Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: Blu-ray Disc, DVD, DVD player, Economy of the United States, Television, Toshiba, United States, us
TECHNOLOGY
New technologies tend to follow different trajectories of hype, hope, and despair as they are discovered by different groups of people and finally adopted (or ignored) by consumers. Gartner actually goes ahead and charts this hype cycle
for different technologies. Its latest hype cycle for 2008 is shown below. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/18/where-are-we-in-the-hype-cycle 8/18)
TV makers defied the sluggish U.S. economy in the second quarter to achieve record growth, according to a report by DisplaySearch. The firm reported TV makers increased North American shipments 28% over the same quarter a year earlier. TWICE (8/15)
The company says its latest DVD player, the XD-E500, boosts playback quality for DVDs showing on HD TVs. At $149.99, the E500 is cheaper than standard Blu-ray players. Los Angeles Times/Associated Press (free registration) (8/18)
Philips has developed the new Essence line, with some of the TV’s electronic components being relegated to a separate box, allowing for a 42-inch screen to measure just 38mm in depth. The superlight TV will be showcased in Germany later this month. Pocket-lint.co.uk (8/15)
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