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Sony Corp. narrowed its full-year loss forecast, as cost reductions more than offset a stronger yen and lower sales of televisions and cameras.

Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp. , the worlda s two largest makers of consumer electronics, forecast narrower annual losses after cutting jobs and closing factories.

Samsung Electronics , the world's top maker of memory chips and LCD screens, gave a robust outlook, signaling bigger players are set to further widen the gap over smaller firms in a tech sector recovery.

Unless you're talking animatronic skeletons or haunted house CD soundtracks, Halloween and gadgets don't really mix.

Dan Spina of Kaukauna won Wednesday's Showcase Showdown worth $52,009 on CBS' 'The Price is Right' with host Drew Carey.

Q. I understand the downsides to plasma TV vs. LCD TV include higher cost to operate plasma and if you look at it from an angle, it is washed out.

Press release, October 29; Yvonne Yu, DIGITIMES [Thursday 29 October 2009] US-based LCD TV vendor Vizio has announced that Sony has become a licensee under Vizio's patent portfolio.

We stand on the edge of perhaps the greatest test a world government will ever face.

If there's one thing that's crystal clear about big screen high-definition televisions - aside from picture quality - it's that now is finally the right time to invest in one.

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Press release; Yvonne Yu, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 27 October 2009] September 2009 shipments of large-area TFT-LCD panels reached 52 million units, up 2% sequentially and 25% on year, setting a new record for monthly large-area TFT-LCD shipments, according to DisplaySearch.

Just ask anyone who has recently bought a television how arduous the task of selection can be.

My Philips 7300 BD player for Samsung and the remote control should work togetherI cannot specifically say what the device does not work as it should.Pause and start are possible.

One of Samsungs new LED backlit HDTVS, the UN46B8500 or the LED 8500 as Samsung calls it features a slim design and a fairly strong feature set.

One of my most used purchases that I use on a daily basis is my AKAI TV. I bought a AKAI TV 8 years ago at Sam's Club.

We haven't had our hands on this product, but we know which features matter. Here's how the Samsung LN40B650 measures up: HDTVs with a diagonal screen size between 37 and 41 inches, such as this model has, are typically LCD televisions with a resolution of either 1366 by 768 or 1920 by 1080 .

Acer, Gateway, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, and Sony are scrambling to build PCs that capitalize on the tactile interface.

Only one numeral separates the model numbers. These handsome 42-inch LCD TVs look alike, too, both sporting transparent edges that provide a chic accent to the usual shiny black bezel, broken up by an unusual dip in the lower-right edge where the power-on light glows blue or red.

Experts at the LEDs2009 Conference in San Diego painted a generally rosy picture for LEDs as a growth market, but stressed technical challenges in reliability and efficiency.

Back in September we told you all about Philips' Wireless HDTV Link . Well Philips has released it in the US.

United Arab Emirates: 47 minutes ago Panasonic, the market and technology leader in HDTV, is showcasing the world's first* Full HD 3D Plasma Home Theater System at Gitex 2009 in Dubai.

LG reported a global-basis operating profit of 850 billion won in the third quarter, up from 571 billion won a year ago.

Actor Dustin Hoffman is shown in a movie advertisement on televisions at a Costco store in San Jose, Calif., in 2007.

The Sharp Aquos LC32LE600E 32" full screen LED backlit TV - LED backlit LCD TVs have brighter colors, deeper blacks and higher contrast ratios than CCFL LCDs Buying a TV has become as complicated as selecting the right mobile phone plan.

Sony will later this week unveil a prototype 3D display that can be seen through 360 degrees without the need to wear special glasses.

CableLabs , working with some of the leading consumer electronics manufacturers and with the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers , has organized a demonstration of the latest 3D theater and television displays as part of the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo , a part of Cable Connection - Fall 2009 in Denver.

With digital televisions supplanting analog models in much of the world, manufacturers are adding new features such as Internet connectivity and wireless HD capability to broaden their appeal, reports In-Stat . a oeDTVs are competing with computers to be the entertainment hub of the home,a says Brian Oa Rourke, In-Stat analyst.

Omar El Akkad Globe and Mail Update Published on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009 8:41PM EDT Last updated on Sunday, Oct.

Samsung isn't just about fancy and large TVs in addition to cool solar-powered cellphones, as the company does have quite the repertoire of gizmos and devices to satisfy just about and gadget lust.

Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, and Blockbuster Inc.

The LG 50PG30 is an LG Electronics Plasma HDTV that seems to cater to a middle of the road crowd.

It was one small bus trip for a broadcaster, one potentially giant leap for broadcasting-kind. That was the message Friday as broadcasters celebrated mobile DTV on what they said was a historic day for the future of the medium.

A Logitech Harmony One remote control, an LG 50-inch plasma HDTV, and a Sony DVD recorder with HD upscaled playback.

LG Electronics today highlighted the flexibility and power of digital television during an "on the go" demonstration of ATSC Mobile DTV.

Topic: Home Entertainment Samsung and Amazon video have announced that they have teamed up to offer streaming video to select Samsung HDTV sets.

