Audio/Video

SAN DIEGO — A “near” music-on-demand streaming music service, and a planned on-demand streaming service, could be accessible from future Internet radio appliances if...

Two technology companies promise to make music CDs unrippable, but whether the technologies they employ will go into widespread use in the United States...

LONG BEACH, CALIF. — In addition to launching its first HDTV sets, Mitsubishi unveiled a host of both analog and HDTV-upgradeable rear-projection TV monitors...

Select audio suppliers have developed bass-management solutions to make sure that owners of multichannel subwoofer/satellite systems get all the bass they’re supposed to get...

Here’s what companies are doing to deliver bass management for multichannel SACD and DVD-Audio: Kenwood: The DV4900 400+3 DVD-A/V changer and the five-disc DV5700,...

MIAMI BEACH , FLA. — A/V specialty marketers and dealers polled at the PARA conference agreed that over-the-counter retail growth slowed considerably during the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. —The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wants to bring its standards for measuring home-audio amplifier output into the multichannel era. But the Consumer...

NEW YORK — With a staggering (some would say stagnant) economy and wavering consumer confidence, retailers are reporting fluctuating trends in the camcorder market....

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — McIntosh has reorganized its sales and marketing programs and reshuffled management to focus more on the sell-through of its home and...

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — Electrograph Systems, a value-added distributor of commercial and high-end home theater display products, said it has reached a deal to distribute...

NEW YORK — Former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Richard Wiley said the 2006 deadline for broadcasters to convert their analog stations to digital now...

PASADENA, CALIF. Gemstar-TV Guide International reached a 20-year licensing deal with Comcast Cable Communications to use its electronic program guide technology. Comcast said it...

MENLO PARK, CALIF. -Datacasting pioneer Geocast Network Systems suspended operations after failing to secure additional financing to keep the company running. Geocast attempted to...

BRISBANE, CALIF. -Hitachi America’s computer division recently started shipping an HDTV-level plasma display panel (PDP) at a newly reduced $9,995 retail price. The company...

NEW YORK -Haier America Trading is giving its fledgling U.S. color television and DVD sales businesses a boost by joining a national cable television...

The Dahlquist and Clements speaker brands, previously marketed by Toronto’s AudioSphere before it went bankrupt in late 1999, are re-entering the U.S. market. Two...

NAPLES, FLA. -IntelliNet Controls has introduced a distributed-audio system that can be expanded to deliver limited control over home subsystems such as lighting, HVAC,...

NEW YORK, N.Y. -HBO said it will present on April 7 the concert performance of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in 1080i...

ORLANDO, FLA. -Hybrid digital camcorders/still cams were on parade at the PMA trade show, here, as Canon, JVC, Panasonic and Sony all presented new...

NEW YORK -Some companies can’t wait for the IEEE to finalize its 1394B digital network standard, which will let custom installers distribute digital audio,...

Mainstream and niche suppliers have unveiled plans for a host of new home-network devices intended for sale through over-the-counter and custom-install channels. The over-the-counter...

ARLINGTON, VA. -The Consumer Electronics Association said it expects to finalize its VHN (Versatile Home Network) standard by the end of the year or...

TEMPE, ARIZ. -Rockford Corp., known in the CE industry mainly for its Rockford-Fosgate autosound products, will begin selling high-end home audio products through its...

ARLINGTON, VA. -Combined factory-level sales of home and portable audio will cough up a 1.6 percent gain to $6.07 billion in 2001 following last...

LAS VEGAS -A total of 165 DVD-Audio titles is expected to be available in the first half to accompany more than 30 DVD-A/V models...

LAS VEGAS -Preaching to the converted, a star-studded group of panelists nevertheless wowed the crowd with a series of presentations on the wonders of...

LAS VEGAS -Although it is the most aggressive promoter of the recordable MiniDisc format in the United States, Sony unveiled its first CD-recorder during...

For video hardware marketers, 2000 went out with a sales bang when it came to direct-view analog color TVs, TV/VCRs, camcorders and DVD players,...

LAS VEGAS -Audio suppliers are pushing ahead with plans to develop hard-drive audio servers in 2001. Linn will display its first hard-drive-based music-storage systems...

LAS VEGAS -DVD players will appear in more shelf systems and home-theater-in-a box packages this year as suppliers continue to tap into demand for...

LAS VEGAS -An expanded selection of CD-recorders from a variety of suppliers will overwhelm limited MiniDisc introductions at CES, but MD activists Sony and...

LAS VEGAS -Dealers will find new tabletop and component-style audio products that stream audio from websites without linking up to a PC. Philips will...

LAS VEGAS -Custom-market manufacturer Sonance plans to expand two speaker series at CES and introduce an upgrade option for its Navigator distributed-audio system. The...

Cable Television Laboratories (CableLabs) is expanding its support base for developers of advanced set-top-box applications un-der a new program, called FOCIS, for the Forum...

This year marked DVD-Video’s foray into the mass market. At the onset of the all-important fourth quarter, the industry shipped its 10 millionth DVD-Video...

The selection of hard-drive-based home audio servers and jukeboxes will expand at CES to include the first models from traditional audio specialty and mainstream...

The audio industry will embrace PC technologies at CES but won’t turn its back on the traditional products and technologies that continue to drive...

The 2001 Consumer Electronics Show will be an Interactive-TV odyssey, as manufactures and Internet service providers prepare to travel to Las Vegas, Jan. 6-9,...

At least one more CE manufacturer will enter the streaming Internet audio market with a shelf system that streams audio directly from websites. That...

The nation’s two direct-broadcast satellite (DBS) operators recently reported continued growth surges for third-quarter 2000. Hughes Electronics Corp. re-ported its DirecTV operation gained 450,000...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -Consumer Electronics Association president Gary Shapiro formally asked Federal Communications Commission chairman William Kennard to reconsider his proposal to require manufacturers to...

COLUMBIA, MD. -With iBiquity continuing to merge the Lucent and USADR digital radio standards, it’s unlikely that Las Vegas radio stations will be able...