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Sony unveiled a new use for its MiniDisc media format when it introduced its first digital camcorder based on the tiny optical disc technology....
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Sony unveiled a new use for its MiniDisc media format when it introduced its first digital camcorder based on the tiny optical disc technology....
As personal video recorder developers TiVo and Replay stare down the barrel of Gemstar patent infringement suits over the use of electronic program guides,...
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...
Loewe, the high-end German TV line introduced by Sensory Science here last year, announced major price reductions for its three 4:3 SDTV-capable digital televisions....
Accelerating its plans to deliver broadband data services via satellite, EchoStar said it would offer this month a new DISHLink system that will help...
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...
NEW YORK — The NATM Buying Corporation is previewing its first business-to-business website during its membership meeting in Atlanta this week. Passwords and training...
A 10% sales growth target and a goal to increase brand awareness of JVC were at the top of the agenda at the company’s...
Chiba, Japan — Kirk Nakamura, newly elected president of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. intends to change the giant manufacturer’s corporate culture to make it...
Panasonic has launched an online store called Panasonic Select Direct that is accessible at store.panasonic.com or through a direct link from www.panasonic.com. The store...
TOKYO — Top executive changes continue at Sony Corporation, with a new executive management structure which centralizes responsibility between current president/CEO Nobuyki Idei and...
Chiba, Japan — Matsushita president Kirk Nakamura provided some insights into his views on DVD, the Digital TV market in the United States, and...
800.com has become the first e-tail-only retailer authorized by Sony to sell its audio, video and telecommunications products, according to the retailer and the...
While Sony Electronics has a dominant market share in several existing and emerging CE, computer and communications categories, the company clearly has its own...
Tops Appliance City, one of the leading electronics and appliance chains in the New York metro area, has decided to drop out of the...
Sony Electronics president/CEO Teri Aoki provided an upbeat assessment of his company’s performance in the U.S., as well as an overview of new and...
Chiba, Japan — Bluetooth-based products, HD recorders using blue laser, SD and Memory Stick-based products, home network items and HD plasma and LCD screen...
Bob Zangrillo, general manager of Panasonic’s Home Appliance Division and a 21-year Panasonic veteran, died on a business trip to Japan visiting company facilities....
Matsushita gave Japan Electronics Show ’99 (JES) attendees and visiting U.S. journalists a preview of early 21st century home technology, as well as insight...
According to Ken Kuno, director of Matsushita’s DVD Media Division, a unit of the AVC Company based in Osaka, Japan, Titanic should help DVD...