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According to research from Datamonitor, the number of IPTV subscribers in Europe will reach around 9.5 million by 2010, with the lion’s share coming from France. However, it suggests that a mere 9 percent of digital household will get their TV service from an IPTV provider by that date, leaving traditional delivery sources as the [...]

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Over the next few days, the Berlin IFA show, where the Blu-ray Disc Association has a joint industry stand, will be the focus of news regarding the European launch of Blu-ray. Explains Peter Weber, Manager Marketing Communications at Panasonic Europe: “The timing could not be better. The show coincides with the beginning of the buying [...]

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The spectacular Jamo open-backed R 909 loudspeaker has been named European High-End Loudspeaker Of The Year 2006-2007 by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA). With its innovative dipole design and twin 15in bass drivers, the R 909 is one of the more unusual of the current breed of high-end speaker designs. Says the company: [...]

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Hitachi has confirmed that it will be showing its first Full HD 1080p 1920×1080 60-inch plasma at the IFA show in Berlin this week. Also on the brand’s ‘Taste of the future’ stand will be the company’s debut Blu-ray recorder and the long-awaited DV-DH1000W, a 1-Terabyte HDD/DVD recorder. Also new from Hitachi is the HD [...]

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Samsung plans to commercialize its giant 70-inch LCD TV from next year. The screen, to be previewed at this week’s IFA technology show, will be swiftly followed by 82-inch versions. The jump up in size has been made possible by new fabrication plants able to create ever-larger glass substrates. Panasonic currently claims the biggest commercial [...]

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Hitachi will unveil the world’s first hybrid DVD and hard disk drive camcorder at the IFA show in Berlin, this week. The innovative model will allow users to shoot, select and edit scenes and then burn them to DVD, without needing to master PC editing software or connect to additional DVD burning hardware. The 8GB [...]

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LG is to close its LCD monitor production facility in Newport, Wales by the end of the year, with a loss of 315 jobs. The South Korean giant blames “the decreasing sales price of LCD computer monitors together with the increased competition within the market” for the decision. It is thought likely that the company [...]

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It looks like Microsoft was impressed by Toshiba’s Gigabeat family (pictured above) of MP3 and media players. The software giant has tapped the Japanese Corporation to make its upcoming Zune portable music player. The first Toshiba-made unit is expected to have a 30GB HDD, along with a radio tuner, wi-fi, USB 2.0 connection to synch [...]

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