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The Return of Radio Shack?

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Bringing back a brand

Last week as I was walking through one of the aisles at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, I I saw a familiar sign from the past. Perhaps you remember the sign too.

It was a Radio Shack sign. As an electronics and computer nerd I was a frequent visitor to their stores for many years.

Radio Shack carried many of the small components and parts that I used for my various hobbies.


These are a few of the items that Radio Shack was exhibiting. They are using the brand to promote electrical accessories and unique electrornics.

I was told that the company was initially starting as an online sales operation.

If you’re looking to see what they have in store, here is their website.

Written by:

Arnie Lee

CES: Self-Driving Vehicles

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Coming Soon – Self-Driving Vehicles

My first stop at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show was to see several of the upcoming self-driving autos that are either already or soon to be in service.

In particular I saw offerings from Suzuki, Tier IV, Waymo and ZOOX. Here’s a quick look at what you may soon see on the roads in the near future.

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This Suzuki vehicle is being developed with partner Glydways. It was the smallest of the four brands that I encountered.
The Glydways vehicle has sizable sliding doors that allows passengers easy access to a comfortable interior.
The Tier IV vehicle is slightly larger than the Glydways.
Similar to the Glydway, the Tier IV has large sliding doors.
You can see the sensors that the Tier IV uses for operation.
This model Waymo has a body similar to a sedan.
Waymo is equipped with a large sensor on its roof.
This model Waymo style is similar to a minivan.
This model ZOOX has sliding doors.
The interior provides seating for four passengers.
The ZOOX is fitted with a plethora of exterior sensors.
Later in the afternoon I encountered this ZOOX on one of the streets of Las Vegas delivering a couple of passengers without a driver in a sedan model. Please excuse the dirt on my car window.

Maybe you’ve seen self-driving vehicles. They are already operating in several cities. You can easily identify them by seeing the large number of sensors on the vehicle’s exterior. Judging from the number on display at this year’s CES, we can expect to see more of them operating on urban streets in the coming months.

Written by:

Arnie Lee

CES 2025

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The Consumer Electronics Show

I’ve attended CES for many years.

Going back to the mid 1970s we atteneded CES as an exhibitor. Our company ABACUS faithfully exhibited at the Las Vegas venue showing our software and books to the trade and computer enthusiasts.

Since 1975 my guess is that I’ve been to the CES Show about 35 times.

Abacus bowed out about 2010, but I’ve continued to attend the show as an industry participant. My nerdy interests have kept me going back to learn about new and upcoming electronic gadgets of all shapes and sizes.

We started Stay Focused as a website to write books and articles about technical and photographic products.

This year management estimated that 4,500 exhibitors greeted more than 140,000 attendees this year. It remains one of the largest conventions in the USA.

Following this article I’ve written several “reports” on some of the products that I learned about at CES. I hope the articles give you a sense of the exciting products that were exhibited this year’s Consumer Electronics Show.

Written by:

Arnie Lee