Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Happy Holidays and Goodbye 2009

Its been a tough year for many of us, lots of hardships, many lost. But it has also been a year of resetting goals and attitudes. In my opinion, we seemed to have stopped to smell the roses a little more, maybe have become more understanding of the plight of others. I certainly hope that this recession has brought about some permanent change in our life priorities.

Well here is to 2010 and the next chapter. We wish you all the best of Holidays.




Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Shameless Endorsement #2

Another good friend of ours has a company called Maverick Lifestyle (www.mavericklifestyle.com). Maverick has introduced a new blue tooth headset for cell phones, called Nica. It works well and sounds great. I like this product a lot as it fits my application for such a device, which is hands-free in the car. It has a great magnetic charging device for both home and auto, it almost never loses connection with my phone. What I like most is that its an on-ear design, I can slip the small disc on when the phone rings and otherwise leave it on the dock. Simple and comfortable. Maverick has a promotion on now which gets you 40% off, here is the promo code: NICA2009.

There were mixed feelings here as I passed Nica around, some of our group liked it, some did not. Nothing to do with performance, more with functionality. This is what I love about product development. Some products are broad-based in their appeal and others are only going to appeal to a certain segment. Both can be successful, but the design needs to be intentional, its not luck. I'll write more on this subject in the coming weeks.

Monday, August 3, 2009

Listening Again

I have made a commitment to do this once per week going forward. It seems the blog always gets put on the burner the furthest away and stays there.

We've been an online company now for about 3 months. I'm not sure what it all means yet, but it has been a very pleasant experience to date. We are learning new things almost hourly about communications. And our connection with people who listen to music avidly is like the old days, its not just about the gear, people want to talk about what they are listening to.

Speaking of which, I got to spend a couple of hours in our engineering sound room the other day listening to music played through a new Classic model we are working on. This is what I love most about this job (if you can call it that), watching a new product go from concept to reality. Nudging the voicing along for hours, then days and sometimes months, until you look at each other and nod... its ready.

We actually have several new designs in progress, and some more on the drawing board in lots of new categories. Some will make it to market, some won't. It's how it works for us, it has to not only sound good, it must also meet the application, cost and market requirements. Keep an eye out for spy photos, they will start appearing soon. The best part though? I get to listen to them all.

Friday, May 15, 2009

Finding Our Way Home

Its been several months since I have posted anything new.  Sorry for the silence.  There are so many rumors about NHT on the street, let me set this straight.  NHT is not bankrupt, not closing our doors, etc.  

We did however shut down our traditional sales operations.  The backend of the business including our customer support has continued on.  We needed change desperately in so many areas it was time for a reset.   In retrospect, we chose the right time to do so as the economy slowed.

We are coming back soon, with a new direction for conducting business.  We have several new and exciting products in the works too.  Stay tuned, we'll tell you more in just a few weeks.

Thanks for your patience.  Peace and prosperity to all.