Blu-ray has won the HD disc format battle and while still firmly behind plasma, LCD may get more attention. Those are just two of the opinions Joseph Taylor, executive VP/ COO of Panasonic Corp. of North America.

The front of the line at Apple’s Fifth Avenue store the Tuesday before the iPhone went on sale. By Friday the line had grown from 7 people to hundreds.

Dell has introduced a line of colorful notebook computers and it announced the Dimension brand name would no longer be used with directly sold products. These will all now carry the Inspiron moniker.

Dell’s Ron Garriques (from left), Sony’s Stan Glasgow, moderator Gary Shapiro of CEA, Stewart Muller of Philips and Panasonic’s Joe Taylor at the CEA CEO Summit’s Manufacturing Power Panel.

JVC introduced four new 1080p LCD TVs including the 47-inch LT-47X788 ($2,699 estimated street) featuring a new black cabinet design.

Meijer will offer a Vonage-enabled D-Link adapter among several Vonage products in its stores this month.

8x8’s Virtual Office small business VoIP product now offers Outlook integration.

Com One, known for its Bluetooth accessories, is venturing into the home audio market with a Wi-Fi-equipped AC/DC Internet radio and a Bluetooth adapter for home stereo systems.

The Audiovox XpressR XM plug-and-play tuner has a split screen for viewing information on multiple stations.

While the iPhone is the object of consumer's affection retailers can’t touch it.

Logitech’s Kinetik 15.5 backpack is a top-loading notebook case with an exo-shell casing for protection.

Microsoft’s Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000 retails for $149.

Frigidaire’s new PureAir filtration system, developed to remove food odors from refrigerator compartments, has begun hitting retail floors within 10 select refrigerator models.

Sharp's U.S. AQUOS marketing team Tony Favia, Bob Scaglione and Bruce Tripido celebrate Sharp's designation as the official HDTV of MLB from the company's box at Shea Stadium June 27.