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[CES] 'Vizio Aims at 50% Growth in TV Sales in 2008,' CEO Says

"We sold 3 million units of TVs in 2007 but aim at 4.5 million units in 2008," Vizio Inc's CEO William Wang told me in a powe... (read more, 01/11 19:49)

[CES] 'Not UMPC,' Lenovo Unveils 300g PC Specialized for Internet

Lenovo Group Ltd of China revealed an ultra small prototype PC, which weighs only 300g, at the 2008 International CES. The PC... (read more, 01/11 19:39)

[CES] Power Air to Launch Fuel Cell Recharger for Mobile Phones

Power Air Corp exhibited the ZPAC 40, an external recharger using a fuel cell intended for mobile phones, at International CE... (read more, 01/11 19:10)

[CES] LG.Philips Exhibits A4 Flexible Color E-paper w/ 4x Resolution

LG.Philips LCD Co Ltd of Korea exhibited a new A4-size flexible color electronic paper at 2008 International CES. The resolut... (read more, 01/11 16:38)

[CES] Dash Navigation's PND Connects to Internet, Yahoo! Local

Dash Navigation Inc of the US has exhibited the "Dash Express," a PND that features WiFi and GPRS and supports Internet acces... (read more, 01/11 16:36)

[CES] Toshiba Adopts New UI for UMPC

The 410g ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) that Toshiba Corp premiered at the 2008 International CES features the company's proprietary ... (read more, 01/11 16:31)

[CES] Toshiba Demos Laptop w/ SSD Based on Multilevel-cell NAND Flash Memory

Toshiba Corp demonstrated the operation of a notebook computer incorporating a 128-Gbyte solid state drive (SSD) using a mult... (read more, 01/10 20:11)

[CES] Toshiba Develops 410g UMPC

Toshiba Corp displays a prototype of an Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) that weighs only 410g at the 2008 International CES. (read more, 01/10 19:46)

[CES] 3M Exhibits Ultra-compact Projector w/ LED Light Source, LCOS Panel

3M Co prototyped an ultra-compact projector that can fit in a hand like a mobile phone. The projector is being demonstrated a... (read more, 01/10 19:31)

[CES] GM Unveils Fuel Cell Concept Vehicle 'Cadillac Provoq'

Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner of General Motors Corp (GM) of the US delivered a keynote speech on January 8 2008 at the Inter... (read more, 01/10 19:17)

[CES] Panasonic's Digital Camera Uploads Photos Via WLAN

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd has indicated a plan to commercialize a digital camera from its LUMIX series featuring ... (read more, 01/10 19:05)

[CES] Formula 1 Team, Intel Demonstrate WiMAX-controlled Car Race

The BMW Sauber F1 Team, a Formula 1 (F1) motor sport team, has set up "Pit Lane Park," a hands-on facility that reproduces an... (read more, 01/10 18:16)

[CES] Hitachi Unveils Prototype of '1.5-inch thick' 50-inch PDP TV

Hitachi unveiled a prototype 50-inch PDP TV featuring a "thickness of 1.5 inches" (approx. 35mm) at the 2008 International CE... (read more, 01/10 18:14)

[CES] Sanyo Expands PND Product Line for N. America, Video Input Port on All Models

Sanyo Electric Co Ltd unveiled four models of new PND targeting the North American market at International CES 2008, which st... (read more, 01/10 18:12)

[CES] People Crowd Around Microsoft's Finger-Operated Tabletop PC

In the booth of Microsoft Corp of the US at the 2008 International CES, an unusual PC is attracting a large crowd. It is "Mic... (read more, 01/10 18:10)

[CES] Panasonic Develops Large Screen YouTube TV

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd has developed Internet-compatible televisions that can be used to view video content on... (read more, 01/10 18:08)

Oki, Alpine, Runcom Develop WiMAX-Compatible Navigation System for Vehicles

Oki Electric Industry Co Ltd and Alpine Electronics Inc have joined forces with Runcom Technologies Ltd and have successfully... (read more, 01/10 17:46)

[CES] Samsung Displays Prototype of 31-Inch OLED TV

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd of Korea disclosed a prototype of a 31-inch organic EL TV for the first time at the "2008 Internat... (read more, 01/09 20:59)

[CES] Radio Transmission of Full HD Video From Camcorder to Flat Panel TV

Transmitting full HD video shot with a camcorder to a thin-panel TV via radio easily allows it to be enjoyed on a large scree... (read more, 01/09 20:49)

[CES] Why did Warner Switch to Blu-ray?

