Westinghouse is a name everyone knows; from home heating to garage door openers, it's a name you know. What you might not know is that they're in the consumer electronics biz, and hoping to become as known for TVs as they are for coffee pots. See what they're cooking up now.
2006 was a watershed year for digital photo frames,
according to Dallas-based market research company Parks Associates. Sales of
digital photo frames in the first half of 2006 showed a typical growth curve
and then skyrocketed. During the second half of 2006, led by holiday fourth
quarter business, sales leaped to a record level, with most suppliers reporting
triple-digit unit growth.
Dive deeper into the report and you find some interesting
detail. An owner analysis reveals that two-thirds of electronic photo frame
owners are gift recipients rather than purchasers. That means someone thought
the frame would be a great gift for someone else--but the owner didn’t
necessarily share that view.
