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Manufacturers are hoping that Blu-ray disc recorders will leapfrog conventional DVD recorders in the Japanese market. Currently around 30 per cent of Japanese homes have DVD-based machines, with the rest still using VCRs. But the products have a reputation of being difficult to operate. This autumn a slew of relatively inexpensive BD recorders will […]

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Philips (”we’re a lifestyle company not a technology one”) Electronics plans on deriving at least 30 per cent of its global revenue from green products by 2012. The goal was announced by CEO Gerard Kleisterlee, as he outlined the company’s latest EcoVision program. As part of the initiative, the company will spend over 1.4 billion […]

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Is Sony planning a lower cost, stripped back PlayStation 3? Reports on an FCC filing in the US, indicate a new iteration, the CECHG01, with a 40GB hard drive, and perhaps only two USB slots and no card reader, could be upcoming. Sony is known to have been in discussions with Foxconn to make lower-cost […]

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Consumers expecting more reductions in the street price of LCD TVs this autumn are likely to be disappointed; panel prices have actually begun to rise. ExplainsMin Hoo-sik from Tempis Capital Management: “This rise in LCD prices is attributed to a decreasing supply from LCD makers, which decided to scale back investment.”

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Sharp will unveil a Blu-ray disc recorder with a one terabyte hard drive at this year’s CEATEC tech show, which runs in Tokyo between October 2-6. The company, which recently grabbed a 14 per cent share of struggling plasma giant Pioneer, says that this is the first BD player to compete in storage term with […]

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