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SV Staff  |  Jan 08, 2009
Logitech’s Harmony remote control division announced their latest remote, the successor to the Harmony 1000, their first foray into the true touchscreen market. The new remote, the Harmony 1100, has some cosmetic upgrades as well as some major...
SV Staff  |  Jan 08, 2009
Wonder what LG, Toshiba, Sharp, Panasonic, Samsung and Sony all had in common at their press events yesterday? Besides launching new TV, Blu-ray players and describing Green initiatives to help save the planet, they all acknowledged the tough...
SV Staff  |  Jan 08, 2009
Samsung showed two new Blu-ray Disc players at its press event on Wednesday, the BD-P4600 and BD-P3600. According to the company, the lozenge-shaped BD-P4600 (shown at left), is the world’s slimmest BD player, measuring only 1.5 inches deep....
SV Staff  |  Jan 08, 2009
While everyone is talking about Blu, Sony is going green. In all fairness, almost every company mentioned some environmentally-friendly comments in their press conferences - from energy-saving designs to electronics recycling programs. Sony's...
SV Staff  |  Jan 08, 2009
Panasonic unveiled their new ideas for their Viera TVs. VIERA CAST is a unique server that will be accessable by all Panasonic web-enabled TVs. Using one server, they'll be able to keep all past, current and future TVs up to date by...
SV Staff  |  Jan 08, 2009
Everyone is showing off their Internet-connected devices, and Samsung is never one to be left behind. The new Samsung Yahoo! Connected TVs will feature TV Widgets - icons that let you connect directly to the features you'll use most -...
SV Staff  |  Jan 08, 2009
It's a good time to be a home movie-loving home theater buff, since more and more high-def consumer camcorders are coming out every year. This CES has seen several new models from Samsung, Sony, and Panasonic, most of which are smaller, cheaper,...
SV Staff  |  Jan 07, 2009
Sharp has some big plans for 2009. While TV combos used to be the ultimate in low-class technology, Sharp is coming out with a new line of Aquos LCD displays with built-in Blu-ray/DVD/CD players. Very classy indeed. The sets will be available in...
SV Staff  |  Jan 07, 2009
  Unknown to many, Toshiba played a major role in co-developing the Cell Broadband Processing chip with Sony and IBM. This little piece of silicon magic happens to be the brains behind Sony’s PlayStation3 and forms the basis of IBM’s...
SV Staff  |  Jan 07, 2009
With no mention whatsoever of the whole HD-DVD fiasco which dominated last year’s press conference, Toshiba pressed on with several announcements of interest. As technology improves and better features continue to find their way ported down to...
SV Staff  |  Jan 07, 2009
Following up on their trends from last year's show (for those who don't remember, they prognisticated: Black is the new black, 1080p is the new 720p, 120 Hertz is the new 1080p and there is no significant volume over...
SV Staff  |  Jan 07, 2009
Rolling out 12 new TV lines is no small feat, even for a big manufacturer like LG. But that’s what happened this morning at CES. Here are a few of the highlights:•LHX Slim Wireless LED Backlight HDTVThis 55-inch model hits all the points on our...
SV Staff  |  Jan 07, 2009
LG kicked off CES press day with a slew of impressive product announcements, including wireless HDTVs, 240 HZ LCDs TVs, and LED backlit LCD models — as well as TVs that combine several of those capabilities. So many sets, really, that they...
SV Staff  |  Jan 06, 2009
You have your favorite Internet radio stations, right? Listen to them whenever you're home, of course. Well, finally, you can listen on the road too - no other devices, no cords, nothing, except the new Blaupunkt radio. Blaupunkt is teaming...
SV Staff  |  Jan 06, 2009
Today marks the return of your favorite gadget guys, The Sharper Image. They were at CES showing off the products that will be showing up shortly in stores near you. Their retail shops are long gone, but their products will be back - in...

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