News tagged with television set

US TV ownership down for first time in 20 years

The number of US homes owning television sets is falling for the first time in two decades, the Nielsen Co. said on Tuesday.

Technology / Telecom

created May 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Consumer Electronics Show to tout Web-connected TVs

It's about to get a lot harder to turn off the TV. A torrent of television-ready gadgets will hit the store shelves this year, including dozens of phones and tablet computers that will allow viewers to watch movies and TV ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Trillion-dollar forecast for gadget sales

As the top US consumer electronics trade show prepares to open this week, organizers are forecasting that global gadget sales may top one trillion dollars this year for the first time ever.

Technology / Business

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Paramount tests frontier with 'Star Trek' drives

(AP) -- Paramount Pictures is exploring a new frontier by participating in an offer to sell Seagate Technology hard drives with a copy of the latest "Star Trek" movie and 20 other films already on board.

Technology / Other

created Apr 13, 2010 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 5

TV outside the box: Using cell phones, new system would let TV programs spill off the screen (w/ Video)

Augmented reality is an emerging discipline that uses handheld devices to superimpose digital data on the real world: If, say, you're in Paris and point your phone at the Eiffel Tower, the tower's image would ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 12, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Masters will have breakthrough 3-D broadcast

In an unprecedented broadcasting move, the 2010 Masters will be produced and broadcast live in 3-D, Augusta National Golf Club chairman Billy Payne announced on Monday.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 15, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Wal-Mart buys online movie company Vudu

US retail giant Wal-Mart plunged into the online video market on Monday with the purchase of Vudu, a company which delivers movies to Internet-enabled television sets and Blu-ray players.

Technology / Business

created Feb 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sony to stop selling ultra-thin organic TV in Japan

Sony said Tuesday it would stop selling in Japan an ultra-thin television using organic materials because of sluggish demand, in a setback to its efforts to regain a reputation for innovation.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 16, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

CRTs going down the tubes? Hardly

Many people may assume that conventional television sets and computer monitors — the kind that use picture tubes (technically known as cathode ray tubes, or CRTs) rather than flat panel screens — have virtually ...

Technology / Other

created Feb 02, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (12) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Calif. requires TVs to be more energy-efficient (Update)

(AP) -- California regulators adopted the nation's first energy-efficiency standards for televisions Wednesday in hopes of reducing electricity use at a time when millions of American households are switching ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Crowded theaters build momentum for 3-D at home

(AP) -- Fans scrambled to see 3-D movies such as "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" in theaters this year and new 3-D televisions could soon have home viewers feeling as if they're surrounded by a spaghetti ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Oct 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Gigabit Powerline Networking offers speedy solutions

Although we've always been able to see and hear in "High Definition," we think of that phrase as belonging to the 21st century. High Definition or HD devices such as television sets, Blu-Ray DVD players, digital still and ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

No disks needed for startup's streamed video games

(AP) -- Music and movies can be streamed over the Internet, so why not video games? A startup founded by technology entrepreneur Steve Perlman says it has developed a technology to deliver video games on demand, an idea ...

Technology / Software

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Another Dimension in Technology Awaits

If you’ve been to the movies lately, chances are your popcorn came with a pair of 3-D glasses.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0