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Sony Claims Victory in Skinniest LCD TV War, and Competitors Wonder Why

Sony says its new Bravia ZX1 is the world's thinnest LCD TV at 9.9mm. Certainly Samsung and JVC, each with 7mm-deep offerings, take issue with that. Yet the ZX1, after all, sounds like a technological masterpiece. Inside its skinny ...READ»

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Some EU Plasma TVs to Go the Way of the Dodo Bird

Speaking to a newspaper this weekend, government ministers in Britain intend to ban giant flatscreen plasma TVs that don't meet stringent energy efficiency requirements. It sounds draconian, but apparently it's all with the goal of ...READ»

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Apple TV: More Powerful Than You May Imagine

Apple's refreshed TV product hasn't yet hit the stores, and though it revealed some of its details, Apple's been quiet about the tech potential inside the tiny box. Now its secrets are leaking, and it looks promising.READ»

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Four Ways to Make Apple TV Fabulous

There has been ample speculation that the Apple TV will get a long overdue refresh during the September 9 Apple press event. And yesterday news surfaced that shipping time for the device has leaped to 1-2 weeks, which could be an ...READ»

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Should You Buy Or Wait on the Apple TV?

Apple dropped the price of the 160GB Apple TV by 30%--is this the time to buy or is it better to wait for the long-rumored refresh?READ»

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Boxee Responds to Apple TV: "We're Taking a Different Path"

The immediate reaction to the new, redesigned, strikingly cheap Apple TV is pity for Apple TV's competitors. Boxee, one of those competitors, sees it differently--and they might just be right.READ»

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Battle Of The Thinnest TVs At CES 2009

When news of LG's LH95 "thinnest" LCD TV hit last week, we should've predicted that it was just the first of a series of similar product announcements. At CES 2009, it seems that TV makers are trying to out-do one another with debuts ...READ»

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Apple Hasn't Forgotten Its TV Hobby, and May Inject Exciting iPhone Apps Into It

With lots of Google TV and other Web TV news hitting at the moment, I asked yesterday where Apple was ... and today there's a well-timed patent filing showing some new tweaks to Apple TV. These include an iPhone "simulator," ...READ»

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Last Minute Apple Rumor: Netflix on the Next-Gen Apple TV/iTV?

  The flood of opinions, analysis, guesses, prognostication, rumors, and insights gleaned from the reading of bird entrails always flows right up until a new Apple event--even one like tomorrow's, which many Apple observers ...READ»

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Will Apple Divide and Conquer?

Apple's bid to control your TV has been released. Apple TV is a box you connect to your television. You transfer photos, videos (including high definition) and music to it from your computer. You can then watch it, or listen to it, ...READ»

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Apple TV Transformed, Given Market-Killing Price of $99

Apple TV just lost its "hobby" status, as Steve Jobs aims directly at yours, and your Granny's cable box.READ»

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Samsung's Epicenter of 3-D Buzz at CES 2010

Samsung's booth at CES2010 was the most dazzling display of technological wizardry at CES this year. Their two-story cathedral of 3-D TVs had tech acolytes vowing to ditch their just-bought HDTVs for the newest dazzler on the block.READ»

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Rumor: Apple TV Refreshed Into "iTV," With iPhone OS and Games in Mind

The rumors about a refresh for Apple's TV product are swirling again, only this time with more ferocity. It's almost like the time before the iPad arrived on the scene.READ»

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Apple's Entertainment Roadmap: Simple, Connected, and in the Cloud

Apple's event today revealed where the company sees entertainment headed--connected, simplified, and up in the cloud.READ»

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Sony LCD TV, Home Audio Announcements

Sony [NYSE: SNE] rolled out a fistful of sweet-looking home entertainment products today, starting with some uber-thin LCD televisions that were first leaked in April. Never ones to name anything with actual, memorable words, Sony ...READ»

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Apple TV Is Ripe for Hacking: A Secret Plan to Bring Apps to Your TV

Apple TV is out, and it's already been sliced and filleted, revealing Apple's long-term secret plan to get its app store onto your TV and beat the set-top-box brigade.READ»

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2010 GMC Explorer Mobility Van

Dave Arbogast Conversion Van Depot's van of the week, 2010 GMC Explorer Mobility Conversion Van. READ»

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3-D TV Gets Touchy UI, but Brits Not Interested in 3-D Tech at All

A new survey seems bad news for the burgeoning 3-D industry--only 2% of British consumers want to buy a 3-D TV. Will a Japanese invention of a "touchable" 3-D user interface help the technology's appeal?READ»

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Digital TV Switch Hailed as Success, Big-Bang Detection Included

Well, it's done: After a delay caused by project mismanagement, the U.S. is now a digital television-only nation. According to the FCC, the big switch on Friday went well. And there is a scientific benefit in the short term, as well.READ»

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2010 Internet-TV Election: Fringe Candidate Boxee Box Challenges Apple, Google

This fall, one election really matters: Which set-top box will connect your TV to the Internet? Apple TV and Google TV have all the money, but fringe candidate Boxee Box, with its radical open-source philosophy, deserves a closer look.READ»

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Green Gadgets That Aren't a Waste

Green Tech once conjured images of science projects and inspired warm (but fiscally dubious) dreams. Now all that's changed--companies are putting billions into sustainability. In this edition of Fast Forward: An eco-friendly ...READ»

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Why Don't We Care About 3-D TV?

Sales of these high-tech TVs are sluggish, according to Best Buy -- and the big box giant is pointing the finger of blame at electronics marketers.READ»

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Will Shiny Green TVs Bought With "Eco Points" Save the Planet or Just Japan's Economy?

Japan's eco points exchange program strives to simultaneously boost the economy and the environment. But which aim is really being met?READ»

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Sharp Announces Budget HDTVs

The prices of LCD TVs are marching downward as electronics prices are apt to do, and now Sharp [TYO:6753] is helping push things along with three new value-oriented sets. The 1080p LCDs will come in 52, 46 and 42-inch incarnations, ...READ»