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Consumer demand calls for more flash memory
News Increased NAND manufacturing, especially with the addition of Intel to the NAND flash market, should help drive down the price of consumer electronics devices, said Alan Niebel, an analyst at Web-Feet Research.
[November 22, 2005, 14:10]
Hitachi develops multiformat DVD drive
News PC makers and consumer-electronics makers are hoping for the same success that recordable and rewritable CD drives had when they were introduced a few years ago. The electronics maker announced on Monday that it has developed a drive that can read...
[November 6, 2001, 10:39]
Microsoft offers extra-strength tablets
News AboCom Systems, BenQ, First International Computer, Fujitsu, Intel, LG Electronics, National Semiconductor, Philips Consumer Electronics, Tatung, TriGem Computer and Wyse Technology are among the other manufacturers producing smart displays.
[March 13, 2003, 7:43]
Compaq steps closer to PCTV
News But Compaq, among others, believes the future for the home computer industry lies in consumer electronics. The Internet has given everybody a natural jump into consumer electronics. And at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, the company...
[April 25, 2001, 14:22]
Is there a future for digital video recorders?
News The Yankee Group's report includes standalone DVRs, along with DVR features built into cable set-top boxes, consumer-electronics devices and satellite TV set-top boxes. Helping promote the modest growth of the market is the integration of DVR...
[October 3, 2002, 8:54]
Blank Blu-ray disks shipping
News PC and consumer electronics companies, however, are typically being forced to choose one format or another. For consumers, the format war will be a headache as they will have to remember to buy PCs that are compatible with their consumer...
[April 11, 2006, 10:40]
Microsoft moves to integrate Windows with BIOS
News Its products are also used by consumer electronics makers such as Pioneer, Matsushita, Sony and Toshiba. Consumer electronics makers are particularly interested in the technology, according to Phoenix.
[October 3, 2003, 17:25]
Celine Dion disc could crash European PCs
News Consumer-electronics giant Philips Electronics has complained that discs incorporating copy protection are not technically CDs -- a contention that played into Sony's decision not to include the CD logo on the Dion disc, according to Sony.
[April 5, 2002, 15:20]
Hitachi steers new drives toward corporate market
News Despite Hitachi's focus on Wednesday on the enterprise market, the company is making a strong push into the consumer-electronics realm. Hitachi's small drives are appearing in consumer electronics products such as Apple Computer's new iPod mini.
[February 25, 2004, 8:45]
Microsoft and Intel join next-gen DVD fray
News It has dramatically more support from the consumer electronics industry, the PC manufacturers and the games hardware manufacturing side, as well as strong support form movie studios, music companies and game software developers.
[September 27, 2005, 9:10]
Japanese researchers harness parallel chips
News We are developing software de facto standard or API for multicore processors for consumer electronics and real-time embedded systems, [such as those used in] automobiles," he explained. Our targets are for consumer electronics and real-time...
[September 30, 2009, 15:22]
Shaking up the art of chip design
News And with the advent and popularity of new consumer-electronics devices such as MP3 and DVD players, demand continues to rise for the analogue circuits that make them possible. While the economy has put the brakes on the PC and networking-equipment...
[April 21, 2002, 7:31]
IBM to reveal Power's foundations
News The Japanese company has also been working with IBM on Cell, an upcoming processor for consumer electronics devices that some expect to drive the next PlayStation game console. If it chooses, the systems architecture approach could allow IBM to get...
[April 1, 2004, 12:10]
Tackling the problem of high-tech trash
News Most people don't spend much time thinking about the ins and outs of manufacturing, recycling or even getting rid of consumer electronics until it's time to take out the trash or buy something new. Q: Which consumer electronics have the most the...
[July 7, 2006, 12:35]
Gateway cuts jobs and closes shops
News Gateway's latest plan centres on bolstering revenue by increasing PC sales; launching new consumer electronics; and lowering expenses. It also intends to bring to market new products, including business servers, a new line of consumer-electronics...
[March 18, 2003, 11:25]
So Much Confusion Over The Blindingly Obvious.
Talkback It also has many other substantial global businesses in vehicle electronics, cellular network transmission equipment and handsets, military and public sector electronics all of which have totally different business models from development to sales...
[February 1, 2008, 15:04]
Linux and outsourcing 'set for boom'
News PC prices will continue to plunge, as major brands like Dell, (Hewlett-Packard) and Gateway slice already thin margins to kick-start device sales in the consumer electronics market," Forrester said. At this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las...
[January 8, 2004, 10:45]
Sony brings Screenblast to shops
News The Consumer Electronics Association predicts that US sales of analogue and digital camcorders combined will reach about 5.8 million units this year, generating revenue of $2.3bn. For the latest on everything from consumer electronics to your...
[October 30, 2002, 8:19]
Gateway's plan to bring back Amiga
News Gateway will pit its tiny subsidiary against PC kingpins such as Microsoft and consumer-electronics companies such as Sony and Philips Electronics, which also are developing new-age information devices.
[August 12, 1999, 14:59]
Gateway gets fifth CEO in six years
News Over the past few years, Gateway has tried a number of different strategies — getting into consumer electronics, getting rid of its stores, selling more PCs in retail, aiming for budget customers — but it has continued to stumble when it comes to...
[September 8, 2006, 13:35]
