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TVs you can talk to, without sounding crazy

Talking to the TV is usually a sign of extreme agitation, mental instability or loneliness. TV manufacturers are set to make it a more rational behavior this year, with a range of sets that respond to speech.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sony, Samsung dissolve panel joint venture

Japan's Sony and South Korean rival Samsung are dissolving their joint venture in liquid crystal display panels as Sony tries to stanch years of losses in its TV business.

Technology / Business

created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sony headed for fourth straight year in the red

(AP) -- Sony reported a 27 billion yen ($346 million) loss for the latest quarter and downgraded its annual earnings forecast Wednesday to stay in the red for the fourth year straight, battered by the strong yen and poor ...

Technology / Business

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Panasonic posts loss, forecasts full year red ink

(AP) -- Panasonic Corp. stayed in the red in the latest quarter and projected a huge annual loss due to slumping TV sales and a strong yen.

Technology / Business

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Overheating risk for 1.6mn Sony televisions

Japan's Sony said Wednesday that some 1.6 million of its Bravia flat panel televisions were at risk of overheating due to defective parts, but the electronics giant did not issue a recall.

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created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sony to report $3.2 billion annual loss

(AP) -- Sony Corp. is expecting an annual loss of $3.2 billion, reversing its earlier projection of a return to profit, as the electronics giant struggles with production disruptions from Japan's tsunami ...

Technology / Business

created May 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Solar-thermal flat-panels that generate electric power

(PhysOrg.com) -- High-performance nanotech materials arrayed on a flat panel platform demonstrated seven to eight times higher efficiency than previous solar thermoelectric generators, opening up solar-thermal ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 01, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Researchers 'brighten' the future of OLED technology

Chlorine is an abundant and readily available halogen gas commonly associated with the sanitation of swimming pools and drinking water. Could a one-atom thick sheet of this element revolutionize the next generation of flat-panel ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 14, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (17) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Sony booming in India on strong brand image

(AP) -- Sony is doing booming business in India, dominating in flat-panel TVs and digital cameras, and is in good shape to keep growing in coming years, a top executive said Friday.

Technology / Business

created Feb 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sony to release a professional grade OLED screen

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sony is set to begin selling a professional-grade monitor that will contain the largest number of commercial organic light-emitting diodes in a single screen produced to date. The monitor, ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Feb 17, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast weblog

Analysts: LCD TV sales to fall for first time

(AP) -- A research firm says shipments of LCD flat-panel TVs will fall this year from the year before, the first such decline since the popularity of such TVs took off in 2006.

Technology / Business

created Dec 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 13

With holidays approaching, TV prices to drop slightly

Prices on big-screen TVs will be going down in time for holiday shopping this year, but don't expect the dramatic discounts of 2009, when they fell 20 percent.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 08, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

3-D TV sets still viewed skeptically by many

While most TV buyers are still reluctant to dip into 3-D, David Cullers took the plunge in April, spending about $3,000 for a 55-inch Samsung LED LCD, with a 3-D Blu-ray player.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

New family of liquid crystals created

(PhysOrg.com) -- Chemists at Vanderbilt University have created a new class of liquid crystals with unique electrical properties that could improve the performance of digital displays used on everything from ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 05, 2010 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

LG aims to secure 25 percent of world 3D TV market

South Korea's LG Electronics said Thursday it aims to secure a 25 percent share this year of the world's fast-growing 3D television market.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 25, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2