CONSUMER ELECTRONICS RELATED News from Around the Web

• WordPress.com Video Contest: Giving Thanks
  Source: en.blog.wordpress.com   Date: 15 hours 41 minutes 3 seconds ago.
  Announcing our first-ever video contest, brought to you by turkey, stuffing, and that gelatinous stuff that grandma calls cranberry sauce. Yes, thats U.S. Thanksgiving. Appropriate to the occasion, the topic is giving thanks.While its inspired by the holiday, its in no way More
  
• Most Reliable Wireless Network Just Got Better for Customers in Monroe County, Michigan - Zibb.com
  Source: Comtex   Date: 17 hours 41 minutes 37 seconds ago.
  Verizon Wireless today announced it has completed the integration of its network with that of Alltel across Monroe County to provide customers with clearer reception, fewer dropped calls and more coverage, including stronger in-building coverage. Verizon Wireless' voice and high-speed 3G data More
  
• Youtube Videos Get Automatic Captions. 1080p Videos Roll-Out
  Date: 18 hours 2 minutes 35 seconds ago.
  Seems that the Youtube developers are finally starting to implement new features at the popular video hosting portal. After the announcement of 1080p video More
  
• LEDs light up LCD TVs
  Source: Electronics Weekly   Date: 22 hours 13 minutes 37 seconds ago.
  Large-panel LCD TVs have traditionally used CCFL backlighting. However, these CCFL backlit televisions have a variety of shortcomings ranging from fast motion blur to inaccurate colour reproduction More
  
• Te Wananga O Aotearoa replaces VoIP
  Source: reseller.co.nz   Date: 11-19-2009 20:55:37 GMT
  In an effort to update its voice infrastructure, Te Wananga O Aotearoa is looking for a supplier to provide a centralised IP based Cisco VoIP system. Its current hardware is built upon a mix of NEC IP, digital, analogue and Nortel/Aria systems. The Wananga intends to replace all of its PABX systems. More
  
• Video encoder IP core has H.264 HP capability
  Source: www.electronicstalk.com   Date: 11-20-2009 08:00:00 GMT
  Imagination Technologies has announced PowerVR VXE380, the latest member of its third-generation video encoder IP family. More
  
• Important Advance in Electrically Controlling Quantum States of Electrons
  Source: www.azonano.com   Date: 11-20-2009 07:28:35 GMT
  Physicists at UC Santa Barbara have made an important advance in electrically controlling quantum states of electrons, a step that could help in the development of quantum computing. The work is published online today on the Science Express Web site. More
  
• MyVu Solo Plus EV Media Viewer with iPod and iPhone Conversion Cable - $79.99
  Source: www.woot.com   Date: 11-20-2009 06:00:33 GMT
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• UDC and ASU supply flexible AM-Pholed Prototypes to US Army
  Source: www.oled-display.net   Date: 11-20-2009 05:50:24 GMT
  wrist-worn-udc-foled-ces-2009 Universal Display also awarded $650,000 U.S. Army SBIR Phase II Enhancement Program to support demonstration of enhanced-performance AMOLEDs on plastic substrates. Universal Display Corporation, an innovator behind today’s More
  
• EEbeat › California Energy Commission Approves First Mandatory TV Efficiency Standards
  Date: 11-19-2009 19:51:31 GMT
  It’s been almost three years in the making, including numerous stakeholder workshops and meetings, and today the CEC commissioners unanimously voted to amend the state’s Appliance Efficiency Regulations (Title 20) to include tighter energy efficiency standards for televisions. More
  
• Rapid Electronics - Educational products come to the iPhone
  Date: 11-19-2009 17:15:38 GMT
  The Essay Writing Wizard app from Niles Technology Group is "fully interactive and allow[s] students to organise and input notes, ideas, research and even writing samples directly into the phone", according to the company. More
  
• Samsung Back at Top Spot at U.S. LCD-TV Market in 3Q
  Source: www.pcb007.com   Date: 11-19-2009 15:26:00 GMT
  Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. in the third quarter retook the No.-1 ranking in the U.S. LCD-TV market from chief competitor Vizio Inc., according to iSuppli Corporation. More
  
• International CTIA WIRELESS 2010® Call For Speakers
  Source: www.ctia.org   Date: 11-19-2009 14:52:00 GMT
  Read, watch and listen to the latest happenings at the Convention. : International CTIA WIRELESS 2010® Call For Speakers Read, watch and listen to the latest happenings at the Convention. : International CTIA WIRELESS 2010® Call For Speakers More
  
• Malicious Java Applet Poses as Carrie Prejean Video
  Source: www.avertlabs.com   Date: 11-19-2009 14:48:08 GMT
  McAfee Labs has observed various spam runs exploiting the recent sensational Carrie Prejean news. The Prejean video is rapidly becoming one of the most searched-for topics ever on the net since the existence of the tape became common knowledge. More
  
• Samsung retakes leadership in U.S. LCD-TV market in the third quarter
  Source: www.emsnow.com   Date: 11-19-2009 00:00:00 GMT
  Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. in the third quarter retook the No.-1 ranking in the U.S. LCD-TV market from chief competitor Vizio Inc., according to iSuppli Corp. The South Korean electronics giant shipped 1. More
  
• AMD Accelerates Flash Player 10.1 with ATI Stream Technology
  Source: www.amd.com   Date: 11-18-2009 17:56:00 GMT
  AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced that the beta Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1 beta released today supports platforms powered by Vision Technology from AMD to deliver high-quality, high definition (HD) on Flash platform -based video and other rich Web based content and applications. Flash Player 10.1 leverages More
  
• Drive a car with an iPhone?
  Source: Test & Measurement World   Date: 11-18-2009 15:01:21 GMT
  Senior Technical Editor Martin Rowe covers topics relating to general-purpose instrumentation, compliance, communications test, and anything else that comes along. More
  
• Rework Apple In-Ear Headphones for Nokia n97 (And other weird devices)
  Source: www.nycresistor.com   Date: 09-28-2009 05:23:32 GMT
  NYC Resistor is an electronics hacking collective located in Downtown Brooklyn. We make rad stuff, work collaboratively on projects, and offer classes to people interested in learning more about electronics and hacking. More
  
• Crestron Hosts Second Annual Dealer Conference in Sydney, Australia
  Source: www.Industrial-Embedded.com   Date: 11-18-2009 06:47:08 GMT
  Industrial Embedded Systems is the source of information on intelligent technologies driving the industrial transformation. With coverage of Computing, Human Interface, Networking, Sensors/Control and Storage, readers are updated with the latest technical articles and applications from leading More
  
• Autodesk SketchBook Mobile Surpasses One Million Downloads on the App Store (Autodesk)
  Source: news.autodesk.com   Date: 11-17-2009 16:34:29 GMT
  SAN RAFAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Autodesk SketchBook Mobile software from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), has surpassed one million downloads on the App Store since its debut on September 17. Autodesk SketchBook Mobile is a professional-grade paint and drawing app that offers a full set of More