Just as promised , the Blockbuster OnDemand service is now available on a slew of Samsung hardware via firmware update, while the Internet@TV lineup has a brand new toy with the Amazon VOD Yahoo! widget Both services offer a slew of rental and/or purchase options for the digital delivery fanatic, though we still hunger for the audio and quality of ...

Step up from your cable box with improved GUI, Internet streaming and more with deals on these TiVo HD DVRs straight from the company.

Find out which fan drawing was the best. October 13, 2009 - SEGA of America, Inc.

Top executives of Samsung Electronics and LG Display yesterday expressed caution about next year's outlook for the LCD market, citing growing competition and uncertain demand for TV sets.

Eurocom's Core i7 Notebook: Walking The Panther Performance notebooks with desktop processors are nothing new, but Core i7's thermal challenges are new.

The forecast for TV shipments of all display technologies in 2009 was reduced from the previous forecast by 3 percent to 195 million units for a 5 percent shipment decline from 2008, as the market for traditional CRT TVs declines faster than previously expected, and the growth in flat-panel TVs is not strong enough to compensate.

New York Times Posted: Sunday, Oct 11, 2009 at 2235 hrs IST Updated: Sunday, Oct 11, 2009 at 2235 hrs IST : Hiroko Tabuchi Flat-panel television screens can't get much flatter and consumers don't want the screens to get much wider, so Japanese television makers are banking on a whole new dimension to buttress their lineups.

Fujitsu have outed two new notebooks, the AMILO Pi 3560 and 3660 , with optional Blu-ray, HDMI connectivity and NVIDIA GeForce GT240M 1GB graphics.

Toshiba's first TV based on the Cell microprocessor made its debut at a Japanese trade show this week.

Now that 3-D movies are in theatres, the next starring role for this digital technology could be the living room.

Here's a hot list of new or upcoming home-entertainment products, technologies, novelties and maybe more than a couple of wannabes: 1. Vizio VF47XVT LED HDTV : The two hottest HDTV technologies are LED backlighting with local dimming -- where reduced brightness in specific areas produces deeper blacks -- and wireless connectivity for Internet ...

This week saw a lot of coverage of new technology in televisions and displays, mostly centered around Ceatac, the big consumer electronics show in Tokyo.

The PlayStation 3 is expected to claim the "top home console" slot for the month of September.

Samsung Electronics Co. announced its first dual function internal Blu-ray disc player , the SH-B083 COMBO, that reads Blu-ray discs and reads and writes to CD and DVD format discs.

Sony on Thursday introduced its lightest notebook to date and unveiled a touch-enabled, all-in-one desktop that's built as an entertainment hub with PC, high-definition TV, and digital video recorder in one unit.

SRS Labs , the industry leader in surround sound, audio, and voice technologies, announced today that, to celebrate the launch of SRS TruVolume and its growing implementation within the flat-panel TV market, it is running a sweepstakes inviting participants to choose the ending of SRS' TruVolume commercial and enter for a chance to win one of three ...

"Larger than life" takes on a whole new meaning when you watch Beowulf swing from a dragon and hack branches that seem to just pop out of the TV.

Share + Oct 6, 2009 12:45 pm US/Central 1 of 1 Japan's big-name electronic manufacturers are readying flat-screen TVs that can show high-definition movies and video games in 3-D for launch next year.

SRS Labs , the industry leader in surround sound, audio, and voice technologies, announced today the launch of its first television and movie theater focused advertising campaign with the release of two 30-second spots aimed at promoting SRS TruVolume on cable channels and movie theaters throughout New York City, Chicago and the greater Los Angeles ...

Samsung Electronics' stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings forecast failed to wow investors, who are worried a fast recovering won and competition are already starting to cut into profits.

When Sony first unveiled the PlayStation 3 it made a claim - equally exciting as the PS3 itself - that the CELL processor which powers it would turn up in many more products than simply a games console.

It's a day before CEATEC officially kicks off, but Toshiba 's getting a head start on the news, dishing out all the deets on its Cell-powered CELL REGZ LCD TV , now officially due out in Japan in early December.

Dr. Woo Paik, President and Chief Technology Officer of LG Electronics Inc., has received the "Giants of Broadcasting" Award in recognition of his unparalleled leadership in digital television technology.

First of all a flat screen TV has the worst sound since the first transistor radios.

Apogee, manufacturer of AV and computer related products, has released the Kanex Mini DisplayPort with Digital Audio to HDMI adapter for the MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and iMac.

We've been watching wireless power startups spin their wheels for years on end, and while we've netted a few contact-charging solutions along the way, there's still a dire need for bona fide wireless power.

You can catch cnn and foxnews, discovery channel on blinkotv.com and also tikilive.com. Scott If you want the web on your HDTV, but don't want to buy a new HDTV, its easy David E Oh, wait - the 42" is $799 This installation from Advanced Home Environments features technology everywhere, but not in an overwhelming style.

LG's PS80-series plasma TVs now have access to streaming movies from both Netflix and Vudu.

The year the plasma died? LOUISA HEARN September 30, 2009 - 3:38PM Plasma manufacturers are struggling to get the green message out to consumers.