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Congress Unrolls Copyright Wiper
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 17, 2007
Look out, file sharers. Congress is about to enact draconian new legislation that would make penalties for copyright violation even stiffer.
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Congressional Bill Threatens Satellite Viewers
Barry Willis  |  Mar 28, 1999

The legal wrangling over television broadcasting got much more complicated last week with the introduction of a bill to the US House of Representatives that would allow direct broadcast satellite (DBS) services to beam local TV stations' signals into the stations' own territories. The practice is currently banned by <A HREF="http://www.fcc.gov">Federal Communications Commission</A> regulations, despite the fact that cable companies have carried local signals since the beginning of the cable industry.

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Congressional Subcommittee Declares War on VCRs and PCs
 |  Mar 22, 1998

Recently, <A HREF="http://www.hrrc.org">The Home Recording Rights Coalition</A> (HRRC) sounded an alert to consumers and all other users of home VCRs and personal computers. In passing legislation to implement copyright treaties, a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee rejected an amendment that would have preserved consumers' rights to buy and use digital VCRs and PCs capable of making home recordings.

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Connected Cars: What’s the Benefit?
SV Staff  |  Jun 06, 2016
Noting that today’s cars have the ability to process up to 25GB of data in an hour, Janakiram MSV asks how consumers will benefit from connected cars in a recent post on Forbes.com and goes on to point out a number of ways.
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Connected Mirror Plays Music While You Shave
SV Staff  |  Dec 08, 2016
Slowly but surely the Internet of Things (iOT) is creeping into our lives. The latest everyday product to get connected is the Ekko mirror from Miliboo.
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Connected-TV Devices Top 1 Billion Worldwide
SV Staff  |  Aug 15, 2018
Source: Strategy Analytics, “Global Connected TV Device Vendor Share: Q2 2018” report.

More than one billion connected-TV devices are now in use worldwide, according to new research from U.K.-based Strategy Analytics.

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Connecting the Home Networking Dots
Jon Iverson  |  Jan 24, 1999

Last week, <A HREF="http://www.philips.com">Philips</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sony.com">Sony</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.sun.com">Sun Microsystems</A> formally announced plans to collaborate in connecting Sun's Jini technology with the <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/shownews.cgi?317">Home Audio-Video interoperability</A> (HAVi) architecture, which is being developed by several consumer-electronics manufacturers. According to a joint statement, the companies plan to provide a solution that links HAVi-compliant appliances in the home to services provided by Jini technology over a network.

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Connecting Your DVD Player to a Toaster Draws Ever Nearer
 |  May 17, 1998

On May 14, <A HREF="http://www.hitachi.co.jp">Hitachi</A>, <A HREF="http://www.panasonic.co.jp/corp">Panasonic</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sv.philips.com">Philips</A>, <A HREF="http://www.grundig.com/">Grundig</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sharp.co.jp">Sharp</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sony.co.jp">Sony</A>, <A HREF="http://www.thomson-multimedia.com/">Thomson Multimedia</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.toshiba.co.jp">Toshiba</A> announced that they have compiled a core home-networks specification for AV electronics appliances. The eight companies plan to actively promote this spec, called HAVi (Home Audio-Video interoperability), as a home-network standard for the AV electronics and multimedia industries.

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Consolidation in the DVD and Laserdisc Software Distribution Business
 |  Aug 23, 1998

Last week, <A HREF="http://www.image-entertainment.com">Image Entertainment</A> announced the acquisition of Ken Crane's LaserDisc/DVD Internet-based direct-to-consumer business, a division of <A HREF="http://www.kencranes.com">Ken Crane's Home Entertainment</A> of Hawthorne, CA. Long a favorite among laserdisc aficionados, and more recently DVD fans, the business was purchased for approximately $6.5 million in a combination of cash, stock, and the assumption of certain liabilities, subject to adjustment.

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Consortium Aims to Advance Internet of Things
SV Staff  |  Oct 12, 2016
The Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) and AllSeen Alliance have joined forces to “advance interoperability between connected devices from both groups, enabling the full operating potential of IoT and representing a significant step towards a connected ecosystem.”
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Consumer Confidence Dips
SV Staff  |  Dec 25, 2008
Latest report from the Consumer Electronics Association and CNET's Index of Consumer Technology Expectations shows that consumer confidence dropped more in the electronics sector than the general economy. Ask Circuit City what they think.The...
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Consumer Confidence Up, Ultimate Down
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 02, 2011
Consumer confidence hit a three-year high last month, says the Consumer Electronics Association, as its Index of Consumer Expectations rose to the highest figure since February 2008.

Another ongoing CEA survey, the Index of Consumer Technology Expectations, hit a record high for the month of January, not to mention an all-time high in December 2010. "The record high this January suggests consumers are still showing a willingness to purchase tech," said CEA's chief economist. See press release.

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Consumer Electronics Association Applauds FCC Dismissal of Sinclair Petition
 |  Feb 13, 2000

February 4th's <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/shownews.cgi?641">unanimous decision</A> by the <A HREF="http://www.fcc.gov/">Federal Communications Commission</A> to dismiss a petition from Sinclair Broadcasting seeking to modify the existing digital television broadcast standard has won praise from the <A HREF="http://www.ce.org/">Consumer Electronics Association</A>. "We commend the commissioners for today's unanimous decision," said CEA president Gary Shapiro. "With this ruling, DTV's future is clear and paved for success. The FCC has wisely provided broadcasters, manufacturers, and consumers with the certainty they need to move forward with the transition to digital television."

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Consumer Electronics Show, January 7, 1999
Fred Manteghian  |  Jan 06, 1999

J<B>anuary 7, 11am</B><BR>Using a new 61" ProScan HDTV, Thomson Consumer Electronics demonstrated a high-definition DVD that uses Divx technology to decode the fully encrypted digital signal coming from a special ProScan Divx-compatible DVD player. According to Thomson's Larry Pesce, "The beauty of our high-definition process is that the HD signal is never sent unencrypted to the display device."

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Consumer Plasma TVs To Drop In Size
Jon Iverson  |  Feb 11, 2001

Last week, <A HREF="http://global.hitachi.com">Hitachi</A> announced that, on April 10, it will release what it describes as the world's first 32-inch HDTV plasma TV, the W32-PD2100. The company says that this will be followed by the release of a second version of the set with a built-in BS (Broadcast Satellite) digital receiver on June 11. Both TVs will intitally be released in Japan. Hitachi says it is also planning to introduce a 37-inch HDTV plasma TV at a later date. Pricing for all models is to be announced.

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