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Eco-friendly Sony HDTV turns off when you leave the room

Sony says its KDL-VE5 series is "eco-friendly," and backs it up by incorporating something quite simple into the set: a "presence sensor" that automatically turns it off when you leave the room. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Sony Corp., HDTV, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-11-09

Wal-mart preempts Black Friday with HDTV specials this Saturday

China made productsYES all we need is more 'Made In China' to get the economy churning....Bring it home to 'China' no longer USA because we are like Rome we manufacture nothing, we import everything and borrowing TRILLIONS from China.How long will this last I would say as long as they...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, HDTV, manufacturing, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Wal-mart preempts Black Friday with HDTV specials this Saturday

Every year, retailers' ads for Black Friday—the day after Thanksgiving and the unofficial starting of the holiday shopping season—manage to leak out a few weeks beforehand this year being no exception. And every year, said retailers freak out when the ads appear online, perhaps fearing that competitors could...

Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Retail Company, HDTV, 1080p, Retail, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-11-04

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Top Five HDTVs

Whatever the size of your wallet, every living room should have a respectable television set. Good news: HDTVs are cheaper, bigger and better than ever. Here are my top five picks for this year. Splurge: Samsung UNB8500 Series ...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., HDTV, Video, 1080p, TVs, Corporate Communications, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Men watch more high-def than women--and other things about HDTV you probably already know

Fits our familyFirst HDTV two years ago and the second last year. Jumped at the $100 HD DVD Black Friday 07. I'm a "jump in when the price and utility are reasonable" person but definitely a techie with a strong engineering background. Everything in the post above fits my...

Tags: Gender and diversity, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Games, women, HDTV

Discussion threads 2009-10-31

Men watch more high-def than women--and other things about HDTV you probably already know

There was a time not too long ago when a lot of people bought an HDTV, brought it home, and started watched TV, all the while thinking they were watching in HD when they hadn't bothered to upgrade their cable or satellite package to make high-def programming available. Now viewers...

Tags: Men, Women, HDTV, HD, HD Drama, Gender And Diversity, Cable, TVs, Network Technology, Tv & Home Theater, Human Resources, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-10-31

Is HDTV turning Americans into hockey fans?

I went to see a fight......and a hockey game broke out!HockeyHockey fundamentally is a very entertaining fast paced team sport that is being ruined by the allowed fighting. I am not against "fighting" sports (boxing, mixed martial arts etc), but not only does the fighting in hockey totally fail to...

Tags: Team management, team, HDTV

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Is HDTV turning Americans into hockey fans?

Hockey, the national pastime of our neighbors up north, has always been the number-four sport in the U.S., save for pockets of the country with a puck pedigree (the Northeast, the northern Midwest). While the league expanded south and west during the 1990s, and managed to have Fox broadcast Stanley...

Tags: Network, HDTV, NHL, Sport, Games, Cable, Tv & Home Theater, Networking, Personal Technology, Telecommunications, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-10-27

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Nextar Q4 GPS, Canon PIXMA printer, Toshiba Regaza HDTV

r run out of occasions to wear it and get noticed! The "Little Black Dress" is the Celebrity's Dress of Choice Have You Noticed All the Biggest Stars Wearing that Little Black Dress Lately?Black is the color of mystery, yet sophisticated, stylish, and timeless all at once. The...

Tags: Gender and diversity, HDTV, printer, Gadget Gal, Canon Inc., Toshiba Corp., dress

Discussion threads 2009-10-17

Gadget Gal's daily deals: iPod nano, Acer Aspire notebook, LG HDTV

fit they wish to have. Give yourself a stunning look with the evening party dresses The clothing that is worn by an individual is often considered to reflect their personality. This characteristic is paid great attention by the women and therefore there are markets flooded with the wholesale party Wedding...

Tags: Gender and diversity, HDTV, Gadget Gal, Acer Inc., notebook, LG Electronics Inc., Apple iPod, Apple iPod Nano, dress, women

Discussion threads 2009-10-17

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Logitech Harmony One remote, LG plasma HDTV, Sony upscaling DVD recorder

A Logitech Harmony One remote control, an LG 50-inch plasma HDTV, and a Sony DVD recorder with HD upscaled playback. Here are your daily deals for Thursday, October 15, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the refurbished Logitech Harmony One remote control at CompUSA for $149.99....

