Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: LG, LG Group, Liquid crystal display television, Panasonic Corporation, Plasma display, Samsung Group, Television, Vizio
Vizio has announced that it will get out of the plasma-TV business, concentrating instead on bringing new innovations to market with its line of LCD models, according to Laynie Newsome, who co-founded the company five years ago. The company’s departure leaves LG, Samsung and Panasonic as the only large-scale makers of plasma-TV screens being offered in the U.S. The New York Times (2/11)
LG has introduced the XCanvas, an LCD TV with a four-step energy-conservation system. The line — available in 47-, 42- and 32-inch models — aims to reduce power by 70% with options for minimum sleep, intermediate sleep, hibernate and screen off. Pocket-lint.co.uk (2/11)
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Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: AT&T, Business, Consumer electronics, Mobile phone, Mobile TV, Panasonic, Plasma display, Television
TECHNOLOGY
Lenovo will slice as much as $150 off the price of selected laptops that have embedded 3G connectivity for those who sign up for an AT&T data-service plan, under a partnership between the companies that partially extends the cell phone business model to consumer electronics. Customers would pay $60 a month for AT&T’s DataConnect plan and will be required to sign a two-year contract. InformationWeek (10/30)
The most recent data from DisplaySearch show that third-quarter shipments of plasma TV sets increased 37% compared with the same period in 2007 and 18% in relation to the second quarter of this year. DisplaySearch credited that performance to attractive pricing for consumers and more high-definition content. 
ClipSyndicate/New York Financial Press (10/28) , Dealerscope (10/30) , TWICE (10/30)
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Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: DVD, Liquid crystal display television, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, Panasonic, Paramount Pictures, Plasma display, Sony, Television
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In a move that could start a new wave in PC sales, Dell and Paramount Pictures today announced that they have signed a joint venture that will see “Iron Man” come pre-loaded on Dell computers for anyone who wishes to order the unit. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/30/now-you-can-buy-computers-pre-loaded-with-movies 9/30)
Another drawn-out court battle is brewing over consumer rights to digital content with the official release of RealNetworks’ RealDVD software. RealDVD allows Windows users to make a digital copy of store-bought DVDs (extras and all) and save a backup copy of the movie to their hard drives for transfer to DVD-R. RealNetworks figures the product is legal because it leaves CSS encryption intact, making uploading and sharing of the ripped DVD a challenge. But just to be sure, the Seattle-based company filed a pre-emptive lawsuit against the studios and the MPAA yesterday asking for a declaratory judgment protecting it against legal action. Sure enough the MPAA cried foul, filing a temporary restraining order itself against RealNetworks for violation of copyright protections. MPAA attorney Greg Goeckner even managed to insert a pithy one-liner into the brief, referring to RealDVD as “StealDVD.” (Cynopsis 10/1)
The 65-inch model of the company’s new LCD TV will retail for about $12,000 in Japan, with a 52-inch version selling for $9,300. The XS is Sony’s slimmest LCD ever at 23mm in depth. The New York Times/IDG News Service (9/30)
Sony demonstrated an 11-inch superthin monitor and a 27-inch TV set that were both based on organic light-emitting diode technology at an industry show in Japan on Tuesday. Panasonic showcased a 150-inch plasma screen, and Hitachi displayed an ultrathin energy-saving TV. Japan Times (10/1) , CNET (10/1) , TWICE (9/30)
To win a bigger share of the global electronics marketplace, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. is rebranding as Panasonic Corp., discarding a 90-year-old corporate identity. The company currently markets three electronics brands — Matsushita, National and Panasonic. Of these, Panasonic has the highest global profile, according to a survey by the consultancy Interbrand. The Wall Street Journal (10/1)
The certification will allow Panasonic to market its tru2way technology, which enables interactive digital features without a set-top box. The company plans to introduce 42- and 50-inch tru2way TVs in time for the holidays. Light Reading (9/30)
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Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: Bang & Olufsen, BeoVision 9, Color, Colour Management, Inch, Operating Systems, Plasma display, Television
Bang & Olufsen has said its new 50-inch BeoVision 9 combination plasma TV and home-theater center features technology that adjusts colors with regard for the effects of phosphor aging, a process that gives screen images an increasingly yellow hue. Dubbed Automatic Colour Management, the $19,900 product features a camera-carrying on-screen robotic arm that makes adjustments after it measures color temperatures in the screen’s white and black areas. (TWICE 6/13)
Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: Business, Companies, Mark Cuban, Nintendo Wii, Physics, Plasma, Plasma display, Television
It’s a Wii without the $250 console. It’s virtual Pong and so much more. Any object is now an input device, even your fingers. Bang, bang! But there’s no better way to introduce you to CamSpace than by letting you watch the demo video below. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/11/camspace-creates-a-wii-for-everyone-minus-the-nintendo-console 6/11)
This is simply amazing. Avoid buying an extra remote and just use this.
Demo Video
Japanese manufacturer Shinoda Plasma Co. will demonstrate for the first time in the U.S. next week its 125-inch, curved-screen “Shipla Wall” television. The superslim TV uses plasma tube arrays, allowing for a superior picture and a tenth of the weight of a regular plasma TV. (ElectronicHouse.com 6/11)
Shinoda Plasma’s Shipla Wall
The iPhone 3G may have GPS, including a real-time map of a driver’s route, but without text or a voice offering turn-by-turn directions, the newest iPhone does not have the same capabilities of personal navigation devices, according to this article. Since the device is open to third-party developers, PND maker TomTom has put software to the test that would provide these features via the new iPhone. (TWICE 6/11)
Energizer is adding a tiny disposable battery to its portfolio with a 0.2-ounce power device that it has dubbed the AAAA. The company said the new battery would power Bluetooth headsets, noise-canceling headsets, flash audio players and products “still in development.” (ElectronicHouse.com 6/12)
Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: Business, Consumer electronics, Human Interfaces, Liquid crystal display, Plasma display, Sony, Television, Video
Japanese consumer-electronics companies are bullish on flat-panel TVs amid rising global demand for them. Samsung and Sony expressed plans to expand their S-LCD Corp. joint venture by spending $1.8 billion to increase LCD production while Matsushita said Sunday that it hoped to increase sales of flat-panel sets — a mix of LCDs and plasma TVs — by 40% in less than 24 months. (The Wall Street Journal 4/28, Reuters 4/27)
