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Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Panasonic said on Tuesday it plans to launch two 3D plasma TVs as well the DMP-BDT900 Blu-ray 3D Disc player as on April 23 in Japan.
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Monday, February 08, 2010
Sony has just released four new Digital Blu-Ray recoders for the Japanese market.
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On February 5, Sharp and Samsung signed a settlement agreement to end ongoing patent infringement disputes over LCD panels and modules, the companies announced today.
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Sony today announced the development of millimeter-wave wireless intra-connection technology that realizes 11Gbps wireless data transfer inside electronic products such as television sets.
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Thursday, February 04, 2010
As High-Definition (HD) video has hit its stride worldwide, the TV and film industry are looking ahead to the next new thing. 3D TV and Ultra-HD (UHD) are on the horizon, according to market research firm, In-Stat.
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HDMI Licensing, LLC, the agent responsible for licensing the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) specification, today announced that it has made the 3D portion of the HDMI Specification Version 1.4 available for public download on the HDMI Web site at http://www.hdmi.org.
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Singapore-based technology company Sunny Ocean Studios
makes it possible to enjoy a 3D experience from 64 different perspectives for the first time without additional visual aids.
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Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Samsung will be showcasing its e-Book readers, its latest range of network and HD V2oIP monitors as we ll as its latest LED data projectors at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2010.
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Canon has adopted an MPEG-2 Full HD (4:2:2) file-based recording codec for a new file-based professional video camera currently under development.
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010
LG Electronics plans to commercialize a 20-inch OLED TV model this year, with 30-inch and 40-inch models to folow in 2011 and 2012.
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Monday, February 01, 2010
JVC announced today the early-March launch of the DLA-SH7NL, a 4K2K D-ILA projector incorporating three 1.27-inch 4K2K D-ILA display devices for high-quality imaging and dual ultra-high-pressure mercury lamps offering a brigtness of 5,000 lumens.
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
With the release of Apple's iPad, Apple currently controls over 20% of the NAND flash demand according to a DRAMeXchange estimation.
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NEC Electronics today announced its new super-resolution application-specific standard product (ASSP), the µPD9281GC.
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Apple's iPad announcement is big news. It's a robust tablet form factor that is a half-inch thick and weighs 1.5 pounds, with a 9.7-inch capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD display that supports 1024x768 VGA video.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Pioneer announced that its latest professional video player, the HD-V9000, will be available across Europe from February.
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Shinco Electronics entered into MPEG LA's MPEG-2 Patent Portfolio License during 2009, MPEG LA announced today.
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Samsung is the first company to commence mass production of panels for 3D LED TVs and 3D LCD TVs.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
QSTARZ launched the BT-Q1000eX GPS Lap Timer with the extraordinary 5Hz log speed.
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Monday, January 25, 2010
High-volume shipments of Blu-ray players, most of which feature network connectivity, are finally making inroads into the broader disc player and recorder market, reports In-Stat.
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Thursday, January 21, 2010
Panasonic will release its new DMP-BD65 Blu-ray disc player in Hapan next month. The player is just 49mm thin and features Wireless LAN capabilities.
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Samsung? s Customer Satisfaction Division announced the launch of its Samsung Product Support TV (SPSTV) initiative -- an Internet-based, live streaming television channel produced and hosted by Samsung.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
LED backlighting and 240 Hz serve as enabling technologies for new feature developments in TVs, Including 3D.
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Panasonic released new SD memory cards based on the new SDXC Class 10 specifications, offering a maximum transfer rate of 22MB/s.
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Microsoft has signed a patent cross-licensing agreement with Funai Electric, manufacturer of LCD TVs sold in the United States under brands such as Philips, Magnavox, Sylvania and Emerson, to further the development of each company?s current and future products.
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
The newly released IMS Research report reveals that Internet video device shipments will experience global growth of 78% year-over-year from 2009 to 2010.
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Apple has invited journalists to attend a "special event" in San Francisco on January 27, where it is widely expected to unveil its tablet computer, as the company looks to extend its hot hand into a brand new product category.
