Swedish digital audio pioneer Dirac has announced the appointment of Helene Warme as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 2025. Warme brings more than a decade of experience leading finance teams in industries closely aligned with Dirac's business. She succeeds Klas Åström, who is retiring after guiding the company's finances through years of R&D investment and rapid international expansion. Her appointment further strengthens Dirac's ability to capitalize on its commercial momentum and scale successfully across industries.

Electronic shelf labels are expected to become more common: The global market for the products was estimated at $1.85 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $7.54 billion by 2033, according to Grand View Research.

TWICE, Residential Systems, and What HiFi? have announced the winners of their annual Best of Show awards at CEDIA Expo 2025. The products were nominated by the manufacturers, and a team of judges was employed to read through the entries and rate the products on a number of criteria, including their value, impact, and how unique it was to the market.
Residential Systems entries were judged through the lens of the residential integrator, while TWICE based theirs on a consumer electronics retail view, and What Hi-Fi? from the home entertainment enthusiast perspective.

Review website RTINGS.com has been running its large-scale burn-in torture test of OLED TVs for nearly three years now, leaving over 100 units on continuously while displaying mostly static images. This has simulated over 10 years of real-life usage, and several models have already died out and been removed from the test.

Logitech has unveiled two new noise-canceling headsets, the Zone Wireless 2 ES and Zone Wired 2, designed for noisy offices. With AI-powered noise-canceling mics, hybrid active noise cancellation (ANC) that automatically adjusts to minimize background noise, and a gaming-inspired headstrap design, the headsets are designed for all-day, noise-free wear.

In a time when consumer focus is less on devices and more on the content those devices deliver, how have major consumer electronics retailers and e-tailers fared? Find out by purchasing the latest editions of TWICE's annual Retail Reports, produced in partnership with Senex, an industry research and analysis firm.