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Japan Earthquake Halts CE Production   14 Mar, 2011

As Japanese authorities and relief workers continue to search for victims of the March 11 earthquake and subsequent tsunami, the country’s vibrant consumer electronics industry March 14 has all but ground to a halt.More>>

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Analyst: Average U.S. Family Has 10 Netflix-enabled Devices   14 Jun, 2011

Netflix’s recent decision to increase the number of devices by which an individual subscriber can access streaming content underscores the service’s ubiquitous reach in consumer electronics. More>>

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PlayStation to Add CinemaNow, Gets Into 3DTV Business   6 Jun, 2011

This fall PlayStation 3 will add Best Buy’s CinemaNow service, and Sony Computer Entertainment will release a PS3-themed, 24-inch 3DTV display, bundled with 3D glasses, an HDMI cable and a 3D game.More>>

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Annual Household Consumer Electronics Spending Drops $200   23 May, 2011

The average United States household spent $1,179 on consumer electronics in 2010 — down 17% from $1,380 in spending during the same period a year ago, according to the Consumer Electronics Association.More>>

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Samsung, DreamWorks Tout Partnership   23 May, 2011

Samsung and DreamWorks Animation began their partnership a couple of years ago, with the latter giving the former exclusive rights to bundle Blu-ray 3Ds with their 3DTVs, starting with 'Monsters vs. Aliens.' Katzenberg said May 19 that the partnership would continue at least until 'Kung Fu Panda 2'...More>>

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Report: Japan Earthquake Has Little Impact on Large LCD TV Screens   13 Apr, 2011

Wholesale pricing for large-size LCD television screens is expected to decline less than 1% in April — despite lingering effects from the Japan earthquake and tsunami, including ongoing aftershocks, according to a new report. More>>

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CEA: Consumer Confidence Down Sharply   22 Mar, 2011

Confidence in economy among consumers rattled by the earthquake in Japan, slumping housing market and rising gas prices took a big hit in March, falling more than 10 points, according to new data from the Consumer Electronics Association.More>>

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Panasonic: 3D Blu-ray Trending Upward   8 Mar, 2011

The DMP-BDT310, DMP-BDT210 and DMP-BDT110 are all 3D, while Panasonic’s DMP-BD75 is the lone non-3D Blu-ray player out in market from the company.More>>

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Report: 3D Content Will Struggle in U.K.   22 Jun, 2011

Approximately 11 million 3DTVs will be in U.K. households by 2016 — or one in three homes — but less than half will be used regularly for 3D content, according to a new forecast.More>>

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Vudu Bows Branded Remote Control Access on Vizio Devices   23 May, 2011

Vudu VOD movie service, with more than 20,000 titles, joins Netflix with a branded button on Irvine, Calif.-based CE manufacturer’s product line.More>>

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