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Friday, January 15, 2010
Sanyo announced the release of a new Full HD, compact Dual Camera Xacti, the DMX-CS1.
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
Toshiba today anounced three new Blu-Ray recorders, a new BD player as well as the New Regza TVs with Blu-ray capabilities.
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Mitsubishi Electric Corporation launched a 638-nanometer (nm) wavelength red laser diode (LD), ML520G72, which offers the world's highest output power in 638 nm band LDs, making it ideal for pico projectors.
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Monday, January 11, 2010
More than 2,500 technology companies introduced more than 20,000 new products this week at the 2010 International CES, according to data released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).
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Sunday, January 10, 2010
LG unveiled its plans to achieve the top global position in the compatitive TV market, which is currently dominated by Samsung, Sony and Panasonic.
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Friday, January 08, 2010
JVC is demonstrating an array of 3-D television technologies at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
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Thursday, January 07, 2010
LG today introduced its 2010 family of Network Blu-ray Disc Players and Home Theater Systems.
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SANYO announced the release of a new Full HD, Slim Type Dual Camera Xacti, VPC-CS1, available in February, 2010.
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Sharp unveiled three new AQUOS LED LCD TV series, breaking new ground in LCD technology and design. Premiering in the U.S. in early 2010, this next-generation set of UltraBrilliant Edge-lit AQUOS LED LCD TVs unveils a new technology, introducing never-before-seen colors to the TV industry, Sharp claims.
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Sony is unveiling an array of new products and technologies at this year's Consumer Electronics Show that unite the company's strengths in electronics, movies, music, and games.
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Panasonic is showcasing its first Full HD 3D Home Theater System and a range of 3D-related products. Also announced were Panasonic's 2010 Full High Definition flat-panel VIERA TVs, Blu-ray Disc Players, LUMIX Digital Cameras, and HD Camcorders.
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Samsung announced 3D content alliances, new series of LED HDTVs and Blu-ray players, a 3D LCD TV lineup and the company's first first ebook at CES 2010.
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Toshiba expands its range of Blu-ray players with the introduction of three new players, the BDX2500, BDX2700 and the BDX3000. The company is also introducing the ZX900 Series CELL TV into the U.S. market.
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Wednesday, January 06, 2010
DivX today announced the launch of DivX TV Internet TV platform, with LG's Blu-ray players to support it, introduced the DivX Plus HD technology found in Philips' 2010 Blu-ray players and announced the DivX Plus HD certification for Seagate's FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player.
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LG plans to unveil a full-line up of 3D TVs that feature a slim frame as well as its INFINIA series of LED LCD TVs and PDP TVs at CES.
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Samsung is promoting its latest LED display products at CES in Las Vegas, including a lineup of LED monitors, LED Digital Photo Frames LED projectors and 3D LED backlit televisions.
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Samsung today unveiled two MP3 players featuring the world?s first transparent AMOLED touch-screen display and MyFit wellness management technology with body fat and stress level measurements.
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Tuesday, January 05, 2010
ESPN and Discovery Communications unveiled seperate plans on Tuesday to launch 3-D television networks starting from this year's World Soccer Cup.
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Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America will showcase the flexibility of its 3D-ready TV products by displaying 3D content delivered by various video sources, including Blu-Ray players at CES 2010 in the "Experience 3D Tech Zone".
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VIZIO has unveiled their new high-performance XVT Pro Series of 480Hz SPS 16x9 TruLED Full HD3D HDTVs available in 72", 55" and 47" sizes, as well as a 58" Cinema Wide HDTV that displays content in 21 x 9 aspect ratio.
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Philips today launched a range of new products at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), focused on making it easier and for consumers to work out, watch TV and movies, and listen to music.
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Sigma Designs will be showcasing a new range of 3D video and 3D graphics technologies at CES.
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The second generation of the first 60 GHz wireless standard specification broadens support to include portable and personal computing devices.
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LG will announce new functions for its Blu-ray players at CES, offering online features beyond the existing CinemaNow, Netflix, Pandora and YouTube options.
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RealD and Samsung Electronics today announced that RealD?s 3D technology will be integrated into Samsung?s
line-up of 3D TVs.
