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January 2008
- Digital Tools Help Users Save Energy, Study Finds
  
  New York Times | Jan 10, 08
  
  Giving people the means to closely monitor and adjust their electricity use lowers their monthly bills and could significantly reduce the need to build new power plants, according to a yearlong government study.
- A Look Back At The Future Of Electronics
  
  CBS | Jan 10, 08
  
  (CBS) The 2008 Consumer Electronics Show is in the history books and, sadly, I was one of the last to leave the hall after they dimmed the lights as a hint that it was time to leave. I didn%u2019t intend to stay till the last minute - it%u2019s just that my flight from Las Vegas doesn%u2019t leave until late Thursday night. I%u2019m writing this from a Las Vegas coffee shop as I anxiously anticipate my flight home.
- The Quest for Higher-Def TV
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jan 9, 08 5:53 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - All the flat-panel TV technologies on the market—whether liquid-crystal or plasma—have picture-quality issues, the Wall Street Journa l reports, but TV makers think they can do something about that, and use those tweaks to distinguish themselves in a crowded market. Improving picture quality has emerged as one of the hottest topics at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the Journal says. More »
- Target to push electronics to drive sales
  
  Reuters | Jan 9, 08
  
  LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Customers continue to clamor for consumer electronics despite the economic slowdown and Target will boost its offering of hot products, such as flat-panel TVs, to spur sales in 2008, an executive at the discount retailer said on Tuesday. "We are seeing no resistance to larger panel sizes, better brands, higher price points," Target Vice-President of Consumer Electronics Steve Eastman said in an interview at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
- No ceasefire in DVD format battle
  
  BBC | Jan 9, 08
  
  The high definition DVD format war will continue until a winner is declared, technology watchers have heard.
- HD DVD Not Dead Yet: Toshiba
  
  Reuters | Jan 7, 08 6:24 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Toshiba executives claim the company's HD DVD platform hasn't yet lost the heated format war, despite the recent announcement from Warner Bros. that the studio will release film titles exclusively in the rival Blu-Ray format. Backers of the HD DVD format will exhibit their wares at the Consumer Electronics Show. More »
- Electronics Show Struggles to Green Up
  
  Washington Post | Jan 5, 08 10:27 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The massive Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which kicks off Monday, is trying to beat its seriously "ungreen" rep by buying carbon offsets for the equivalent of 2.3 million gallons of gasoline it takes to power the extravaganza, the size of 35 football fields. It will also showcase energy-saving products, TVs with fewer toxic chemicals, and recycled cellphones, the Washington Post reports. More »
- BBC NEWS | Technology | Rivals battle for connected world
  
  BBC | Jan 5, 08
  
  Technology giants Microsoft and Apple will set out their rival visions of the digital future at two separate events in the coming days.
- A Rocky 2008 Forecast for Consumer Tech
  
  MarketWatch | Jan 3, 08 2:36 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - As the tech industry prepares for two huge events—the Consumer Electronics Show and Macworld— MarketWatch ’s Therese Poletti takes a look at the year ahead, and has little nice to say about consumers’ continued appetite for buying. Few big products are expected to debut—“the commonly stated mantra for expectations is ‘evolutionary, not revolutionary’”—and recession fears may well be realized in 2008. More »
December 2007
- Half of US Owns a Digital TV
  
  Engadget | Dec 29, 07 4:56 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Digital TVs now grace 57 million US households—more than half the country—according to the Consumer Electronics Association. For glass-half-empty types, that means much of the country still isn’t ready for 2009, when TV will be digital only, Engadget reports. But the optimistic CEA is predicting big sales in 2008. More »
- Electronics Giants Join Forces
  
  PC World | Dec 26, 07 7:08 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hitachi, Canon, and Panasonic have announced plans to work to together in moving flat-panel display technology forward, PC World reports. Competition is heating up in the industry, and the companies hope the alliance will accelerate development time. The firms will work together on LCD displays and organic light emitting diode displays, which some think could replace LCD. More »
- New Plexi-Like DVDs to Hold 1TB of Data
  
  ComputerWorld | Dec 21, 07 11:58 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - An Israeli company will unveil, at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, a DVD made of a plexiglass-like polymer that can hold half a terabyte of data. Mempile adds that within a few years its DVDs will be up to one terabyte—enough to hold 250,000 high-resolution photos or MP3s, or about 40 HD movies or 115 DVD movies, reports ComputerWorld . Current HD DVDs hold 50GB maximum. More »
- Best Buy Profit Soars 52% in 3Q
  
  Wall Street Journal | Dec 18, 07 12:21 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A consumer hankering for big-ticket items—and a willingness to pay closer to full price for them—helped Best Buy's third-quarter profit rise 52%, reports the Wall Street Journal . Absent last year's discounting on flat-screen TVs, the country's largest electronics chain posted Q3 net income of $228 million, or 53 cents a share, versus 31 cents a share a year earlier and analysts' forecast of 41 cents. More »
- Semiconductor Sales Rise While Prices Fall
  
  Wall Street Journal | Dec 3, 07 1:52 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Semiconductor sales in October went up 5% worldwide from last year, thanks to strong growth in the Asian-Pacific region and Japan, and an industry association forecasts 3.8% growth for the year, reports the Wall Street Journal . Meanwhile prices have dropped rapidly -- "Consumers are reaping huge benefits from continued rapid price attrition," said the association president. More »
November 2007
- Samsung Ramps Up Plans for Bigger Flat-Screens
  
  Wall Street Journal