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Blank Blu-ray discs start shipping

April 10, 2006 Next-generation optical discs are headed to retailers, but the players aren't here yet. TAGS: Blu-ray disc, consumer electronics, Blu-ray, format, retailer, DVD, PC

Samsung develops new mobile memory chip

December 27, 2006 Its new 1Gb DRAM memory chip is thinner and uses less power than previous generations of chips, company says. TAGS: DRAM, consumer electronics, Samsung Electronics, power, chipset, games

Best Buy tunes into HP televisions

March 31, 2006 Country's largest consumer electronics retailer plans to start selling Hewlett-Packard HDTVs starting in April. TAGS: consumer electronics, Best Buy Co. Inc., LCD TV, electronics company, TV, retailer, LCD, flat panel, HP, plasma TV, HDTV

ARMed for the living room

April 3, 2006 Not content with "anonymous ubiquity" in cell phones, chip designer ARM is ratcheting up its focus on consumer electronics. TAGS: ARM, Warren East, consumer electronics, mobile phone, content company, architecture, living room, set-top, set-top box, electronics, Intel, TV

Lenovo wants to be household name

April 4, 2007 PC company is creating a business unit that will focus on international consumers, a fast-growing segment outside its traditional strengths. TAGS: consumer electronics, Lenovo, Stephen Baker, consumer PC, electronics, PC company, U.S., China, notebook computer, brand, printer, Dell, camera, PC, HP

FAQ: The 411 on radio frequency interference

July 27, 2007 Ever wonder what causes that annoying "buzz" from a speaker? It's called radio frequency interference. TAGS: radio frequency, consumer electronics, cell phone company, interference, radio, cell phone, FAQ, computer monitor, speakers, Apple iPhone, TV, PC, monitor

THX hears the call of consumer electronics

July 20, 2007 The pioneering audio company founded by George Lucas is working on an entertainment system that automatically adjusts settings for optimum playback.Photos: Getting the THX thumbs-upVideo: Turning u... TAGS: theater, consumer electronics, home entertainment, electronics, Star Wars, entertainment, movie, video, photograph, DVD

Cisco's acquisition guru speaks out

February 23, 2006 Cisco's Dan Scheinman now says the company's on the hunt for even more acquisitions as it prepares to enter the consumer electronics market. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., acquisition, consumer electronics, content company, Disney Corp., electronics, TV, DVD

Intel's chips taking on new work

April 17, 2007 Chipmaker wants to get PC tech into places it currently doesn't dominate: consumer electronics and telecommunications equipment. TAGS: Pat Gelsinger, consumer electronics, Intel x86, telecommunications, Intel, Beijing, Intel XScale, high-performance, I/O, GPU, electronics, project, work, AMD, server, video

Can a new hard drive meet the flash challenge?

April 4, 2006 One-inch drives are being munched by flash memory. 1.8-inchers seem too big. Could 1.3-inchers be just right? TAGS: microdrive, consumer electronics, Hitachi Ltd., video recorder, flash memory, digital video, DVR, electronics, recorder, music player, hard drive, Apple Computer, Apple iPod, video

Cisco investments fuel consumer electronics push

June 26, 2006 Cisco Systems develops an aggressive investment strategy to support its push into consumer electronics, home networking. TAGS: Akimbo Systems, Cisco Systems Inc., consumer electronics, investment strategy, investment, acquisition, electronics, DVR, entertainment, networking, vision, Linksys, TV, start-up, games, DVD

Intel Capital invests in Zensys

April 25, 2006 Chipmaker will work with Zensys to develop wireless technology for use in consumer electronics devices. TAGS: wireless technology, consumer electronics, Intel

Cisco preps for Scientific-Atlanta integration

February 8, 2006 Net gear giant works toward completing acquisition and launching a consumer electronics business. TAGS: Scientific-Atlanta Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., consumer electronics, acquisition, electronics, home entertainment, U.S., video

Recycling e-waste into modern art

January 28, 2007 A pair of artists dig deep in a San Francisco-area dump to come up with new looks for cast-off consumer electronics.Photos: From e-waste to art TAGS: consumer electronics, art, electronics, artist, CRT, U.S.

Casio camera packs more features

August 14, 1998 The company is expected to announce a new high-resolution digital camera for $799. TAGS: Casio Inc., electronics company, consumer electronics, camera, digital camera

AMD releases a consumer electronics chip

May 23, 2005 The chips don't sell for a lot of money, but the company figures the market will snatch up millions of them. TAGS: AMD Geode LX, AMD Geode NX, National Semiconductor Corp., AMD Geode, AMD Opteron, consumer electronics, chief technical officer, AMD, Microsoft Windows CE, Intel x86, set-top box, chipset, electronics, set-top, Intel Celeron, 2D

At Japan show, it's all gadgets great and small

October 7, 2004 The Ceatec exhibit rounds up everything from wall-size "wallpaper" displays to the Scopo eyepiece TV. TAGS: Japan, gadget, consumer electronics, Sony Corp., TV

Can Japan rule the consumer electronics realm?

October 6, 2004 Yes, technologists there say; they'll do it with a little help from Sony and a group of people called the Bro Dra. TAGS: Japanese company, Japan, consumer electronics, broadband, broadband network, South Korea, electronics, information technology, president, TV, Sony Corp., Intel, PC
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