Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: Acer, Chunghwa Telecom, Dutch, Liquid crystal display, Liquid crystal display television, Philips, Royal Philips Electronics, Television
TECHNOLOGY
SunBriteTV has introduced its weatherproof LCDs, which feature an anti-reflective, impact- and scratch-resistant exterior that shields the screen from rain, dirt and debris. The TV, which ranges in price from $1,995 to $5,495, also includes water-resistant, detachable speakers. CEPro.com (7/14)
Despite registering an 8% gain in revenue from its television sets, Royal Philips Electronics announced that the company’s overall net was off 54%, to $1.15 billion, in the second quarter. The Dutch firm, the fifth-largest maker of LCD TVs in the world, reported $2.16 billion in revenue from TV sales during the period. 
ClipSyndicate/Bloomberg (7/14) , TVWeek.com (7/14) , BBC (7/14)
Acer is talking with a group of 3G network operators about building 3G capabilities into the company’s Aspire one mini-laptops. According to this article, Acer is hashing out plans with T-Mobile International, Vodafone Group, Orange and Taiwanese telecoms Chunghwa Telecom and Taiwan Mobile. InfoWorld/IDG News Service (7/14)
Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: Business, Consumer electronics, High-definition television, Liquid crystal display television, Sanyo, Shopping, Television, Video
U.K.-based Meridian has introduced the M810 digital home-theater video system, a projector/processor that can deliver crystal-clear 10-megapixel resolutions. The system, with a contrast ratio that can exceed 10,000:1, is expected to cost about $175,000. (CEPro.com 6/19)
(Below) Because who doesn’t need to watch TV while they’re in the pool? This is outrageous…and not in that MTV Cribs kind of way. . .just dumb.
Sanyo will aim to serve the custom outdoor market with the introduction in October of a 52-inch waterproof LCD TV — the CE52SR1 — that has full 1080p performance, the company said. Sanyo said it believed the monitor — which is viewable in the sun and priced at nearly $14,000 — was perfect for outdoor pool parties. (ElectronicHouse.com 6/19)
Wireless HDTV will be the next hot product — after phones, Internet and home networking — according to ABI Research, which predicted that the number of wireless HD installations will rise more than tenfold worldwide to 1 million by 2012. But ABI added wireless HD has been hampered by a fight between three technologies: 5 GHz, 60 GHz and ultra wideband (UWB). (TMC Internet Telephony 6/19)
Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: AMIMON Inc, Dolby Laboratories, High dynamic range rendering, Liquid crystal display television, S-LCD, Sharp, Television, WIRELESS
Consumers willing to pay a premium may be able to buy LCD TV monitors later this year equipped with new technology from Dolby that the company says will solve the contrast issues that affect LCD sets. Dolby said its high-dynamic-range technology could brighten or darken an individual monitor’s LED backlights to more precisely adjust the picture. (Electronic House 4/29)
Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: Consumer electronics, High-definition television, January, Liquid crystal display television, Mitsubishi, Shopping, Television, Video
The “LaserVue” HD set that Mitsubishi demonstrated in prototype form in January will roll out in stores in the fall, the company said, although it added that it would not release pricing and spec details until June. The first laser-powered televisions, which will likely be a higher-end item, were designed to give viewers greater levels of contrast, black and color saturation compared with comparably sized plasma and LCD models. (HDTV News 4/8)
Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: Blu-ray Disc, HD DVD, Hollywood, Intellectual Property, Liquid crystal display television, Ryoji Chubachi, Sony, Sony Electronics
Sony will introduce a wider range of Blu-ray electronics, including an integrated HD LCD TV with the ability to record, in an effort to increase the technology’s market share from 20% to 50% by the end of the year, Sony Electronics President and CEO Ryoji Chubachi said at a news conference. He said Blu-ray sales should grow even faster as more top Hollywood studios released movies on the discs. (Pocket-lint.co.uk 4/7, Electronic House 4/7)
