to-use Sharemark software, one can easily upload photos to popular sites like Blogger and YouTube once the camera is connected to a PC online. The Cyber-shot T2 also offers a scrapbook function to create themes and frames on photos for fun sharing. (more…)