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CEATEC: Yamaha uses cloth to make ultrathin, flexible speaker

Yamaha has developed a prototype speaker that's made of cloth and just 1 millimeter thick.

Add more storage for Windows Media Center TV

Yesterday I told you how to limit the amount of hard-drive space Windows Media Center could claim for TV recording. Today let's look at the flipside: adding more storage so you can record to your heart's content.

Samsung's preliminary 3Q earnings show sharp rise

Samsung Electronics, considered a technology industry bellwether for the number of mobile phones, memory chips, and LCD panels it sells, on Tuesday announced preliminary third quarter sales and operating profit sharply higher than the same quarter la...

CEATEC: Cell Regza outmuscles Intel's Atom CE4100

Toshiba raised the bar for rival TV vendors and set-top box makers on Monday, showing off its new Cell Regza television, which harnesses the Cell processor to decode and record multiple high-definition video files -- a capability far beyond what upco...

Free TiVo BlackBerry app offers remote DVR features

Ever been away from home and remembered at the last minute that you didn't set the <a href="http://www.tivo.com/">TiVo</a> to record the new episode of your favorite TV show? Or been running late and wanted to program the digital video recorder (DVR)...

Grab PSP movies from Blu-ray discs

Want to watch Blu-ray flicks on your Sony PlayStation Portable? Okay, you can't watch them natively on the handheld--the system tops out at 480x272 lines of resolution, after all. But according to Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Sony Computer En...

Internet TV could boom in the next few years, study says

Internet-enabled TV sets could see wider adoption in the next few years as viewers get comfortable with the idea of running widgets on TV screens, according to a study released by Ernst & Young on Thursday.

CEATEC: Sony develops single-lens 3D camera

Sony has developed a movie camera capable of shooting 3D images with a single lens and plans to unveil it at next week's Ceatec show in Tokyo.

Sony triples TV warranty length

Sony has announced a promotion tripling the length of its LCD and LED television warranties, extending them from 12 to 36 months.

Sharp offers free Xbox 360 Elite with new LCD TVs

From today, Sharp Australia is offering a free Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite games console and four games when customers purchase select Sharp AQUOS LCD televisions.

Sharp launches first LED TV with integrated Blu-ray player

Sharp has launched locally the first LED-backlit LCD television with an integrated Blu-ray disc player, the 40in AQUOS LC-40LB700X. This television has a six star energy rating, 100Hz motion control and multimedia connectivity.

Akamai pitches Hollywood on its HD network

Akamai Tuesday began pitching its new HD Network as the perfect solution for entertainment companies that want to deliver high-definition video streams over the Internet.

Tech retailers fear you'll be cheap for the holidays

Break out the Elvis, baby, because the holiday shopping season may be a Blue Christmas for gadget retailers.

Foxtel to give away iQ boxes, launch thirty new channels and offer TV downloads

In a gargantuan effort to maintain its user-base and attract new subscribers, pay television provider Foxtel will give out iQ digital video recorders to new customers, as well as offer thirty new channels and a digital download service that allows su...

CEATEC: Panasonic shows prototype 3D plasma TV

Panasonic has unveiled a prototype 50-inch television and companion glasses that together give the viewer the illusion of three dimensions. The TV is being unveiled less than a month after Panasonic said it plans to commercialize 3D home entertainmen...