The promise of new point-and-shoots brought us out to Yokohama, but non-stop manufacturer-sponsored entertainment at the exhibition hall, most often not in any way related to the devices on display, kept us coming back.
ENGADGET: CP+ 2013 wrap-up: brochure models, Japanese dancers and point-and-shoots aplenty
One such example is that just months before the Lightning connector became official, Just Mobile launched the AluCable Twist which bridges the classic 30-pin iPod dock connector to USB, but at one point Apple actually hinted at the manufacturer to avoid investing too much into cables.
ENGADGET: Just Mobile talks about working with Apple and why it manufactures in Taiwan exclusively
But to thrive as a U. S. manufacturer in this industry, our customers need access to quality on-water experiences.
They don't fabricate the lights themselves but pass the designs to a smaller manufacturer who in turn may subcontract elements of the manufacture.
BBC: Viewpoint: Small firms prove to be weak link to hackers
Only 50 have flown since the model entered service in 2012, but the manufacturer struggled for years to bring it on line and has several hundred orders in the pipeline.
CNN: Quick fix for Dreamliner looks less likely, experts say
Initially, they were going to be the first manufacturer to ship a LED based DLP, but Samsung beat 'em to the punch when they shipped theirs just a few weeks ago.
ENGADGET: NuVision's 52LEDLP 1080p LED based DLP priced and dated HD
Yes, Android might be "open" in the sense that the source code is available, but there's no doubt Google's wielded incredible power over the platform by restricting access to Market and its own apps -- power that hasn't been used to prevent carrier-mandated bloatware or poorly-done manufacturer skinning, but has instead apparently been used to block legitimate competitors like Skyhook from doing business.
ENGADGET: Skyhook: Google forced Motorola to drop our location service, delay the Droid X
All these things have to be weighed not just by the consumer but by the manufacturer when they try and figure out whether they have a business case to be made.
That third party is telling everyone of the level playing field and the economy of scale benefits it will have, but another manufacturer is moving ever closer to full integration of the hardware and software, threatening Samsung.
FORBES: With Android, Have Samsung Learned From Their Symbian Mistakes?
We've been generally unimpressed with the latest round of basic point-and-shoots, including those from Samsung's mid-range Smart series, but we do tend to take heed whenever a manufacturer opts to focus on optics rather than bumping up the megapixel count to boost sticker appeal.
ENGADGET: Samsung EX2F point-and-shoot with f/1.4 lens hands-on (video)
"We have a culture of trying to place blame on the manufacturer or someone else with deep pockets, but ultimately the safety of children is beholden to their parents, " Felman says.
But since then nearly every consumer electronics manufacturer from Bangkok to Berlin has released an MP3 player, and many of them use their own removable storage technology.
But when government itself is the manufacturer, these forces tend to be attenuated and the shield of government safety regulation is weakened.
Data on Samsung S4 sales following its weekend launch is a little hard to come by but the signs are promising for the Korean manufacturer.
FORBES: Five Days In, Samsung S4 Races Up List of Most Popular Smartphones
Semiconductor manufacturer stocks are already starting to improve, but the real boom will occur next year, when profits return to all those chip makers who have weathered the storm.
Seven-time champion Michael Schumacher is returning to F1 with Mercedes this year after a three-year retirement, and is joined by German Nico Rosberg, who is yet to win a race but is highly rated by the car manufacturer's hierarchy.
BBC: Ross Brawn says top Formula 1 teams are closely matched
Seems fair enough really: if we include your method in the definition of a GSM phone then fine, you get some money from every GSM phone but you cannot stop one or another manufacturer using your patent to make a GSM phone.
No word on pricing for either yet, but the Ubergizmo team has already got the chance to handle the Korean manufacturer's 6.3-inch goliath.
Altria, the US maker of Marlboro, has stayed on the sidelines thus far, but analysts expect the tobacco giant to either acquire an e-cigarette manufacturer or launch its own brand soon.
That Finnish manufacturer was supposed to begin production in 2009, but to date has only shipped 40 cars into the U.S. Those cars were delivered to a handful of millionaires and billionaires like Leonardo DeCaprio and Ray Lane who received tax credits because they bought an electric car.
But they don't have much power when a big manufacturer decides to yank its products and sell them through another wholesaler.
Mr. MARK COHEN: China has become the manufacturer of the world in many respects, but has yet to become the innovator of the world.
United Technologies shares rallied this morning, after the manufacturer announced a deal to fund its largest-ever acquisition but blamed a poor global economy for lackluster results.
Not that we'd expect any reputable digital picture frame manufacturer to consort with a real, live hand model, but we've gotta hand it to Giant International for discovering this particularly unnatural, eerily glowing appendage to point vaguely at its new Intouch IT7150.
But the last two strategies mentioned above certainly are important ones for an auto manufacturer to pursue.
FORBES: Dispelling The Notion That All Cars Need To Be Stylish and Sporty To Succeed
The consumer may be king, but how can a manufacturer best serve him if the courtier distribution networks control access to him?
BMW. The Munich manufacturer already builds about six out of ten cars to order, but there is less to this than meets the eye.
Mr. Wallis now works in programming and design for an international manufacturer in Rhode Island, but doubts he'll ever be able to repay debts from his old business.
Now that might be at the high end, leather is perhaps the most mechanized industry, but even at 50% or 40%, a manufacturer has an enormous incentive to cut labor costs.
Now that might be at the high end of manufacturing, leather is perhaps not the most mechanized industry, but even at 50% or 40%, a manufacturer has an enormous incentive to cut labor costs.
FORBES: China And The Truth About The Senate's Exchange Rate Oversight Act
应用推荐