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

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Jan 28, 2009 at 10:47 AM

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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BY david petersenn
Relevancy Score: 95
Fri Oct 30, 2009 at 1:28 PM

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

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 91
Mon Jan 12, 2009 at 6:24 AM

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»

Apple TV
APPLE TV   |  1 comment

Four Ways to Make Apple TV Fabulous

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 87
Wed Sep 2, 2009 at 9:45 AM

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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APPLE TV   |  1 comment

Should You Buy Or Wait on the Apple TV?

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 86
Mon Sep 14, 2009 at 9:32 AM

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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CES   |  Comment

Battle Of The Thinnest TVs At CES 2009

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 77
Mon Jan 5, 2009 at 5:22 AM

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»

STRATEGY   |  10 comments

Will Apple Divide and Conquer?

BY Kevin Ohannessian
Relevancy Score: 71
Fri Mar 23, 2007 at 2:03 PM

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»

CONSUMER PRODUCTS   |  Comment

Sony LCD TV, Home Audio Announcements

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 67
Thu Jun 5, 2008 at 7:40 PM

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»

BLOGGING   |  Comment

The Internet-TV Connection: Looking Towards the Future

BY Jeffrey Olchovy
Relevancy Score: 61
Thu Aug 21, 2008 at 4:33 PM

I honestly doubt that there will ever be a time when American families trade the old living room television set for a broadband connection and an IBM. Having both? Sure, it's been like that for over a decade now, but the ...READ»

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DIGITAL TV   |  1 comment

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

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 60
Mon Jun 15, 2009 at 9:53 AM

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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Sharp Announces Budget HDTVs

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 57
Tue Aug 5, 2008 at 9:41 PM

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»

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Why Are Samsung's LCD TV Sales Still Booming?

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 57
Mon Mar 16, 2009 at 5:31 PM

In spite of the worsening economy, U.S. sales of LCD televisions are already up 20% over January and February of last year (and up 50% in Europe), according to vice chairman and CEO of Samsung Electronics Lee Yoon-woo. The boost is ...READ»

TECHNOLOGY + COMPUTERS   |  1 comment

The Call of the Mall


Relevancy Score: 56
Mon Jun 14, 2004 at 6:36 PM

Dell said today in a conference call that it is planning a significant expansion of its retail sales kiosks. By the end of the year, the company plans to open 20 more kiosks--bringing the total to 85--to give consumers a chance to ...READ»

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CE Association Ruffles Feathers at the Mere Hint of Limiting Flat-Screen Sales

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 55
Thu Nov 19, 2009 at 9:02 AM

Ed. Note: This piece has been edited significantly from its original version to reflect factual inaccuracies related to exactly what the California Energy Commission has proposed. We regret the earlier error. The Consumer ...READ»

TECHNOLOGY + COMPUTERS   |  13 comments

How High-Def is High Enough?

BY Kevin Ohannessian
Relevancy Score: 54
Wed Oct 4, 2006 at 3:21 PM

It was just another fun story on Engadget. Yet it bothered me. Why should the fact that Sharp has a prototype LCD with 4x the resolution of current HDTVs bother me? It seems to me that companies are getting pulled into "The Next Big ...READ»

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PLASMA   |  1 comment

Samsung Does the Impossible: Creates 'Finger Slim' and Energy-Efficient Plasma TV

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 51
Mon May 4, 2009 at 3:48 PM

Samsung announced this weekend that it plans to do what was once considered impossible: Manufacture an energy-efficient plasma TV. The company's HD 850 PDP "Finger Slim" is only 29 millimeters thick--just 1.15 inches from ...READ»

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How Congress Can Avoid Delaying the Digital TV Transition

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 50
Mon Jan 19, 2009 at 3:08 PM

Democrats in the Senate have introduced a bill to delay the nation's transition to digital television from February to June. Senate Republicans have blocked the bill, saying a deadline extension would confuse consumers and delay ...READ»

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JVC Introduces Super-Slim LCD TVs

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 50
Wed Jun 25, 2008 at 3:27 PM

Earlier this year, TV aficionados were greeted with rumors that JVC [NYSE:MC] had figured out a way to make super-slim HDTVs, and this week the company made good on those whispers. The first two LCDs to get the slim treatment are ...READ»

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LG Announces LED-Lit LCD

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 50
Sat Aug 2, 2008 at 10:07 AM

A couple of weeks back, I blogged about Samsung's [SEO:005930] gorgeous Series 9 LCDs. Those sets featured a trio of killer features -- the now-popular 120Hz refresh rate for smooth on-screen action, a powerful and even LED ...READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  Comment

Samsung Announces World's First 82-inch Multi-touch LCD

BY Fast Company staff
Relevancy Score: 50
Wed May 28, 2008 at 3:10 PM

This week Samsung will announce the world's largest LCD television, coming in at 82 inches, with a resolution of 3,840 by 2,160 pixels at a 120Hz refresh rate (known as a “2160p” rating). This level of clarity qualifies it as an ...READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Samsung Announces World's First 82-inch Multi-touch LCD

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 50
Wed May 21, 2008 at 1:11 PM

This week Samsung will announce the world's largest LCD television, coming in at 82 inches, with a resolution of 3,840 by 2,160 pixels at a 120Hz refresh rate (known as a “2160p” rating). This level of clarity qualifies it as an ...READ»

CHANGE AGENTS   |  Comment

The Change Function

BY Pip Coburn
Relevancy Score: 48
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:09 AM

Technologists think, "Build it, and they will come." But they're building plenty of cool stuff, and consumers aren't coming. READ»

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SAMSUNG   |  Comment

Worried About the Economy? Samsung says Buy a TV

BY Abha Bhattarai
Relevancy Score: 47
Thu Apr 2, 2009 at 2:07 PM

The president of Samsung’s consumer electronics division has a curious recipe for getting through the recession: buy a TV. It costs less than a beach vacation, he says, and with Samsung’s new line of LCD HDTVs that use ...READ»

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Netflix to Stream Movies Directly to Sony's Bravia TVs

BY Clay Dillow
Relevancy Score: 47
Thu Jul 9, 2009 at 11:50 AM

The gap between the Web and television just narrowed a bit further. Starting this fall, Netflix users will be able to stream movies directly from the site to Sony Bravia Internet-enabled televisions. bringing Netflix's 12,000-title ...READ»

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Apple's AT&T Deal Possibly Extended to 2010

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 47
Sat Aug 2, 2008 at 10:33 AM

When you buy one of Apple's [NADSAQ:AAPL] iPhone 3Gs, you're required to sign a new contract extending your allegiance to AT&T [NYSE:ATT] for two more years. Apparently Apple itself had to do the same thing when it negotiated a ...READ»

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