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LCD TVs and Personal Computers Defy Declining CE Sales Trends

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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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WirelessHD 1.1 Specification Now Available

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The WirelessHD Consortium announced immediate availability of the WirelessHD 1.1 specification, announced this January at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). According to the statement, this next generation WirelessHD specification enables HDTVs, Blu-ray Disc (BD) players, PCs and portable devices to transmit, share and display content in billions of colors with unprecedented vividness and accuracy as …

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Toshiba Combines U.S. Subsidiaries

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Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. (TAIS) and Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. (TACP) announced that they will be unified into a single operating company. According to the statement, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TAIS markets and sells information technology products, including laptop computers, storage devices, telephone systems and industrial camera products in the U.S.

Americans Spending More on Consumer Electronics

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The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced the results of its 12th Annual Household CE Ownership and Market Potential Study. According to the statement, this research indicates that the average U.S. household spent $1,380 on consumer electronics (CE) products in the past 12 months, an increase of $151 from last year. Additionally, the average household spent …

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Ubisoft Launches Environment-Friendly Game Packaging

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Ubisoft announced an environmental initiative to eliminate paper game manuals, replacing them with an in-game digital manual for all titles on PlayStation 3 (PS3) and Xbox 360. The program launches worldwide with Shaun White Skateboarding this holiday 2010.

CVIA, DiiVA and WHDI Host First Developers Conference

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The China Video Industry Association (CVIA), Digital Interactive Interface for Video & Audio (DiiVA) consortium and Wireless Home Digital Interface (WHDI) consortium announced that they joined together last week in Guangzhou, China, to host the first-ever WHDI and DiiVA Developers Conference.

Downloaded Games on the Rise

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The NPD Group announced that, according to its Online Gaming 2010 research report, the average number of hours spent each week on online gaming has increased 10% since 2009, while an average of 20% of all games purchased by online gamers were digitally downloaded – up from 19% in the 2009 study and 18% in …

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