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Energy harvesting technologies are set to transform IoT and consumer electronics by providing sustainable, efficient, and innovative power solutions, according to a new report from one global analytics company.

Consumer electronics company Framework says it has raised US$17 million (A$26.2 million) in a Series A-1 funding round, and will allow up to 100 community members to invest US$10,000 each in the company.

Huawei's first Experience Store opened in Chatswood a couple of years ago, but its newest flagship store with "the newest technology to excite Aussie customers" is due to open from 1 October.

A world-first auction style platform called Kazoik has launched, with a weekly five minute auction for desirable gadgets like smartphones, smartwatches, speakers, headphones, wireless earbuds, high-end backpacks and more, delivering great tech for consumers and great publicity for companies - with a business flavoured version launching on Thursday and a chance to win an Alcatel TCL 10 Pro smartphone.

By Trevor Hoey

VENDOR ANNOUNCEMENT:  The strong news flow from IT and consumer electronics vendor Harris Technology Group Limited (ASX:HT8) continued on Tuesday as management provided upbeat profit guidance.

Just before the massive Black Friday and pre-Christmas sales season, Canon has unveiled its market-leading five-year warranty, showing it really stands behind its products, confirming as always that price alone has never been the ultimate determinant of value.

Global IT and consumer electronics market channel group AltoStratos has launched a $25 million capital raising ahead of a planned listing on the Australian Stock Exchange.

IFA 2018 has seen Samsung, LG and TCL showcase 8K TVs, with Samsung promising its Q900R TV delivers "real 8K resolution" so you can "experience realistic and life-like images and sounds".

The Consumer Technology Association's annual report now includes streaming services, projected to contribute US$19.5 billion in revenue, with the full video of the presentation to the media available below.

New for CES 2018 are dedicated areas and focus on sports, smart cities, AI, high-tech retailing, digital money and plenty more.

LG's vision is to become a human-centred AI company, and it has put its ThinQing cap on with all of its 2018 devices to take on the new ThinQ branding.

When technology becomes so ubiquitous and advanced that it melts into the background of life and even becomes invisible, that’s the ultimate “new normal”, but before we get there, Samsung’s “new normal” is here.

Global consumer electronics company Hisense, the parent company of Hisense Australia, has been named as the official television sponsor of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Australian global satellite communications and network services provider SpeedCast has secured a contract to provide a fully managed network service to a Middle East global oilfield service company for 10 sites in the UAE and Oman, as an expansion to current services in other regions.

A new report says that ‘more players getting into touch with emerging haptics’ in the fields of automotive, VR, AR, robotics and other consumer sectors besides.

Yes, the auto industry is one of those ten trends, with Ovum’s Rob Gallagher sharing that and nine others set to give 2016 a ‘tech-tonic’ shift!

A newly published report paints a gloomy picture for the consumer electronics industry with heightened data security concerns, falling demand for smartphones and tablet PCs, and stagnant growth in the Internet of Things (IoT) market hitting the industry hard.

Nuance Communications Australia has extended its strategic partnership with Samsung which will see the electronics giant market Nuance document imaging solutions.

Samsung has a new chief marketing officer for its Australian business, promoting Phillip Newton to the position.

Consumer electronics company Soniq is causing shockwaves with its new Bluetooth speaker, the Rock 7, new Cyberast digital signage for businesses and a home AV installation service.