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It's a 3D World
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CES 2010: Show Registration Tops 120,000
The 2010 Consumer Electronics Show appears to have bounced back some from a lackluster 2009 turnout, with a preliminary tally of more than 120,000 attendees in Las Vegas last week –– up at least 6% from 113,085 a year earlier. More -
TV’s Third Dimension
Are the new 3D glasses rose-colored? Announcements of new 3D TV efforts dominated last week’s Consumer Electronics Show, as vendors salivated over the chance to grow a new high-end product category now that HD has gone mainstream. Programmers Discovery Communications and ESPN jumped out front with More -
CES 2010: FLO TV Eyes VOD, ATSC Mobile DTV Spec
Qualcomm's FLO TV unit is looking to provide video-on-demand capabilities to augment its mobile TV service, and may add the ability to access local broadcasters' mobile TV channels to its portable television device, according to president Bill Stone. More -
CES 2010: FCC's Genachowski: Internet's 'Special Magic' Must Be Preserved
Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski reiterated that the U.S. needs to "preserve a free and open Internet" with network neutrality rules, and he maintained that there is a "looming crisis" in the country's ability to secure enough wireless spectrum to meet demand. More -
Just Sling It
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CES 2010: Sling Gets Flashy
EchoStar Technologies has signed an agreement with Adobe Systems to integrate Adobe Flash media player software into the Slingbox platform –– which will potentially allow users of dozens of Flash-enabled devices like gaming consoles, mobile phones and TV to access video over any Internet connection. More -
CES 2010: DirecTV Set To Launch Trio Of 3D Channels
Keeping the 3DTV hype machine on high, DirecTV announced plans to launch three 3D channels in June 2010 featuring movies, sports and other content and has signed a deal with Panasonic to be the exclusive sponsor of the services. More -
CES 2010: Ceton Debuts Four-Tuner Card For Windows 7
Las Vegas –– Ceton will show off a four-tuner digital cable card for Windows 7 computers that will let users record or watch up to four HD cable channels at once on their PCs at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show this week More -
CES 2010: Dish, EchoStar Sling Up 'TV Everywhere' Strategy
Dish Network, co-opting a term popularized by the cable industry, announced a "TV Everywhere" suite of products geared around EchoStar's Slingbox to let subscribers access live TV and DVR recordings over the Internet and home wireless networks while EchoStar rolled out a similar line aimed at other More -
CES Continues to Stretch the Definition of 'Celebrity'
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CES 2010: MPEG Industry Forum Kicks Off 3DTV Working Group
The MPEG Industry Forum, a not-for-profit consortium that promotes the adoption and deployment of MPEG, announced the inaugural meeting of its recently formed 3DTV Working Group founded by Motorola, Harmonic and other vendors will take place at the 2010 CES in Las Vegas this week. More -
DirecTV Pads HD Capacity
DirecTV got out in front of cable on high-definition TV — and it's looking to keep the lead. The No. 1 satellite-TV provider will have the capacity to deliver more than 200 national high-definition channels, following the successful Dec. 28 launch of its eleventh owned-and-operated satellite, More -
What Viewers Really Want
After one of the worst years for TV advertising in the medium's history, all eyes are now on this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the key forum for many of the trends that are reshaping television. As viewers continue to consume video at record levels on every possible platform — television, the Internet and mobile devices — 2010 promises to be a landmark year for lo... More -
CES: A View To An Overload
The first week of the new year almost always means one thing to the tech community: A flight to Las Vegas, for immersion in the sensory overload that is the Consumer Electronics Show. Last year, two things were big. Big meaning everywhere: TV widgets (what cable people call “interactive TV”) and More -
Happy New Year!
The Consumer Satellite Industry through the eyes of WWW.SatelliteGuys.US Founder Scott Greczkowski More -
Mobile Digital TV Gadgets To Roam CES Floor
Broadcasters are hoping to build momentum for their mobile TV initiative at International CES 2010 next week with the debut of several devices designed for the ATSC's Mobile DTV spec, including an LG Electronics portable TV/DVD player and a gadget that rebroadcasts mobile TV over Wi-Fi. More -
One Up... One Down For Bit
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CES 2010 To See Decline In Exhibitors
The Consumer Electronics Association expects 2,500 exhibitors for next month's CES in Las Vegas –– down from approximately 2,700 in 2009 –– although the 2010 confab will feature a record number of more than 330 new exhibiting companies, the trade group said Monday. More -
CNBC Ready To Ring In 'Tech Week'
With the high-tech world focused on the CES Show in Las Vegas, CNBC will ring in the new year with a series specials under the ‘Tech Week' banner More
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