Paul Liao

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3-D: Next-Generation Home Entertainment Or Just Another Gimmick?

It’s two months since International CES, where Panasonic, as well as several other companies, previewed work in the development of 3-D home entertainment. And those showings have people across several industries still talking about 3-D.   According to the The 3-D Movies Database , the peak year for 3-D movies was 1953, when 29 3-D films were released. But in just one year, the... More

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A Reflection on President Obama’s Inauguration Speech

On Jan. 20, we witnessed the inauguration of President Obama.  Although nearly 2 million people traveled to the nation’s capital to experience the event, it was brought to most of us through the marvels of modern communications technology — TV and radio, of course, and reportedly millions more watched on the Web. I watched it in on a cluster of Panasonic Viera HDTVs with... More

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A New Year’s Resolution

Now that CES is over, the new year for most of us can really begin. It’s still a time when many people, including me, are prone to making new year’s resolutions. The past year has been dominated by challenging economic news, and our industry is not immune to the economic bad news. However, let us resolve to continue to focus on improving consumers’ life experience with... More

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Obama Demographics: Lessons For Our Industry

This past week I finally had time to think about some of the implications of the recent presidential election. The election of Mr. Obama is both a historic milestone and comes at a time when the country is looking for steady leadership during difficult and challenging times. He ran on a policy platform that promised a “change” in our nation’s policies that would address... More

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Weathering the Storm

Last week I spent the better part of a day in Detroit where I gave a paper on the topic of meeting consumer needs at SAE International’s Convergence 2008 Conference . Reflecting Detroit’s sense of crisis, the session was aptly titled: "Targeting Consumer Needs in the Perfect Storm." From there, I headed to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Association’s Industry... More