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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, living room, architecture, set-top, set-top box, electronics, Intel, TV

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, Star Wars, electronics, entertainment, movie, video, photograph, DVD

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, Dell, printer, camera, PC, HP

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, DVD, TV

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.

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 iPod, Apple Computer, 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, acquisition, investment, electronics, DVR, entertainment, networking, vision, Linksys, TV, start-up, games, DVD

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, home entertainment, electronics, U.S., video

Intel CEO sees Net boosting consumer electronics

January 8, 2008 Paul Otellini predicts during his CES keynote that the Net's impact on the computer industry will play out again in the consumer electronics market. Photos: Otellini predicts always-connected world TAGS: Paul Otellini, consumer electronics, CEO, electronics, Consumer Electronics Show, Intel, chipset, broadband, TV, video, games, PC

At CES, chipmakers play their cards

January 8, 2008 Intel CEO sees Net boosting consumer electronics, and PC makers put the company's Penryn into products. Plus: Nvidia's boost for AMD. TAGS: Paul Otellini, Consumer Electronics Show, consumer electronics, chip company, CEO, electronics, Intel, AMD, NVidia

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, Intel, telecommunications, Beijing, Intel XScale, GPU, I/O, electronics, high-performance, project, work, AMD, server, video

Home electronics for the holidays

November 15, 2006 Strong sales predicted as revenue from electronics continues to grow and Americans are buying more--and more expensive--items. TAGS: consumer electronics, electronics, pricing, MP3 player, MP3, console, digital camera, camera, TV

Gadgets of the future gather in Japan

October 9, 2007 The Ceatec trade show brings together the big names in consumer electronics and puts the nation's weakness for tech on full display. TAGS: consumer electronics, Japan, NTT Corp., trade show, loudspeaker, Tokyo, LCD TV, electronics, Consumer Electronics Show, JVC, 3D, robot, LCD, car, TV, Toshiba

Cisco looks for friends in consumer electronics

January 9, 2007 CEO is expected to outline the company's goal of partnering with content owners, electronics makers and service providers. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., John Chambers, consumer electronics, Consumer Electronics Show, electronics, electronics company, home networking, service provider, TV, cable company, CEO, PC

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, consumer electronics, AMD Opteron, chief technical officer, AMD, Intel x86, Microsoft Windows CE, set-top box, set-top, chipset, electronics, Intel Celeron, 2D

China's Haier eyes U.S. living rooms

January 22, 2008 The mini-fridge maker wants to make it big in TVs and lifestyle products, and why not? It's got friends in the NBA and at Macy's and RealNetworks.Photos: From fridges to upscale phones TAGS: fridge, China, Lenovo, consumer electronics, electronics, U.S., cell phone, brand, IBM Corp., Samsung Electronics, TV, PC

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

Windows XP in your living room

January 7, 2002 At the Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates will show off an interface intended to turn PCs into home electronics or entertainment systems. Think XP with a remote control. TAGS: Stephen Baker, consumer electronics, entertainment, Bill Gates, home entertainment, Consumer Electronics Show, electronics, chairman, Compaq Computer Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, TV, HP
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