Target announced it is retooling its consumer electronics and video game department across its stores nationwide. The full chain roll-out began in April 2010 and the majority of Target stores will have the new electronics layout completed by June 2010. According to the statement, as part of the transformation, the video game section is being …
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Toshiba Mobile Display Co., Ltd. (TMD) announced it has developed an Optically Compensated Bend (OCB) liquid crystal display panel for 3D glasses suitable for watching 3D television, enjoying 3D movies or playing 3D games. According to the statement, a 3D image is created by providing slightly different images to your left and right eyes. There …
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DivX, Inc. announced that over 300 million DivX devices have now shipped into the global market from consumer electronics manufacturers.
LOVEFiLM announced it has launched the latest extension of its service in the direct-to-TV market on new Samsung TVs.
The American Optometric Association (AOA) announced that anywhere from three to nine million people have problems with binocular vision prohibiting them from watching 3D TV and movies. According to the statement, binocular vision is the ability to align both eyes accurately on an object and combine the visual images from each eye into a single, …
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Best Buy Co. Inc. announced the availability of its new digital video service CinemaNow, which will provide customers same-day instant access to new release movies and TV shows.
The British Video Association (BVA) announced that it is coordinating a promotional Blu-ray Disc (BD) bundle offer ahead of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, being televised in HD for the first time. According to the statement, as part of the BVA’s continued campaign to promote the Blu-ray format it has brokered a partnership …
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Parks Associates announced that the percentage of U.S. broadband households purchasing CE continues to decline year over year, falling from 87% in 2007 to 76% in 2009. According to the statement, this continuing trend of declining sales looks grim for CE manufacturers, but Parks Associates, which will host CONNECTIONS: The Digital Living Conference and Showcase …
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Sony announced that it will start streaming the FIFA World Cup Collection to BRAVIA TVs and Blu-ray Disc players across Europe via its BRAVIA Internet Video platform starting late May. According to the statement, owners of a BRAVIA TV, BRAVIA Home Theatre or Sony Blu-ray player with BRAVIA Internet Video will be able to view …
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. announced that it is expanding its home entertainment electronics departments nationwide and online.
Panasonic announced that it will demonstrate its Full HD 3D VIERA Plasma displays as well as its latest cable technologies this week at the National Cable & Telecommunications Cable Show, today through May 13 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.