The 59th PGA Merchandise Show brought together some 1,000 companies and brands along with more than 42,000 PGA Professionals, buyers and industry leaders from nearly 80 countries to introduce the latest in golf equipment, apparel, accessories and services, January 25-28, 2012, in Orlando, Fla.

This year’s PGA Show was the industry’s most comprehensive gathering of manufacturers and influential industry leaders to participate in the event’s expansive selection of programs for merchandising, professional development, product testing and peer networking. Continue reading →

What if you threw a party and everybody came? You’d have something like the first day of the 2012 PGA Merchandise Show, where all of golf’s biggest companies turned out in full force to show their latest products to thousands of PGA Professionals and golf shop merchandisers at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 26 – 28.

More than 1,000 companies welcomed thousands of PGA Professionals and golf shop buyers from more than 80 countries to the 59th Show. Attendees saw the latest in golf equipment, products and services, and apparel, as well as a number of high-profile guest appearances. Jack Nicklaus and baseball great Ken Griffey Jr. helped open the Show, and the rest of Thursday included appearances by 2012 U.S. Ryder Cup Captain Davis Love III, David Leadbetter, Michael Breed, Greg Norman, Butch Harmon, Natalie Gulbis, Lexi Thompson, Johnny Damon and Win McMurry. Continue reading →

The Biggest Week in the Business of Golf starts on Thursday,  January 26th, at the 59th PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Florida and the Apphotonews.com News Team will be there to cover the day by day event.

NASHVILLE GUITARIST JOHNNY HILAND RELIES ON AVIOM PERSONAL MIXERS FOR HIS NEW PRIVATE RECORDING STUDIO
Personal Mixers Help Launch Camp Hiland Studio and Provide Opportunity to Teach Handicapped Children

NASHVILLE, JANUARY 24, 2012—Road veteran, session ace and multi-instrumentalist, Johnny Hiland, is accomplished on 22 instruments and has played with some of the biggest names in country and blues, including Toby Keith, Ricky Scaggs and Randy Travis. Born with an eye disease that left him legally blind, Hiland faces unique challenges on the road and in the studio. When he built his own private studio, Camp Hiland, he chose Aviom A-16II Personal Mixers (NAMM Booth 6720, Hall A) to make the transition easy with gear that he had used in many of the elite venues in the world. Continue reading →

Not only will the apphotonews.com News Team, cover this event we are also a proud sponsor. The event is being held in Port Salerno, Florida, on Saturday January 28, 2012 from 10am-8pm.

For additional information go to: www.portsalernoseafoodfestival.org

Catch the 6^th Annual Port Salerno Seafood Festival

 Stuart, FL (January 22, 2012) — No need to go fishing this weekend, when you can go catching! Catch the best seafood in town at the 6^th Annual Port Salerno Seafood Festival. The festival will consume the waterfront along Park Street in Port Salerno on Saturday January 28^th, 2012. This local event boasts the best seafood you will find at any event, along with a variety of music, arts, crafts, local business vendors, a children’s arena, mermaids, pirates and more. Continue reading →

It was announced today that apphotonews.com will cover the  Macworld / iWorld Expo at the Moscone Center, San Francisco starting on January 25-27, 2012. This is a must cover show of technology after covering the CES Show in Las Vegas earlier this month says Jim Pombriant, Editor-In-Chief, Mac and it’s products is the industry leader!

By Bob & Barb Epstein

“On The Road Again”

Content Editors For

Apphotonews.com

Barb and I left Port St. Lucie, Florida on a sunny, and cool morning in early January, and headed across Alligator Alley to Naples Florida. We decided to check out rumors that Naples has all the best that Florida has to offer, and then some. We hoped to meet great people; enjoy great accommodations, excellent restaurants, interesting places to visit, unusual boutiques, and terrific beaches. We arrived found the rumors were true!

Naples, smack on the Gulf of Mexico, is very popular with its full and part-time residents, not to mention ,visitors from around the world. Why? Well, it starts with Naples fine weather, and, like most of south Florida during the winter, it’s a place to enjoy outdoor pursuits that can be done in cotton T’s, while leaving the wool sweaters and long-johns in storage.

Florida has more than 2800-miles of ocean, Gulf and bay shoreline, hundreds of lakes and thousands of ponds and of course the “River of Grass” The Everglades. In south Florida you can view wildlife, go fishing and boating, diving or just laying out on the beach and barbequing yourself from raw to well-done ,and all shades in between. Continue reading →

Innovation, Increased Optimism and Hope for the Future Surface as Key Show Themes As Industry Gathers for Biggest and Busiest NAMM Show Ever

Anaheim, Calif, January 22, 2012—The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) today announced the final registration and exhibitor numbers for the 2012 NAMM Show, the largest and longest-running musical instruments and products trade show in the United States. Continue reading →