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DOMK Receives Confirmation That 1st “SolaPad” Units Are Being Prepared for Shipment
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New Autodesk SketchBook Ink App Delivers Stunning Creative Tools for iPad
24 May 2012 12:59 PM | No CommentsSAN RAFAEL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) launched Autodesk SketchBook Ink for iPad paint and drawing app, the latest release from the company’s popular SketchBook...
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Vegas Tech Start Up Questionable LLC Launches Questionable Friends iPhone App
23 May 2012 4:53 PM | No CommentsLAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Questionable™ today introduced Questionable Friends™ for iPhone®. Questionable Friends lets you send questions to your contacts and provides instant feedback as questions are answered. Answers can be ...
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Sidecar Revolutionizes Phone Calls by Bringing “Smart Calling” to Smartphones
22 May 2012 12:00 PM | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Launching today, Sidecar (www.sidecar.me) is a new mobile app that brings Smart Calling to smartphones. Smart Calling allows people to share live See What I See video, brilliant ...
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TransCore Launches Mobile iPad App for TransSuite Traffic Management System
21 May 2012 12:00 PM | No CommentsWASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intelligent Transportation Society of America Annual Meeting – TransCore brings the ease of mobile computing to its TransSuite® advanced traffic management system (ATMS), launching its iPad® ...
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lcd tv Archive
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Sunday CrunchDeals: 500GB external drive for $50, refurb TomTom for $60, and more!
Posted on May 24, 2009 | No Comments
CrunchDeals abound today as retailers feverishly drop prices in an attempt to keep people from going outside on a long weekend. Here's a tidy list for you to peruse at your leisure. Enjoy...
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Sharp and Mitsubishi to out new HDTVs in Japan
Posted on May 23, 2009 | No Comments
Both Sharp and Mitsubishi have announced new LCD TVs for the Japanese market, and both devices seem to be pretty interesting. They will be available over here as early as next month, with neither Sharp nor Mitsubishi having said anything about an international release yet.
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Flat-panel TV sales jump 23% over last year, Vizio leads the way
Posted on May 11, 2009 | No Comments
We'd already heard that Vizio has vaulted back into first place among LCD TV manufacturers, but a new series of numbers compiled by the folks at DisplaySearch is now shedding a bit more light onto how much the flat-panel TV market as a whole has surged over the past year. Apparently, about 7.2 million flat-panel sets were moved during the first quarter of 2009 alone, which represents a sizable 23% increase over the numbers from the first quarter of 2008. DisplaySearch also expectedly reconfirms Vizio's number one status, although its figures are a tad more conservative and peg Vizio's market share at a still impressive 18.9% (as opposed to the 21.6% found by iSupply), which is well above the 8.5% earned by the likes of rival Funai (producer of TVs for Sylvania, Emerson and other low-cost brands). As you might expect, higher-end brands like Sony and Samsung weren't as able to buck the economic downturn quite so easily, and they actually saw their sales decrease compared to the same period last year.Flat-panel TV sales jump 23% over last year, Vizio leads the way originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 11 May 2009 17:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Bargain hunters make Vizio LCDs most popular in US — for now
Posted on May 8, 2009 | No CommentsIn these difficult times people are looking to buy what's cheap, a state of mind that
Vizio'siSuppli's latest press release isn't ashamed to apply, lauding the company's status as the current most popular brand of LCD television in these United States. It owned a 21.6 percent chunk of the US LCD TV market in the first quarter, up from 13.8 in the quarter before and beat out Samsung to be king of the liquid crystal hill -- largely thanks to prices that were, on average, between $150 and $400 lower than the competition. Kudos to the brand and we hope that it enjoys this moment, because with imports of new setsbannedout on bond it must be tough paying an extra $2.50 on each one coming through Customs. Full press release after the break.
Update: To be clear: this is actually a press release issued by iSupply talking about Vizio, not by Vizio.Continue reading Bargain hunters make Vizio LCDs most popular in US -- for now
Bargain hunters make Vizio LCDs most popular in US -- for now originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 May 2009 07:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Electronic House’s ‘Home of the Year’
Posted on May 5, 2009 | No Comments
Sure, 2009 isn't even halfway over yet but that didn't stop Electronic House from crowning a winner in its "Home of the Year Awards." It's a quaint little 7,000 sqare foot spread located in the Hollywood Hills with none other than a dedicated game room complete with one of those triple-screen racing simulators like we saw at CES this year.
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Hitachi unveils 11 latest Wooo plasmas and LCDs: Greener, better looking & network connected
Posted on April 9, 2009 | No CommentsThis year's edition of the Hitachi Wooo line of flat panels look a lot like their predecessors on the outside (120Hz IPS LCDs, 250GB HDD equipped models with iVDR slots for additional hard drives and Wooonet DLNA network support) but it's what's inside that counts. The four new XP plasma models range from 42- to 50-inches and promise even better contrast ratios, as high as 40,000:1, with better color reproduction and the promise of greater energy efficiency. The ultra-thin 35mm / 1.4-inch thick LCDs are back in four new models, with UWB wirelessly connected tuners, auto sensing/adjusting brightness and aforementioned "eco" power sipping improvements. The relatively fat XP line of LCDs consists of just three displays, but just like all the rest, buyers can still hook up to the 'net and pull down video on-demand or Yahoo! Japan's web TV portal -- features unlikely to make the jump when we see U.S. versions of these later this year. The XP plasmas and LCDs go on sale in Japan later this month or next, while the ultra-thins will be crash dieting until October.
