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Starting a Design Studio During a Downturn, Part 3: When There’s No There There

Kicker reformulates its sales efforts after a sluggish Consumer Electronics Show.READ»

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Hitachi Speeds Into Hybrids with World's Most Efficient Lithium-Ion Battery

Without a super-efficient battery, Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) are little more than scrap metal. The more efficient the battery, the longer a car can run--and the more attractive it is to people who need to drive long ...READ»

Hitachi Reinvents TV Remote As A Trackball

I'm totally left befuddled by the current trend of having full-function TV/AV remotes with two hundred tiny buttons and a screen for Windows connectivity. Instead, I'm all about simplicity, which is why Hitachi's trackball-style ...READ»

Tech Gear of the Year

Smartphones, flat-screens, robots, green tech: We wade through it all to ID the coolest innovations, including Sony's absurdly svelte, impressively vibrant XEL01 TV screen and the newly customizable Flip Mino video camera.READ»

Hitachi Releasing Three-Format HD Camcorder

If you get anxious making decisions, this Hitachi cam [NYSE:HIT] might be the camcorder for you. It has a remarkable three ways of recording HD video: onto a Blu-ray disc, on to a high capacity SD card, or onto its internal 30GB ...READ»

Hitachi Announces Standalone Blu-Ray Burner for Camcorders

With many new camcorders sporting eSATA ports these days, Hitachi (NYSE: HIT) has taken the opportunity to release a Blu-Ray disc burner that can connect directly to an eSATA-enabled camera and burn discs without a computer. The ...READ»