Audio/Video

In case you’ve been vacationing on a distant planet recently, the binary system on which our computers and CD players operate has begun to...

Philips’ DVD+RW digital video recording system got a major supporter at CES, when executives with Thomson MultiMedia said they have selected the recording format...

Sony plans to push Memory Stick and iLink IEEE-1394 connectivity at this week’s Comdex show and will take its message to the rest of...

NEW YORK –Showtime and Home &Garden TV will be among the first TV networks to make broad use of the long-awaited Ipreview function on...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Fujitsu will unveil two enhanced Plasmavision SlimScreen video display panels and a multimedia LCD projector at this week’s InfoComm 2000 here,...

As prices continue to drop and value escalates, the camcorder category should be more popular than ever with consumers this year, although manufacturers that...

Gemstar’s StarSight subsidiary filed a patent infringement suit against TiVo in a Northern California federal district court, claiming the developer of the personal video...

Although it has still not shipped a set-top DTV decoder, Sony continued to emphasize HDTV-capable video displays for the custom-installation market at the CEDIA...

Sony has joined the ranks of consumer electronics manufacturers that plan to make and market Personal Video Recorders (PVRs) for the TiVo platform. The...

Looking to throw a little gas on the DVD fire, Warner Home Video is coordinating a multi-company software/hardware crossover promotion that is scheduled to...

Gearing up for significant growth of HDTV-capable monitors this year, Toshiba introduced at CES its first widescreen direct-view set with a truly flat screen....

NBC and Showtime are the first television networks to announce plans to use TiVo’s Ipreview system that will allow TiVo users to program their...

As the industry watches sales of new digital video devices — from DVD players to digital television monitors — eclipse market sales expectations for...

INDIANAPOLIS — Sensory Science showed CEDIA attendees its next-generation line of high-resolution EDTV and HDTV monitors and unveiled its long awaited DTV set-top decoder....

Sony unveiled what it called the first digital camcorder with megapixel still image capability. The DCR-PC100 will be available in October at a $2,199...

A just-released special deluxe DVD edition of Pink Floyd – The Wall is the subject of a new DVD cross-promotion between Columbia Music Video...

Sony unveiled a new use for its MiniDisc media format when it introduced its first digital camcorder based on the tiny optical disc technology....

Digital television will take center stage among new high-performance home theater video products slated for demonstration at this year’s CEDIA Show in Indianapolis. In...

INDIANAPOLIS — Marantz America used the CEDIA Expo to introduce its expanded lineup of video products, including a range of monitors with HDTV scan-rate...

LOS ANGELES — NadaPC and Samsung Electronics are collaborating on a convergence device called the iCEBOX (Interactive Communication Entertainment Box), which will combine the...

With services becoming commoditized, it’s time for specialty retailers “to move to a new echelon of value” in which they stage in-store experiences for...

Factory-level dollar sales of home audio components and speakers fell during the first two months of the year by 5.4% to $205 million on...

B&K thinks it’s time to resurrect two-channel products but bring them up-to-date with late-’90s refinements. In re-entering the tuner-preamp market after an absence of...

Continuing to expand its licensing business, Sensory Science announced it has reached an agreement with JVC to give the developer of the VHS standard...

ARLINGTON, Va. — The children of baby boomers are looking increasingly to the PC to satisfy their music listening needs, according to an eBrain...

Enhanced cosmetics and improved acoustic qualities are among the advantages promised by Mitek in new DCM-brand home speakers targeted for shipment later this year....

Aiwa began to raise its video profile this year and plans to become a bigger force in the category next year. Next year’s video...

Audiovox’s planned trio of MP DJ-series solid-state portables will accept optional MultiMedia Cards that consumers will also be able to plug into Audiovox car...

One of two proposed DVD-based music-disc formats, DVD-Audio is supported by the DVD Forum. DVD-Audio uses single-sided or dual-sided discs with up to two...

In publishing its portable device spec, SDMI revealed several new details about its voluntary requirements, including: A four-copy “limit” on CD tracks ripped and...

RDS (Radio Data System): A technology used in select FM tuners. RDS radios display the call letters and program format of stations equipped with...

MCLEAN, VA. — In an expected move, two-way satellite-based ISP Gilat-To-Home said it has changed its name to StarBand Communications. The Israel-based company is...

San Diego-based e.Digital went to Comdex to trot out a reference Internet audio portable that it hopes to supply on an OEM basis. The...

Indianapolis — Custom installers were less likely to operate a retail business and more likely to get new business through referrals in 1999 than...

Palo Alto, Calif. — The Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) is close to approving an initial round of device-specification amendments that would give suppliers...

THX Surround EX-equipped consumer products will put in their first appearance at a consumer electronics trade show during the CEDIA Expo. The format, developed...

ENGLEWOOD, COLO. & SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — In a joint announcement, AT&T Broadband and Philips Electronics said they plan to market Philips’ advanced digital cable...

Advanced Television Enhancement Forum (ATVEF): This is an alliance of companies from the broadcast, cable, consumer electronics, PC and television transport industries. The group...

EchoStar announced a new promotion that offers new subscribers its just-launched high-performance Dish 500 decoder system free after rebate in exchange for a one-year...

NEW YORK — Sirius Satellite Radio is planning music-intense channels whose on-air personalities will keep chatter to a minimum and will present information “that...

The results of the first TWICE Survey are in. The question was: Should the Advanced Television Standard Committee amend the Digital Television standard to...