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Sony is "Awfully Close" to 27-Inch OLED
SV Staff  |  Jul 07, 2008
Sony Electronics' president and chief operating officer Stan Glasgow is getting around. His latest dinner companions are dishing the dirt on news Glasgow shared last week. In a report on Barron's, the dinner talk wandered from olive oil to OLED....
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NBC Going For Multiple Golds at Olympics
SV Staff  |  Jul 07, 2008
NBC is making history, not just with unprecedented coverage of the 2008 Olympics from Beijing, but with how they're presenting and measuring that coverage. No other Olympics have had the technology available for new viewing opportunities, and NBC...
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Tru2way Stumbling Blocks
SV Staff  |  Jul 03, 2008
The new tru2way technology that was set to allow manufacturer to make set-top boxes and built-in tuners that would work with any cable operating system isn't growing the way the industry predicted. A new research study by ABI Research is...
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Commercials Are "Excessively Noisy or Strident"
SV Staff  |  Jul 02, 2008
Don't hate me. It's just my job, and they make me do it. Yes, I am one of those cursed recording engineers who mixes television commercials, and mixes them to be as loud as possible. It's not my fault, it's just the way it is. You know how loud...
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90% of Sony Products to be Networked By 2010
SV Staff  |  Jul 02, 2008
We reported last week on Sony's initiative with bold business plans to carry through 2010 and beyond. What got lost in the shuffle was Sony's commitment to make 90% of its electronics network-enabled by 2010. That means your computer talks to your...
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CNET Dishes On Dynamic Contrast Ratios
SV Staff  |  Jul 02, 2008
If you missed the latest podcast from our friends over at CNET, I'll fill you in. Eric Franklin and Dong Ngo have a lively conversation about one of the latest marketing ploys, or as they put it, "company shenanigans."The ploy? Dynamic...
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Is Toshiba Re-Inventing DVD?
SV Staff  |  Jul 02, 2008
The Blu-ray vs. HD DVD war may be over, but reverberation from the battle lingers on. In particular, tgdaily has called our attention to the fact that the DVD Forum (chaired by Toshiba - its only remaining member?) has released a new DVD logo....
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Blockbuster Bails on Circuit City Buyout Bid
SV Staff  |  Jul 02, 2008
Talk about a slap in the face. After making a bid for Circuit City, supposedly for over $1 billion, Blockbuster has changed its mind. Siting "market conditions," Blockbuster has withdrawn its $1.3 billion bid. There's no word yet from...
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TiVo Selling Demographic Info: Big Brother?
SV Staff  |  Jul 01, 2008
This is kinda creepy. TiVo is partnering with TRA, specifically TRA's Media TRAnalytics research service to license, market, and sell information about how you watch TV. TiVo will sell the data from your household, namely viewing, demographic and...
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Sony's "Hancock" at Home
SV Staff  |  Jul 01, 2008
Why won't Sony's CEO Howard Stringer make up his mind? First, he claimed movie downloads would never take off. Now, he's changed his tune entirely. Sony's hoping Will Smith's latest release, Hancock will change the way we watch movies. Hancock...
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