Rescuing the Golden Goose

The immediate question is, will Blu-ray Disc (BD) recorders, drives, and players read and write all types of CDs and DVDs? Will they clear the fog of application formats and content-protection measures? In last month’s column, I chastised BD device manufacturers for ducking clear answers to these questions. And surveying the broader situation, we see …

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CEA Ponders Standard for 3D Glasses

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced that it is soliciting proposals to create a standard for active shutter 3D glasses that use an infrared (IR) synchronized interface.

CEA Proposes Child Safeguards for Lithium Batteries

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced that its product safety working group has submitted a proposal to Underwriters Laboratories (UL) to help prevent access by children to lithium coin- and button-cell batteries in consumer electronics (CE) devices.

CEA and CEDIA Launch Multi-Room Audio Cabling Standard

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA)’s R10 Residential Systems committee announced that it has approved the CEA/CEDIA-2030-A: Multi-Room Audio Cabling standard.

Former Panasonic Execs Inducted into Hall of Fame

Panasonic Corporation of North America announced that two of its former executives, Richard Kraft and Dr. Larry Weber, were inducted into the Consumer Electronics Association’s (CEA) “Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame” this week in ceremonies held at the CEA Industry Forum in San Francisco, CA.