Canadian Consumers Gearing Up for Christmas
The NPD Group announced that, according to its latest survey, Canadian consumers appear to be more confident this Christmas and intend to spend slightly more on gifts in comparison to 2009.
Archive of posts tagged HDTV
TV Shipments Soften in Q3 2010
DisplaySearch announced that after several quarters of mid-20% year-over-year (Y/Y) growth, the pace of global TV shipment growth slowed to 9% in Q3 2010.
Backward Compatible 3D Broadcasts in Italy
Sisvel Technology announced that Piedmont is the first region in Italy to broadcast free-to-air, backward compatible 3D TV content.
Blu-ray Players Selling Like Hotcakes
iSuppli announced that worldwide Blu-ray Disc (BD) player shipments will reach 16.4 million units this year, up 82.2% from 9.1 million units in 2009.
Analysts Talk Connected CE at CONNECTIONS Summit
Parks Associates announced that its CONNECTIONS Summit at CES 2011 will feature an analyst roundtable addressing Internet-connected consumer electronics, 3D TV, Smartphones, connected home services and consumer buying habits.
Survey Says Europeans Cautious of 3D TV
Twenga announced that, according to its Christmas shopping survey of 3,000+ European Internet users, 47% of Europeans don’t want to receive a 3D TV for Christmas.
One Million Samsung Apps Downloaded
Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd. announced that its customers have downloaded one million apps from Samsung’s HDTV-based application store.
3DTV Adoption Outpaces HDTV
Futuresource Consulting announced that the adoption of 3DTV is running at a far quicker pace in most territories than it did for HDTV.
100 Devices Serve Up BLOCKBUSTER On Demand
Blockbuster Inc. announced that its BLOCKBUSTER On Demand service is available on more than 100 devices – including Blu-ray Disc (BD) players, televisions, smartphones, DVRs and digital media adapters.
Holidays Bring Higher Prices for LCD Panels
iSuppli announced that global prices for large-sized (10″+) liquid crystal display (LCD) panels used in televisions and computers are rising as holiday demand arrives.
Panasonic Launches Unwrap 3D Mall Tour
Panasonic Corporation announced its two-week, 14-city “Unwrap 3D” mall tour, which is designed to promote Panasonic’s latest 3D HDTVs, Blu-ray Disc (BD) players and camcorders.