- Eviant T7 7-inch Portable Digital Television
- Press Releases - August 18, 2009
Samsung Narrows Gap with Vizio in U.S. LCD TV Sales- Digital Trends News - August 18, 2009
- New sales figures from industry analysis firm iSuppli show that while Vizio maintained its number-one position in U.S. LCD TV sales during the second quarter of 2009, South Korea's Samsung managed to close the distance, increasing its share of the ma...
- The original Apple tablet: Marketing lessons from the Newton
- CNET News - August 13, 2009
- As we wait for the possible arrival of a new Apple tablet and the giant marketing campaign that would accompany its launch, here's a look back at some of the television ads Apple ran for the Newton, its original tablet.
Americans Viewing More TV and Movies via Internet Streaming- Digital Trends News - August 7, 2009
- A new study from media analysis firm Ipsos MediaCT finds that Americans are watching more television and movies via Internet streaming than ever before—and the numbers have increased radically in just the last six months. But what's perhaps mor...
Britons Would Rather Cut Back On Vacations Than Technology- Digital Trends News - August 6, 2009
- What do Britons love? On the basis of a new study by government watchdog Ofcom, it’s definitely communication technology – mobile phones and broadband.Ofcom’s annual report reveals that while food remains the biggest priority, it&rs...
- Murdoch to Web users: Oh, yes, you will pay
- CNET News - August 6, 2009
- The News Corp. CEO, in a turnaround from several years ago, reportedly aims to charge for all his various news and television assets' Web content.
- Reflecting on the DTV transition
- CNET News - August 4, 2009
- CEA President Gary Shapiro talks about the 25-year process of bringing the U.S. into the digital television era, and where we go from here.
Panasonic Viera Cast Blu-ray Players Tap Into Amazon Video on Demand- Digital Trends News - August 4, 2009
- Although Panasonic promised the capability in March of this year—and brought it to its Plasma Viera Cast TVs back in April—the company announced today that its Viera Cast Blu-ray players can now tap into movies and television shows via Am...
MSN Ramps Up Free U.K. Streaming Video- Digital Trends News - July 31, 2009
- MSN in the UK has announced plans to launch a service that will let users stream full-length television shows at no cost.Funded by ads, the service is set to begin next week with around 300 hours of programming, which will be extended. The beta will ...
LG Packs Vudu Streaming Movie Service into NetCast Televisions- Digital Trends News - July 29, 2009
- LG Electronics has announced it will be rolling access to Vudu's high-definition streaming movie service into its NetCast line of high-definition LCD and plasma televisions beginning next month—and existing LG Broadband TV owners will also be a...
Vizio Clears Customs- Digital Trends News - July 10, 2009
- Low-cost television maker Vizio has scored a victory in its long-running patent dispute with Funai: U.S. Customs has certified that current Vizio television models do not infringe on Funai's controversial patent 6,115,074, which clears the way for Vi...
LaCie Adds High Definition Its LaCinema Rugged HD- Digital Trends News - July 9, 2009
- Storage and peripheral maker LaCie continues to push into the digital media space and finding new ways to differentiate its hard drive and storage offerings from the competition. One example of that is the LaCie LaCinema series, which aim to function...
Netflix Skips the PlayStation 3 and Lands on Sony Bravia TVs- Digital Trends News - July 9, 2009
- Electronics giant Sony has made a deal with Netflix to enable Netflix subscribers to stream Netflix video to Sony Bravia Internet-enabled televisions beginning "in the fall." The deal marks the latest in a spate of agreements that open up Netflix's s...
Sharp Flips the Switch on New LED-Backlit LCD Aquos HDTVs- Digital Trends News - July 8, 2009
- Sharp is looking to get a jump on the second-half-of-the-year market for televisions by announcing its new Aquos LED televisions, a new series of LCD HDTVs that take Sharp's existing Aquos LCD technology and pair it with energy-saving full-array LED ...
- Microsoft warns of hole in Video ActiveX control
- CNET News - July 6, 2009
- Microsoft says limited attacks have exploited a hole in the ActiveX control, a component of Windows Media Center used for recording and playing television video.