According to data released by the Consumer Electronics Association, the average American has spent just over 1,400 dollars on consumer electronics over the past 12 months. Its annual Household CE Ownership and Market Potential Study reveals that the money has mainly been spent on flatscreen TVs. The average number of CE products owned per American [...]
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TV dominates yearly gear spend, number of gadgets down
April 24th, 2008 · No Comments
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Samsung Chairman indicted in tax evasion scandal
April 18th, 2008 · No Comments
The Chairman of Samsung, Lee Kun-hee, could be jailed for five years after being indicted by South Korean Special Investigators on charges of tax evasion and breach of trust. The revelation came at the conclusion of a very public 99-day probe into corruption charges. The shamed Chairman was found guilty of hiding 4.5 trillion [...]
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Forget hi-def, Freeview needs Local TV services
March 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Forget high-def. What we really need on Freeview is amateur local TV channels. That’s the view of 120 MPs who have backed an Early Day Motion to turn over spectrum space on terrestrial digital TV to local TV services. The move follows campaigning by a group called United for Local Television, which seeks to secure [...]
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Some DVD blanks have a lifespan of just a few years, say investigators
March 13th, 2008 · No Comments
According to the Digital Content Association of Japan, some recordable DVDs are so unstable they could lose data and become unplayable in just a matter of years. A new longevity test by the Japanese Association of 18 brands found massive differences between brands from Japan and Taiwan. Rather unhelpfully, the group has refused [...]
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Fax technology gets AV makeover
March 12th, 2008 · No Comments
The humble fax machine is getting a hi-tech makeover. Matsushita Electric, parent of Panasonic, has unveiled a next generation fax machine which routes received faxes direct to a screen instead of printing them out on paper. The Otakkusu Junior VE-GP62DL can also store fax data on an SD card. So is it time to add [...]
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