Tags: Sony Corp., DVD-recorder, LG Electronics Inc., Logitech, HDTV, Sony RDR-GX255, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-10-15

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Philips universal remote, Casio Exilim digital camera, Sharp LCD HDTV

Bing Cashback for the TVIf going for the Sharp LCD TV deal, don't forget to get your Bing cashback!1.) Go to www.bing.com2.) Search for Circuit City.3.) Select the "Bing cashback" next to the Circuit City link that the search brings up. This will bring up the Circuit City page.4.)...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, digital camera, camera, Casio Inc., Philips Electronics N.V., Gadget Gal, HDTV, Bing, Circuit City Stores Inc., Sharp LCD, Sharp Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Philips universal remote, Casio Exilim digital camera, Sharp LCD HDTV

A Philips universal remote, a Casio Exilim digital camera, and a 46-inch Sharp LCD HDTV. Here are your daily deals for Wednesday, October 14, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Philips SRU8015/37 Prestigo 15-Device Universal Remote at Woot.com today for $29.99. The remote can control...

Tags: HDTV, Sharp Corp., Digital Camera, Camera, Philips Electronics N.V., Casio Inc., Casio Exilim, Prestigo, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-10-14

HP revamps TouchSmart PCs with Windows 7; starts $899; will you ditch your desktop PC, HDTV?

No... Whah? I have a PC laptop actually hooked up to my Samsung HDTV, and I comfortably use a mouse to control it.I'm supposed to ditch the mouse to do what? Stand up and walk across the room to touch the stupid thing?When I was a kid, my folks...

Tags: Mice, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Desktops, desktop computer, Microsoft Windows, TouchSmart PC, mouse, Hewlett-Packard Co., HDTV, Microsoft Windows 7, desktop, PC

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

HP revamps TouchSmart PCs with Windows 7; starts $899; will you ditch your desktop PC, HDTV?

HP's new Windows 7-powered Touchsmart all-in-one PCs may make you rethink your desktop PC and your living room HDTV. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, HDTV, Desktop Computer, Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, TVs, Microsoft Windows, Tv & Home Theater, Hardware, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Software, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-10-12

"HDTV" experiment proves believing is seeing

The Logic of HD AppreciationI struggle with myself about how important HD is to me. I'm comfortable watching SD and am not devastated when I go to an SD TV after watching an HD one. However, when I go to a TV displaying particularly striking HD pictures immediately after watching...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Memory, Flash memory, HDTV, TV, SD card

Discussion threads 2009-10-11

"HDTV" experiment proves believing is seeing

The result isn't really that surprising, but it's still an interesting finding. According to a recent Dutch experiment, it turns out that the power of suggestion once again can make unsuspecting test subjects talk themselves into seeing something that isn't there—literally, in this case. The study used...

Tags: HDTV, Video Clip, Programming, TVs, Corporate Communications, Tv & Home Theater, Cable, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Telecommunications, Networking, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-10-11

Gadget Gal's daily deals: iPod nano, Acer Aspire notebook, LG HDTV

An iPod Nano, an Acer Aspire notebook, and a 42-inch LC LCD HDTV. Here are your daily deals for Friday, October 9, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get a reconditioned iPod nano from Buy.com for $69.99, down from $149.99. The 4-gigabyte nano has a 2-inch screen,...

Tags: Apple iPod, LG Electronics Inc., Apple iPod Nano, Buy.com, HDTV, Acer Inc., Notebooks, Digital Music, Digital Media, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-10-09

Toshiba Cell Regza 55X1: The HDTV of the future?

Where is the market at that price?Good luck to Toshiba, but in this economy I'm afraid that not many units will be sold.

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Toshiba Corp., HDTV

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

Toshiba Cell Regza 55X1: The HDTV of the future?

Let's set aside 3D TVs for a moment—they seem to be coming whether we want them or not—and look at another futuristic set concept that's of course coming to Japan by year's end. Toshiba's "Cell" project, which powers an LCD HDTV with the Cell processor—best known as the brains behind...

Tags: HDTV, Toshiba Corp., Cell, 55X1, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-10-06