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Televisions are notorious for draining huge amounts of energy, which is why California is cracking down with energy efficiency regulations.

What can a state government do to decrease energy consumption among a population that has doubled since 1970 but maintains the lowest per-capita rate of electricity use in the country? That's right: Place restrictions on a major industry, resulting in a whopping annual savings of $30 per household and possibly the loss of countless jobs.

A West Pullman man and two South Side brothers have been charged with stealing cash and property at gunpoint from victims thinking they were meeting to buy televisions and other electronics advertised on Craigslist.

By Parija B. Kavilanz , CNNMoney.com senior writer Each year, Neiman Marcus unveils a handful of over-the-top fantasy holiday gifts.

Ontario will consider new standards for flat screen TVs. Ontario will consider revising its standards for flat-screen televisions now that California has moved to ban power-hungry sets from its store shelves, Energy Minister Gerry Phillips said Thursday.

Everyone is looking for deals this holiday season, hoping to get a lot of bang for their buck - and when it comes to flat screen televisions, now is the time to buy.

Senator Dianne Feinstein is encouraging the Obama administration to adopt new energy efficiency standards for televisions, similar to those just approved in her home state of California.

Canadian retailers are getting ready for the holiday season with rock-bottom prices and major promotional campaigns in hopes that shoppers will open their wallets and seize the opportunity to save.

Sony, which is headed for its second-straight annual loss, shed jobs, closed plants and sold non-core assets this year to improve its cost structure, and investors are now convincing growth strategy from Sony management.

The official kickoff for the holiday shopping season is more than a week away. But the nation's retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., are already starting to let shoppers know about their fat discounts in hopes of attracting big crowds.

Country music helped ABC to its best ratings week in more than a year. The network, which narrowly lost to CBS for the distinction of America's most popular TV network last week, aired the Country Music Association awards to 17.2 million people, according to the Nielsen Co.

California regulators gave final approval Wednesday to the first mandatory U.S. energy curbs on television sets, a growing but often overlooked power drain that accounts for 10 percent of home electric bills in the state.

Retailers won't talk specifics about what is going on sale or for how much this holiday season, but many door-buster specials have been leaked.

Taking the time to do a little preventive maintenance - before things get stained, scratched, frayed, worn out or broken - is like buying an insurance policy for everything in your house.

FILE - In a Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009 photo, Doug Pongrazc checks out a large screen television while... FILE - In a Thursday, Jan.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is investigating a spate of recent burglaries targeting big screen t-v's and other electronic devices.

Press release, November 17; Yvonne Yu, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 17 November 2009] Samsung Electronics in the third quarter of 2009 retook the top ranking in the US LCD TV market from chief competitor Vizio, according to iSuppli.

In unrelated cases, Miranda Zant, 16, and Virginia Liming, 19, died this year in Jacksonville when they were thrown from pickup truck beds.

TV power consumption is expected to outpace the energy used to power the average refrigerator by 2010, with this figure doubling by 2030 1 . This trend is driven by the move to larger, higher performance TVs, more TVs per household, as well as many new applications, such as gaming, DVDs, Netflix , and Tivo and other digital video recorders .

NBC is on the verge of making a move that would illustrate broadcast television's decline after eight decades pioneering the concept of broadcasting.