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- Published on Monday, 09 January 2012 19:50
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OK, there's a lot of coverage of CES 2012 all over the interwebs. Here are some of the major streams:
Sony TV Division Struggling
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- Published on Saturday, 10 December 2011 11:53
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The Verge and Chris Welch have coverage of Sony's struggling TV division:
[Sharp and Samsung]...have fared notably better than Sony, which since 2003 will have sunk $8.5 billion into its troubled TV division by the time fiscal year 2011 comes to a close. The brand once synonymous with home electronics is stumbling, but perhaps a "different" approach to the smart TV will be enough to bring better fortune.
Voice Recognition for TV in 2012?
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- Published on Saturday, 10 December 2011 11:49
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Peter Burrows and Cliff Edwards over at Business Week have news of the TV industry wanting to add voice control to their sets:
Microsoft is already there, via its Xbox 360 game console, and Comcast, Samsung Electronics, LG, and Sharp are working on voice-enabled features for TV sets, set-top boxes, and related products. Mike Thompson, senior vice-president at Nuance Communications, the world’s largest supplier of voice recognition technology, says “a wave” of device makers will ship products that understand voice commands next year.
DirecTV HR34 on Dec 8th?
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- Published on Saturday, 03 December 2011 15:39
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Richard Lawler over at Engadget brings us news about the new DirecTV HR34:
After waiting years for someone to deliver the first RVU-capable multiroom DVR setup, info leaked to SatelliteGuys indicates we only have to hold out one more week for DirecTV's HR34 DVR. While DirecTV has yet to make an official announcement, retailer info states that it will be available starting Thursday for just $99 after rebate ($399 rack rate), bringing five tuners, 1TB of storage, whole home DVR service in up to four active rooms, and more.
Sony 4K Projector in January
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- Published on Tuesday, 29 November 2011 22:15
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Sharif Sakr over at Engadget has the scoop on the Sony VPL-PW1000ES coming in January:
You were so happy with that 1080p projection spread across your garage wall. But then you got up to fetch a beer and noticed horrible fingernail-sized pixels all over Johnny Depp's mustache. The illusion promptly shattered and you realized it was time for an upgrade. An £18,000 ($28,000) upgrade, no less, which will render your Blu-rays bearable again by upscaling them to four times the resolution of Full HD and blasting them out at 2,000 lumens.
Consumer Electronics - The Year In Review
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- Published on Monday, 21 November 2011 21:47
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Roger Cheng over at CNet has a summary of the year in consumer electronics:
When 2011 is wrapped up, the consumer electronics industry, despite all the marketing and highly-touted gadgets, will have had a disappointing year. That's according to market research firm IHS iSuppli, which estimates that revenue this year will total $357.3 billion, up only 1.5 percent from a year ago, and well off of the 6.4 percent growth the firm had previously expected.