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consumer electronics stories: 81 news summaries

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 Recession Takes Bite 
 Out of CES Buzz 

Attendance down at Las Vegas electronics expo

Jan 9, 09 1:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Whether or not the gadgets make a splash, this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas is certainly a low-voltage affair, Reuters reports. The sputtering economy has slashed turnout at the expo, which in years past hosted “so many people it’s hard to walk around.” And tech... More »

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Las Vegas • consumer electronics • Consumer Electronics Show • CES • gadget • economic downturn • attendance

analysis

 Intel Losses 
 Dull Luster of 
 Gadget Show 

Revenue slump looms over Consumer Electronic Show

Jan 7, 09 5:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Intel's prediction today of abysmal holiday losses has cast a shadow over the year's flashiest gadget show, which starts tomorrow, writes Brooke Crothers of CNET. Fourth-quarter revenue is expected to be down 23% from 2007 and 20% from the third quarter. Intel is the world's biggest chip maker, and the... More »

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Taiwan • recession • consumer electronics • Consumer Electronics Show • economy • computer sales • computer hardware • gadget • Intel Corp • chip industry

 3D in the Comfort of Home 

Pushes failed in the 50s, 70s, but experts think we're ready to enter a new dimension

Jan 5, 09 1:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Twice before, the entertainment industry has tried to get people excited about watching 3D movies and sporting events in their own living rooms. The idea fizzled both times, but this time it has a chance, reports the Los Angeles Times. At this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, manufacturers... More »

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entertainment • television • technology • consumer electronics • Consumer Electronics Show • 3D movie

(AP) - Panasonic has begun a $9 billion takeover of Japanese rival Sanyo, hoping that transforming into one of the world's biggest electronics companies will help it weather the toughest business conditions in a century. Top shareholders, including Goldman Sachs, had been haggling over the price with Panasonic since last month, but... More »

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Japan • merger • Panasonic • consumer electronics • Sanyo

No More
Kindles for
Christmas

Amazon's ebook
reader sells out again, thanks to Oprah

Dec 4, 08 6:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Thanks no doubt to an endorsement from Oprah—who described Amazon.com’s Kindle as her “new favorite gadget”—the ebook reader is once again out of stock for the holidays, the Wall Street Journal reports. In fact, the $359 device won't be available again until February at... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • consumer electronics • Kindle • Amazon.com • ebooks

'Bleak Friday' May Keep TV Prices Down All Season

Deals on flat screens could extend all month

Nov 26, 08 7:21 AM CST
(Newser) - If your holiday wish list includes a flat-panel TV, you may not have to battle crowds on Black Friday to land a deal, reports the Wall Street Journal. Struggling electronics retailers anticipating a bleak holiday season are likely to extend traditionally low day-after-Thanksgiving prices—which could top 50% savings... More »

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flat screen TVs • holiday shopping • consumer electronics • Best Buy • LCD TV • holiday sales

Circuit City Files for Bankruptcy

Dropping consumer spending, tightening credit hurt the electronics giant

Nov 10, 08 8:21 AM CST
(AP) - Circuit City Stores has filed for bankruptcy protection today, about a week after it said it would close 20% of its stores. The electronics retailer, based in Richmond, Va., has struggled as nervous consumers spend less and credit tightens. More »

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bankruptcy • consumer electronics • Circuit City • Chapter 11 • financial crisis

product review

Computer Shopping? No Need to Go for Broke

Typical users don't have to break the bank: Mossberg

Oct 30, 08 10:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Economic conditions being what they are, you might not have a ton of dough to spend on a new computer. So in his annual PC buyer’s guide, Wall Street Journal tech expert Walter Mossberg adopts a budget-focused mindset. His advice:
  • The current Mac OS, Leopard, is much better
... More »

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shopping • holiday shopping • consumer electronics • computer • low-end computers • computer hardware

Sony Profits Plunge 72% on Strong Yen, Slow Exports

Japanese Electronics maker sees profits tumble 72% for quarter

Oct 29, 08 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - A strengthening yen and declining demand—especially from the US—for consumer electronics provided a one-two punch that knocked Sony profits down 72% for the third quarter, reports the New York Times. Sony shares slid to a 16-year low on Monday, and are down 67% for the year. More »

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earnings reports • Sony • yen • Canon • consumer electronics • financial crisis

PRODUCT REVIEWS

A Midsummer Night's Screen: The Best Outdoor Projectors

A drive-in movie buff takes tech for a backyard test run

Aug 19, 08 8:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though the drive-in movie theater has gone the way of the buffalo, Barry Sonnenfeld writes in Esquire, with the right projector you can recreate the outdoor film experience in your back yard. But take notice: A projector is only as good as the screen it’s projecting on, so make... More »

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Technology • Panasonic • consumer electronics • outdoors • movies • tech review • Epson • Optoma

 Is New iPhone Apple's Vista? 