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Skype today announced support for Skype video calls on PCs in 720p high definition (HD), as well as Skype software embedded into Internet-connected widescreen televisions from its consumer electronics manufacturer partners.
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Monday, January 04, 2010
In its recently released 3D Display Technology and Market Forecast Report, DisplaySearch forecasts that the total stereoscopic 3D display market will grow from 0.7 million units and $902 million in revenues in 2008 to 196 million units and $22 billion in revenues in 2018, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 38% for revenues and 75% for units.
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Monday, December 28, 2009
SANYO announced the release of the 'eneloop music booster' Rechargeable DC 9V Battery Unit for Music Devices on March 4, 2010, as a new addition to the 'eneloop universe products.'
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HDMI Licensing, LLC, the agent responsible for licensing the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) specification, has announced plans to add an additional 3D format to the HDMI specification.
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Monday, December 21, 2009
LG Display said Monday that it has developed the world's thinnest LCD TV panel measuring just 2.6 millimeters.
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Friday, December 18, 2009
Pioneer announced today that it has reached an agreement with
Honeywell International Inc., granting Honeywell the right to use Pioneer?s
patented technology for automotive and portable GPS navigation devices.
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Sony and RealD today announced a technology partnership aiming to provide 3D home entertainment to consumers beginning in 2010.
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
Sharp will supply LCD television panels to Philips in Europe and South America as early as next year, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday.
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Sony Professional announced today the refresh of their portable E Series projector line up; introducing a new flagship model and enhancing the WXGA model.
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
NXP Semiconductors today announced that its TV550 platform now offers direct support for 21:9 panels running at 60 Hz.
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Broadcom today announced the shipmet of the first single die Blu-ray Disc chip.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
The companies invite key players to join the newly formed Alliance HDBaseT technology, which enables the whole-home distribution of uncompressed HD multimedia content to address the needs of home entertainment.
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LG Electronics set an aggressive sales target for 3D televisions, aiming to build a leadership position in an emerging market where competition is expected to heat up.
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Toshiba today announced the launch of a 64 gigabyte (GB) embedded NAND flash memory module, the highest capacity yet achieved in the industry.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company today unveiled modular BCD (Bipolar, CMOS DMOS) process technologies targeting high voltage integrated LED driver devices.
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Monday, December 14, 2009
NXP Semiconductors today announced the availability of the PNX5130, the first video co-processor enabling 3DTV, frame-rate conversion (FRC) and local backlight dimming in a single chip.
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
Wireless Gigabit Alliance (WiGig), the organization advancing the adoption and widespread use of 60 GHz wireless technology worldwide, today announced the completion of its unified wireless specification.
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Apple is preparing to launch a tablet personal computer in late March or April, with manufacturer partners poised to roll out as many as 1 million units per month, according to an Oppenheimer research note.
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Friday, December 04, 2009
Samsung begins a new round of lawsuits against rival Sharp on patents
related to LCD displays, following ITC's decision to ban specific Samsung LCD TV models from the U.S. market.
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Thursday, December 03, 2009
Pioneer concluded a strategic alliance agreement with Suning
Appliance Co., Ltd., a major Chinese home electronics
mass retailer, on November 20, in an effort ro strengthen and expand the home electronics business in China.
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LG Display today announced it has started mass production of a 3D LCD panel boasting full HD resolution.
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Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Hitachi Maxell today released the iV 500GB in Japan, a new
portable hard disk drive (iVDR) capable of recording up to 400 hours of high-definition video.
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Sharp's new 10th-Generation LCD Panel plant strengthen the company's position as a panel manufacturer and may allow the company sell displays to rivals, including Sony.
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Friday, November 27, 2009
Seiko Epson Corporation and Sony today announced that as of December 1, the sales function of the small- and medium-sized TFT LCD business (excluding high-temperature polysilicon TFT LCDs, etc.) of Epson Imaging Devices Corporation would be transferred to Sony and Sony Mobile Display Corporation (SMD).
