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Samsung sees death of Blu-Ray in five years 05/09/2008 10:05:00
Samsung blows the kiss of death in Blu-Ray's direction, despite Sony tipping a ten-year lifecycle.

Sony is betting the PS3/Blu-Ray platform will be enough to drive sales for a full ten-year lifecycle, but don't tell that to Samsung. The South Korean maker of everything from TVs to Blu-Ray players thinks the HD disc format won't survive past five years.
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Toshiba shows advanced image detection prototypes 01/09/2008 08:04:00
Toshiba has developed a gesture control system for TVs that allows simple control by waving you arm about.

Toshiba is using this week's IFA electronics show in Berlin to show off some of its latest image detection technology currently being worked on at its laboratories in Cambridge in the UK.
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DLNA takes baby steps 01/09/2008 08:01:00
More and more consumer electronics come equipped with DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) certification, but few consumers know what that means.

More and more consumer electronics products come equipped with DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) certification -- at the IFA electronics show new TV's, home theater systems, and computers all come with the DLNA stamp.
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Sharp shows carbon-neutral big-screen TV 31/08/2008 00:44:00
Sharp says solar-panel and LCD TV technology is at the stage where a single panel can provide enough power for a TV for 4.5 hours per day.

Sharp is presenting an environmentally friendly way to watch television at this year's IFA electronics show in Berlin.
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Toshiba to launch Cell-based TV in 2009 30/08/2008 01:22:00
Toshiba is planning to put the powerful Cell chip into a TV that will launch in the second half of 2009, it said Friday at the IFA electronics show in Berlin.

Toshiba is planning to bring the powerful Cell processor into consumer electronics and launch a TV based on the chip in the second half of 2009, it said Friday at the IFA electronics show in Berlin.
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Philips aims compact home theater at smaller spaces 29/08/2008 02:15:00
For people who want a compact home theater Philips has launched the CimemaOne, at the IFA electronics show on Thursday.

Philips launched the CinemaOne for people who want a compact home theater, at the IFA electronics show on Thursday.
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Consumer electronics will do well, says Philips CEO 29/08/2008 11:09:00
The future for consumer electronics looks bright, and high oil prices will help the industry, according to a Philips executive, who spoke at IFA.

The future for consumer electronics looks bright and high oil prices will help the industry, according to Hans-Joachim Kamp, who spoke at IFA in Berlin on Wednesday.
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Sharp unveils its thinnest LCD TVs yet 29/08/2008 12:10:00
Sharp has developed a range of LCD TVs that are both thinner and have larger screens than its previous thinnest televisions.

Sharp has developed a new range of LCD (liquid crystal display) TVs that are thinner and have larger screens than its previous thinnest televisions.
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Sony to launch centimeter-thin LCD TV this year 29/08/2008 12:00:00
Sony will launch a 40-inch LCD that is just 1 centimeter thin in Europe and Japan later this year, it said Thursday at IFA in Berlin.

Pushing new boundaries in LCD (liquid crystal display) TV size, Sony will launch later this year a set that's considerably thinner than others on the market, it said at the IFA electronics show in Berlin on Thursday.
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Philips promises better black levels with latest LCD TV 29/08/2008 12:00:00
Philips's new LED LUX technology promises black levels that rival the best plasma sets.

Philips has introduced a technology called LED LUX, which promises black levels that rival the best plasma sets, at the IFA electronics show on Thursday.
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LG puts Bluetooth into new LCD, plasma TV sets 28/08/2008 05:30:00
LG will soon start selling TV sets with built-in Bluetooth, the company said at IFA.

LG Electronics is on the verge of launching a new range of LCD (liquid crystal display) and plasma TV sets in Europe that feature Bluetooth wireless networking, the company said Wednesday at the IFA electronics show in Berlin.

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