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DVD players high on shopping lists

October 14, 2003 U.S. consumers are planning to buy plenty of electronic gadgets this holiday season, and DVD players are a popular option for many shoppers. TAGS: holiday season, DVD player, electronics, consumer electronics, survey, LCD, DVD, music player, digital camera, video game, TV, U.S., camera

This DVD player stars Mickey Mouse

April 26, 2005 Continuing its foray into consumer electronics, Disney is introducing portable DVD players and CD players targeted at kids. Photos: Snow White with a handheld TAGS: The Walt Disney Co., Disney Corp., DVD player, DVD, consumer electronics, handheld, CD, photograph

Wi-Fi gear makers make home connections

January 10, 2004 The manufacturers introduce new products that will allow home stereos and DVD players to play back and connect to digital media stored on other devices connected to wireless networks. TAGS: Linksys, wireless network, D-Link Systems, Wi-Fi, home stereo, DVD player, consumer electronics, Cisco Systems Inc., digital media, electronics, DVD, entertainment, camera, PC, video

Report: Plasma TV, notebook prices drop

July 22, 2004 Prices still dropping on most consumer electronics prices, though CD players are spiking, NPD Group says. TAGS: plasma TV, NPD Group Inc., CD Player, DVD player, consumer electronics, pricing, fall, TV, notebook computer, CD, DVD

Apex girds for entertainment PC play

March 19, 2004 The company, which has quietly emerged as one of the big players in consumer electronics, hatches a plan to release an entertainment PC. TAGS: Entertainment PC, Stephen Baker, consumer electronics, DVD player, eMachines Inc., electronics, brand name, DVD, retailer, Intel, manufacturing, U.S., entertainment, PC, brand, Sony Corp.

DivX is ready for its sequel. Is Hollywood?

October 3, 2003 Tiny digital-media upstart DivXNetworks may yet see a Hollywood ending for its controversial video format, long associated with online piracy. But it must first beat out giants like Microsoft. TAGS: DivXNetworks, consumer electronics, Hollywood, DVD player, RealNetworks Inc., wireless networking, file-swapping, TV, digital media, DVD, entertainment, networking, broadband, video, Microsoft Corp., PC

Linksys to buy consumer electronics start-up

July 22, 2005 Cisco division will pay $61 million for maker of DVD players that can be connected to the Net, as it expands its reach into the networked home. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., Linksys, consumer electronics, VoD, Europe, acquisition, division, DVD player, start-up, electronics, DVD, California, TV, games

Java to appear in next-gen DVD players

June 28, 2005 Sun announces that Java, a technology originally conceived for consumer electronics devices, will be built into Blu-ray Disc players. TAGS: Blu-ray, Java, James Gosling, Blu-ray disc, Sun Microsystems Inc., DVD player, DVD, consumer electronics, HD-DVD, Panasonic, server

Gadget price declines slow for summer

August 17, 2004 Consumer electronics prices still drop, mostly, but not so much. TAGS: basket, NPD Group Inc., goods, access point, Microsoft Windows CE, DVD player, consumer electronics, electronics, LCD, TV, DVD, Microsoft Corp.

TiVo debuts slimmed-down TV service

May 8, 2003 Featured in a device from Toshiba, the TiVo Basic service will pause and record live TV programs, but will not search for programs by name. TAGS: TiVo Inc., full-service, consumer electronics, Toshiba, digital video recording, digital video, video recorder, DVR, DVD player, recorder, DVD, TV, hard drive, function

Gateway TVs win starring role in Vegas

January 8, 2004 The PC maker will supply 7,000 TVs to developer Wynn Resorts for a new hotel, a deal that bolsters Gateway's relatively new effort to change itself into a consumer electronics brand. TAGS: Gateway Inc., hotel, TV, consumer electronics, PC company, DVD player, agreement, brand, DVD

Look homeward, PC maker

October 24, 2003 Dell, Gateway and HP once again heed the call of consumer electronics. But is the public ready this time to buy what they're selling? TAGS: Gateway Inc., PC company, electronics, living room, digital content, DVD player, consumer electronics, TV, music player, HP, Samsung Electronics, MP3 player, family, digital camera, multimedia, brand

Gateway returns to PC roots

July 16, 2004 Company discontinues many consumer electronics lines to focus on PCs--and profitability. TAGS: Gateway Inc., eMachines Inc., consumer electronics, Connected Corp., DLP, spokesperson, electronics, retailer, Media Center PC, DVD player, PC, agreement, TV, MP3, camera

Strong holiday sales expected for tech

November 25, 2005 High prices at the pump are pushing shoppers toward better deals and online retail. TAGS: shopper, electronics, holiday, DVD player, consumer electronics, plasma TV, survey, Apple Computer, TV, brand, DVD, U.S.

Yahoo puts its mark on consumer electronics

December 6, 2004 Web portal has licensed its brand to CE maker Diamond Electronics. Can it go where other IT giants struggled? Photos: Yahoo gear TAGS: Diamond Electronics, brand, Yahoo! Inc., consumer electronics, home theater system, SBC Communications Inc., home networking, Web portal, home entertainment, mark, brand name, electronics, Microsoft Windows CE, Best Buy Co. Inc., agreement, DVD player

Push into living room is a gamble

January 9, 2004 PC companies are in Las Vegas touting their consumer electronics strategies, but entering a market characterized by commoditization and rapidly falling prices may not provide salvation. TAGS: flat panel, PC company, consumer electronics, computer company, Las Vegas, Consumer Electronics Show, profit margin, electronics, DVD player, Gateway Inc., research company, Sony Corp., leader, TV, DVD, HP

Year in review: iPod goads gadget gains

December 27, 2004 Inspired by success of Apple iPod, major PC players try their hand at music players. TAGS: TiVo Inc., Apple iPod, digital audio, DVD player, gadget, digital video, Apple Computer, Palm Treo, PDA, consumer electronics, electronics, Sony Corp., HP, DVD, handheld, hard drive

Campaign to educate public on digital TV switch

February 28, 2007 Coalition from TV, consumer electronics and civil rights spheres aims to prepare Americans for death of analog in 2009. TAGS: digital television, analog, household, TV, VCR, broadcaster, transition, DVD player, survey, consumer electronics, recorder, retailer, DVD

Blu-ray vs. HD DVD: Knocking each other out?

November 22, 2006 perspective High-definition TVs should be hot sellers this holiday season, but consumers may have a tough time sorting out the next-gen video discs and the players that go with them. Knowledge@Wharton TAGS: HD-DVD, gigabyte, Blu-ray, Universal Pictures, professor, DVD, studio, consumer electronics, electronics company, format, corner, situation, laser, DVD player, Sony Corp., movie

Playing Net movies on your TV

December 29, 2004 New devices that bridge the online divide are widely available, but getting legal content is still a work in progress. TAGS: wireless router, DivXNetworks, TV, digital video, movies, Hollywood, Ethernet, DVD player, consumer electronics, multimedia, video, Wi-Fi, PC, DVD
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