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Read - Hitachi, 7 new plasma / LCDHitachi unveils 11 latest Wooo plasmas and LCDs: Greener, better looking & network connected originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Samsung begins production on edge-lit LED-backlit HDTV panels
Posted on March 26, 2009 | No CommentsSamsung's being a bit ambiguous with this one, but we won't deny that we're drooling pretty heavily over these new panels. Said outfit has just revealed that mass production has begun on the industry's first "ultra-slim LCD panels suited for large size TVs," and while we're wondering what exactly it means by that, we can't help but appreciate the attributes. We're told that the unique edge-lit LED backlighting offers lighter weight and thinner designs compared to standard direct-lit LED LCDs, and moreover, a 55-inch Samsung HDTV with edge-lit LED backlighting "uses up to 40 percent less power than conventional LCD TVs." The panels measure just 0.42-inches thick and are being produced in 40-, 46- and 55-inch sizes. We're still waiting to hear back from Sammy on whether these are the same ones used in the energy-efficient LCD HDTVs announced at CES or new models altogether, but 'til then, you can feel free to start digging in the couches for spare pennies.
Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Samsung begins production on edge-lit LED-backlit HDTV panels originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sharp Display Products emerges from Sharp / Sony joint venture
Posted on March 24, 2009 | No CommentsIt's been just over a year since we first heard that your next Sony LCD TV may actually be a Sharp, and while the joint venture has been flipped on and off again during the past 13 months, it seems that the stars are finally aligning in order to make this thing happen. Sharp is preparing a unit that will be launched on April 1st in order to act as "a base to be transformed into the joint venture." The unit will be christened Sharp Display Products Corporation, with Sharp owning 66 percent (and thus, the namesake) and Sony taking the remaining 34 percent. The two currently plan to start up production of LCD panels by March of 2010, which gives Sharp a solid dozen months to construct the facility in Sakai, Japan. Better hurry, folks -- it's not like OLED is breathing down your neck or anything.
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Sharp Display Products emerges from Sharp / Sony joint venture originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Bang & Olufsen debuts 40-inch BeoVision 8 LCD HDTV
Posted on March 16, 2009 | No CommentsSlowly but surely, the BeoVision 8 is creeping up into big screen territory. Bang & Olufsen's latest iteration, more casually known as the BV8-40, pulls those LCD TV edges out to 40-inches diagonally and features a lush 1,920 x 1,080 native resolution. Other specs include 500 nits of brightness, a 3,000:1 contrast ratio, six-millisecond response time, a digital TV tuner (for those in DVB regions) and a pretty swank set of internal speakers to boot. All we're told regarding pricing is that the MSRP is "attractive," but we get the feeling it's only sexy to those who aren't concerned with zeros and decimal places.
[Via GadgetReview]
Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Bang & Olufsen debuts 40-inch BeoVision 8 LCD HDTV originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Disney’s latest LCD TV gets mauled by Stitch
Posted on March 13, 2009 | No CommentsSomehow or another, Lilo was completely left out of this arrangement, but as you can tell, there's no room beside Stitch anyway. Disney's latest 20-inch LCD TV has been decidedly commandeered by one of its (er, only?) most popular blue alien characters, and if you can look past that gaping mouth up top, you'll notice a 1,680 x 1,050 resolution, HDMI and VGA inputs, a built-in TV tuner, dual five watt speakers and a bundled remote. Oddly, we're told that this royalty-laced set will be priced at an amazing ¥100,000 ($1,015), so you best be sure 1) your kid is a true, hardcore fan and 2) money ain't a thang.
[Via CNET]Filed under: Displays, Home Entertainment
Disney's latest LCD TV gets mauled by Stitch originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Japan gets super-cute Stitch TV
Posted on March 6, 2009 | No Comments
A Japanese company called Runat today presented a 20-inch LCD TV featuring a Stitch figure that tries to climb on top of it [JP]. The TV will go on sale (in Japan only) starting at the end of this month.
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Blu-ray and flat-panels sales are increasing in Japan
Posted on March 6, 2009 | No Comments
Shocker of the day, folks: modern A/V technology is selling well in Japan. DfK Marketing Services Japan just announced the results of a 2008 study which concluded that the Blu-ray format and flat-panel TVs are seeing sales numbers increasing. Actually, it's impressive as the country is experience an economic slow down similar to ours here in the States.
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CrunchDeals: 46-inch 1080p TV for $699
Posted on March 2, 2009 | No Comments
Economy, schmemonomy – Costco.com has a 46-inch 1080p LCD TV for $699 after a $200 instant rebate good until March 22nd. Buy it!
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Sony presents extra-sturdy LCD TV (video)
Posted on February 24, 2009 | No Comments
Sony Japan has announced the GXD-L65H1 today [JP], a 65-inch LCD TV that's supposed to be extra-sturdy. The company hopes the rain- and dustproof TV (that fulfills the IP54 standard) will be used in rain stations and sports stadiums.
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CrunchDeals: 23-inch LCD TV for $199
Posted on February 20, 2009 | No Comments
Newegg has a wheel of a deal on a 23-inch TV at $199 after using promo code EMCLNNL35 at checkout.