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Thursday, November 26, 2009
OKI Digital Imaging Corporation today announced it has succeeded in developing a 1.1 inch QVGA LED display while reducing power consumption to one-tenth that of conventional LCDs.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
LaCie today introduced a new HD multimedia hard drive player, combining Full HD 1080p playback and DLNA media server functionality - LaCinema Classic HD, design by Neil Poulton.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
From November 22nd until November 30th, five Samsung premium HDTV models will be available at retailers across the U.S. at lower prices, Samsung Electronics America announced today.
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
Iomega, an EMC company and Sonic Solutions today announced a relationship that will allow consumers to buy or rent content to watch on their televisions without leaving their livingroom.
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Sony is implementing its restructuring plan in an effort to become a leader in the next generation 3D TV and gaming businesses, the company said Thursday.
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The HDMI Licensing, LLC has anounced the new logos for the cables that support the HDMI Specification Version 1.4.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
STMicroelectronics in collaboration with LG
Display today announced submission of their proposed iDP (Internal DisplayPort) interface standard aimed at replacing the current LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signaling) standard to the VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) TV Panel Task Group.
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Samsung today announced the South Korean market launch of its newest multimedia player, the R0 (YP-R0), featuring advanced audio and video capabilities together with a MicroSD external memory slot.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Netflix today announced that Netflix members can now watch movies and TV episodes streamed from Netflix directly to TVs via Sony BRAVIA Internet Video-capable HDTVs, previous BRAVIA models compatible with Sony's BRAVIA Internet video link module and the Sony Network Blu-ray Disc Player.
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Monday, November 16, 2009
Pioneer announced that it has filed a complaint against Garmin International, Inc. (Garmin) and its associated company in the United States International Trade Commission, alleging Garmin?s infringement of Pioneer?s patents related to navigation technology.
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Sharp today announced another Blu-Ray and HDD combo with the BD-HDS43, a mid-level Blu-Ray HDD combo with a single Digital and Analog TV tuner, 320GB of HDD and the ability to write on Blu-Ray DL discs.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
ASUS today unveiled the O!Play Air HDP-R3 HD media player that enables users to access all their digital content from various sources wirelessly.
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Samsung should be banned from selling certain LCD-TVs and computer monitors in the U.S. after losing a patent case filed by Sharp, the U.S. International Trade Commission said.
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Monday, November 09, 2009
Sony today announced that owners of Sony networked BRAVI? HDTVs and Blu-ray Disc players will be able to enjoy an exclusive in-home opportunity to rent the Sony Pictures animated hit, "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," four weeks before it is available at retail.
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Best Buy announced today a new on-demand movie and entertainment service will be powered by Sonic's Roxio CinemaNow and will allow consumers to have access to buy or rent movies.
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Monday, November 02, 2009
While the market for High-Definition TV (HDTV) has hit the
mainstream, the industry has already started speculating about
the commercialization of Ultra-High Definition (UHD).
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Friday, October 30, 2009
Apple today introduced new Apple TV 3.0 software featuring a redesigned main menu for easier navigation and on-demand HD movie rentals and purchases, HD TV shows, music and podcasts from the iTunes Store.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
LG Display will showcase new technologies and products at FPD (Flat Panel Display) International 2009 to be held at the Pacifico Yokohama (Exhibition Hall) in Japan from October 28 to 30.
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JVC today announced the availability of a new entry-level Blu-ray player.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Samsung Electronics said on Monday that they developed the world?s slimmest 40 inch LCD panel, which records 3.9 millimeters in width.
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DivX and MediaTek today announced the DivX Plus HD Certification of MediaTek's MT8530 chip.
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Toshiba today announced the launch of its first direct methanol fuel-cell product: Dynario, an external power source that delivers power to mobile digital consumer products.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Philips today confirmed U.S. retail availability for its Wireless HDTV Link (SWW1800/27) that uses new technology to wirelessly deliver high-definition TV picture quality (up to 1080p) without ruining the aesthetics of the home.
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Pioneer is now offering two of Pioneer's most popular DJ products, the CDJ-400-K and DJM-400-K, in a limited edition black version.
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