Global events may be at the top of the headlines but that doesn’t mean the electronics industry is slowing down.
Most of the news in the electronics industry this past week does come more from a national or even global perspective, but specific to the audiophile and custom electronics side of the market, there are some noteworthy items worth checking in on.
Cybersecurity a Growing Concern in the Residential Market
Starting the KMB Comm Week in Review is a post on LinkedIn from Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) that analyzes at the topic of cybersecurity in the home. The item examines the ever-increasing level of Web-enabled components and the possible opportunities these products offer hackers interested in obtaining sensitive data.
The author, Jeff Sonnleitner, notes that cybersecurity is a field that is constantly changing and ultimately, integrators will have to lead by example.
Visiting the Listening Chair website to check out the latest vintage gear column the website recently posted, the product for the staff at Just Audio chose to write up the Beam Box from BIC. The Maryland-based store points out the role of this product in the consumer audio market back in the early 1970s and how important FM radio was to users.
Just Audio states the Beam Box was designed for audiophiles, and the dealer admits the product was never intended to be a mass-market product. To learn more about this product, which is available according to Just Audio for less than $100 click here.
KMB Comm Roundup of National Technology News
With the dust beginning to settle from the Paramount deal with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Wall Street is now examining the details from the acquisition.
A recent story from Yahoo Finance says that shares of Paramount Skydance Corp. have dropped 8% after Fitch ratings downgraded the media company’s debt rating to junk status.
The story points out Fitch downgraded Paramount to BB-Plus, and it says that Paramount Skydance is on a negative watch pending the release of more information related to the WBD acquisition.
Conversely in a post on LinkedIn, the social media website says that Netflix stocks increased in value after showing discipline on not extending itself to acquire WBD.
Moving away from financial news, the next KMB Comm technology item comes from the audiophile website eCoustics. The website has published a story that seems more appropriate for April Fools Day, but it’s just an announcement on a partnership between Spotify and Liquid Death.
The eCoustics story explains the popular streaming service has formed an alliance with the beverage company to offer the Liquid Death x Spotify Eternal Playlist Urn. According to the story, the cremation urn mates to a tool that will produce a personalized Spotify playlist that is meant to “live on after you’re gone.”
The idea is the companies are providing memorial products driven by music algorithms to help create forever soundtracks.
Wrapping up the KMB Comm look at technology news for the week of March 2-6, is another item from Yahoo Finance.
In a move that Apple fans should approve, the Cupertino, Calif.-based company announced its new $599 MacBook Neo. The Yahoo website story asserts the new, reasonably priced MacBook computer is designed to appeal everyone from general users to students, and businesses interested in the Apple platform.
Available in a choice of four colors, the story adds the Neo incorporates a 13-inch screen and it utilizes the company’s A18 Pro processor, which Yahoo Finance says is like the chip the powers the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max.
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