Warner Bros Entertainment Inc has decided to support Blu-ray. The next-generation DVD war that flared up in the spring of 200... (read more, 01/09 20:24)

[CES] Clarion Displays In-car Unit Aimed at Persistent Internet Connection by WiMAX

Clarion Ltd displayed a prototype of its next-generation automotive terminal "MiND" (development codename) connected by Wirel... (read more, 01/09 20:03)

[CES] Mitsubishi Electric Develops 65-inch Laser Rear Projection TV

Mitsubishi Electric Corp developed a 65-inch laser rear projection TV intended for mass-production. The product was unveiled ... (read more, 01/09 19:30)

[CES] Pioneer Exhibits PDP Featuring 'Immeasurably High Contrast Ratio'

Pioneer Corp is showcasing a PDP featuring a contrast ratio that is "too high to be measured" at 2008 International CES. (read more, 01/09 18:53)

[CES] EchoStar Announces 'Free' Digital-to-analog Converter

EchoStar Satellite LLC of the US announced the "TR-40," a device that converts digital TV signals into analog signals, at a p... (read more, 01/09 18:41)

[CES] Sony's New 'mylo' Wireless Terminal Supports YouTube

Sony Corp announced "COM-2," a new model of handheld terminal "mylo." It will be released in the US at the end of January 200... (read more, 01/09 18:29)

[CES] Intel CEO Calls for Adoption of SoC 'Canmore' intended for Consumer Electronics

Intel Corp President and CEO Paul Otellini made a proposal to consumer electronics companies using the phrase of Robert Noyce... (read more, 01/09 18:07)

[CES] Panasonic Unveils 150-inch PDP Amid Wild Applause

Thunderous applause spontaneously erupted and continued for some time. The 150-inch PDP that Matsushita Electric Industrial C... (read more, 01/09 18:04)

[CES] Philips Shifts Focus to Design, Announces Bonus View-Compatible BD Player

Royal Philips Electronics NV of the Netherlands explained issues including the purpose of the reorganization it implemented i... (read more, 01/08 21:05)

[CES] Casio's Digital Camera Shoots 6-Mpixel Pictures at 60fps

Casio Computer Co Ltd unveiled the EXILIM EX-F1 digital camera at a press conference on Jan 6, 2008, immediately prior to Int... (read more, 01/08 20:52)

[CES] Pioneer's PND Features Voice Activation, Real Time Traffic Information

At a press conference held on January 6 2006, Pioneer Corp announced that it will release "AVIC-F500BT," a high performance P... (read more, 01/08 20:37)

[CES] Sony Develops Ultrahigh-Speed Close Proximity Wireless Transfer Technology

Sony Corp announced Jan 7, 2008, that it developed a new close proximity wireless transfer technology called TransferJet. (read more, 01/08 20:23)

[CES] Bill Gates Stresses Importance of Contents and UIs

The keynote address by Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft Corp, is the annual event delivered on the eve of International CES.... (read more, 01/08 20:00)

[CES] 'Content, Services to Be Focused on,' CEA Says

"The simple provision of 'convenience' and 'value' is no longer sufficient for consumer electronics to succeed. From now on, ... (read more, 01/08 19:41)

[CES] Sustainable Growth Expected for US Digital TV Market, CEA Says

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the US industrial organization for consumer electronics that hosts the "2008 Inte... (read more, 01/08 19:26)

[CES] 'No Sense of Having Lost,' Toshiba Comments on Warner's Support for BD

Regarding Warner Bros Entertainment Inc, a US movie company that has recently announced a plan to terminate its HD DVD conten... (read more, 01/08 19:14)

[CES] Pioneer Develops 9mm-thick PDP TV

Pioneer developed a 50-inch PDP TV that is only 9mm thick at the thinnest part. Pioneer's existing products with the same scr... (read more, 01/08 18:33)

[CES] Formal Specifications for 'WirelessHD' to Be Released

The specifications for the millimeter radio wave family of AV devices are finally being disclosed. The WirelessHD group led b... (read more, 01/08 18:24)

[CES] Panasonic Communications Launches 9.5mm-thick BD Drive

Panasonic Communications Co Ltd started shipping samples of the Blu-ray Disc (BD) drive measuring 9.5mm in thickness, which t... (read more, 01/08 18:16)

[CES] Portable Emergency Power Generator w/ Fuel Cell Debuts

Millennium Cell Inc and Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies Pte Ltd of Singapore announced that they would demonstrate the mass-pr... (read more, 01/08 17:46)

Pioneer Unveils KURO Flat Panel Technology Concepts at 2008 CES

Pioneer Corp has unveiled Project KURO -- concepts for future plasma display technologies -- at the 2008 International Consum... (read more, 01/08 16:33)

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Pixel Qi and the Impending Apple "MediaBook?"

Following the latest Apple rumors is something of a Silicon Valley sport, so I'm going to put my own spin on one. Note this one has no basis on anything other then my own fevered imaginings, so treat accordingly. (May 22) read more

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With analog television broadcasting slated for the axe in about two years in Japan, TV broadcast tuners are evolving rapidly, replacing old radio frequency (RF) analog circuits with new integrated circuits (IC) called silicon tuners. Signal demodulators are evolving with them, and by tracing the direction of their evolution it is possible to delineate the shape of tomorrow's TV.

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