Analyst says continued tech, customer-service turbulence could do real damage

Jul 28, 08 1:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s still exceedingly tough to get a new 3G iPhone due to limited supply, and myriad technical problems persist in registering and operating the eagerly awaited gadget. Apple has apologized for the lines, and the bugs in its new syncing software, but one analyst tells USA Today that the... More »

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Microsoft • consumer • Apple • Microsoft Vista • consumer electronics • iPhone 3G • Apple Store

 Recycled
 'E-Waste'
 Can Be Toxic 

Old TVs, PCs can pollute developing countries

Jul 7, 08 5:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Recycling old computers, cell phones, and TVs may sound like a good idea—but be sure you know the destination before you dump such material, USA Today advises. While such “e-waste” recycling programs are springing up everywhere these days, some pose a threat. Often, the materials end up in... More »

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environment • recycling • toxin • developing countries • consumer electronics • e waste

Forget Batteries —Get Ready
for Fuel Cells

They could soon be a better choice to power laptops, phones

Jun 19, 08 8:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Think fuel cells are just for cars? Think again. Their real value may be to power portable electronics such as laptops and cell phones. Fuel cells that use methanol, rather than gasoline, could replace batteries in electronics. They last much longer and take just a moment to refuel—and they're... More »

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cell phones • electronics • laptop • lithium ion batteries • hydrogen fuel cells • consumer electronics

Skip the Ties and Tools:
Dads Want Gadgets

High-tech is the way to make dad feel like a million on his special day

Jun 14, 08 7:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lose the power tools and the landscaping implements this Father's Day, ABC News suggests. The kind of cutting edge Dad really wants can't be found at the hardware store. Among them:
  • For dads who want media at their fingertips, the enV2 by LG hosts music and video via V
... More »

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Netflix • father • Vudu • consumer electronics • LG Electronics • gadget • Father's Day

 New iPhone GPS
 Would Rock
 Nav System World 

Added technology could spell doom for portable navigation devices

Jun 8, 08 6:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple is likely to announce the addition of GPS to the iPhone tomorrow—and that’s bad news for makers of portable satellite-navigation systems, Wired reports. It could also be a dangerous distraction for those on the road, as drivers increasingly turn to tiny mobile-phone screens for directions. The number... More »

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iPhone • Apple • cell phone industry • consumer electronics • satellite navigation

Most Returned Electronics Aren't Broken

Consumers often
can't figure out
how to use them

Jun 3, 08 6:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just 5% of the electronics that consumers return to stores actually don’t work, though often the buyers believe they’re broken, a new study says. In 68% of cases, “they thought it was defective when it wasn't, or there was an expectation gap,” an executive of the... More »

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retail • consumer products • retail sales • consumer electronics

US Slams EU
Over Tariffs
on High Tech

Washington appeals to WTO to end levies on $70B worth of goods

May 28, 08 6:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US butted heads with the European Union today over import tariffs on more than $70 billion worth of computer screens and other technology products, Reuters reports. "The EU should be working with the United States to promote new technologies, not finding protectionist gimmicks to apply new duties to... More »

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European Union • United States • WTO • tariffs • consumer electronics • EU • World Trade Organization.

 Sony Deal Ends Cable Box Era 

Strikes deal for accessory-free TV

May 28, 08 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The days of set-top cable boxes are surely numbered, thanks to Sony, the first consumer electronics company to close a deal to produce TVs that need no accessories to receive digital cable signals. The memorandum of understanding, signed by all the major cable companies, doesn’t just apply to Sony;... More »

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television • cable TV • Sony • consumer electronics • cable industry • cable box

product review

 'Lifelike' Sony TV Wows Viewers 

3mm-thick wonder trumps LCDs, plasmas — though it's tiny, and pricey

May 1, 08 12:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sony’s new XEL-1 television is neither plasma nor LCD: it uses organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology, and “its picture is so incredible, Sony should include a jaw cushion,” David Pogue writes in the New York Times. Sony is the first to sell TVs using the system, which... More »

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television • flat screen TVs • OLED • consumer electronics • LCD TV • Plasma TV • gadget

 Broken Tech Becomes 
 Gold Mine, Literally 

Commodity prices have 'urban miners' panning discarded electronics

Apr 28, 08 2:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - No matter how broken it is, your old cell phone is still valuable to some people. That’s because it, like most electronics, is loaded with copper, iridium, gold, and other commodities that are becoming more expensive by the day. “To some it's just a mountain of garbage, but... More »

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recycling • gold • commodities • consumer electronics • copper

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