UEI Pulls Plug on Nevo Remote ControlsBy Julie Jacobson
Days after Philips dumps Pronto for good, Universal Electronics Inc. has ceased production of its Nevo line of high-end touchscreen remote controls in order to "reassess" the market.Say goodbye to the Nevo line of high-end remote controls from Universal Electronics Inc.
The company says that it is only “reassessing our product offering” but the current line of Nevo devices will no longer be produced.
Once the existing inventory is exhausted, that’s it. By April 1, the Nevo sales force will be eliminated.
Em Klaver, VP of business development for UEI, insists the company will continue to serve the custom channel with UEI’s core product line, but with a “limited sales structure.”
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2011), Nevo is all but absent from the UEI booth. Current Nevo distributors, evidently, were caught off guard by the news. They will be dropped in favor of a more “limited distribution to more regional distributors,” Klaver says.
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