High Oil Prices spur Demand for low Energy Electronics

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By Rhee So-eui

SEOUL (Reuters) - These days when customers walk into electronics stores, the first question they ask is how much electricity the fridge, washing machine or laptop computer they are contemplating buying consumes.
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Posted on Thu, 7 Aug 2008 01:43:02 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Golden Shellback Coatings Protect Electronics from Fluids

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Right now, you could go down to your local electronics store and probably get your hands on a case for your cellular phone that would protect it from water and other fluids. The catch is that the case would add lots of bulk to your phone and could block some of the ports and controls.

Northeast Maritime Institute has announced the development of a new coating called Golden Shellback Coatings that can prevent electronic devices from being harmed by water, oil, dirt, dust, and other hazardous materials. Read more

Posted on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:44:32 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

CEA says Consumer Electronics reach $173 billion in 2008

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The consumer electronics industry will see overall shipment revenues top $173 billion in the United States in 2008, according to new data released today by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).

The semi-annual U.S. Consumer Electronics Sales and Forecast shows CE shipment revenues will grow by 7.3 percent this year, reaching more than $183 billion by 2009. Read more

Posted on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:51:28 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Coby Electronics Introduces New HD Radio Receivers

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Coby electronics has announced a pair of new portable, cordless HD Radio receivers. Coby says that the pair of receivers is value priced and allows users to receiver HD2 and HD3 broadcasts as well as FM and AM radio stations.

HD Radio stations are free and often broadcast alongside standard FM broadcasts by radio stations across the country. The two new receivers include the HDR-700 Portable HD Radio System and the HDR-650 Component HD Radio Receiver. Read more

Posted on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:43:51 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Sony targets networked Electronics, LCD TV Crown

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By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Aiko Hayashi

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said it would make a strong push into networked electronics and video download services and aim for the top spot in LCD TVs as the firm seeks to make the most of its hardware and software assets for growth.
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Posted on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:29:04 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

NPD Says Consumer Electronics Sales Rebounding

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Along with the slow economy in the US came slow sales of all sorts of consumer goods including electronics. According to the NPD Group consumer electronics sales rebounded to some degree in May. NPD says that sales in May 2008 were up more than 7% in total compared to May of 2007.

The growth in sales was attributed to six top money generating categories. The categories include (in order) notebook computers sold $794.6 million, LCD TVs sold $792.4 million, digital point and shoot cameras sold $310.4 million, portable digital players sold $250 million, ink jet cartridges sold $274.4 million and desktop computers sold $244.4 million. Read more

Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:00:49 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Samsung Electronics sees little Room for Chip Price Rises

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SEOUL (Reuters) - The head of Samsung Electronics' semiconductor division thinks the bottom has been reached in the long-suffering memory market but doesn't expect significant price rises for the moment, the company said.
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Posted on Tue, 27 May 2008 00:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Study Says Printed Electronics Market to be Worth $300 billion in next 20 years

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According to Research and Market over the next 20 years printed electronics will be a $300 billion market. The largest segment of this printed electronics business will be for transistors and memory according to the report.

The first products based on printed transistors and memory is to be sold this year the report says. There are 150 companies cited in the report that are working to make printed electronics happen. Read more

Posted on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:12:32 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

CEA Says American’s Spend $1400 on Electronics Annually

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The CEA association, the group behind the annual CES convention, released a study today showing that American’s spend about $1400 each year on consumer electronics. That amount represents an increase of $120 more than American’s spent last year.

The items helping to drive this growth in consumer spending are cell phones, MP3 players, digital cameras, laptops and more. CEA says that a device performing more than one function is why the average number of electronic devices slipped from 25 products in 2007 to 24 products in 2008. Read more

Posted on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:43:44 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Netflix, Consumer Electronics Partnerships near

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By Sue Zeidler

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. online DVD rental company Netflix Inc on Monday said it expects to soon announce three partnerships, similar to its set-top box alliance with LG Electronics Inc , that will let subscribers watch films streamed directly from the Web to TVs.
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Posted on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:45:44 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

LG Electronics says LCD TV Competition will impact Plasma

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Seoul (Reuters) - Plasma screen maker LG Electronics Inc , said on Wednesday it could not rule out the possibility that aggressive pricing strategy by Japan's Sony Corp could eventually impact its display unit.
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Posted on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:57:45 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mitsubishi Electronics Announces 500 Series Projectors

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Mitsubishi announced today that it was releasing a new line of projectors called the 500 family that makes use of the new TI DDP 2230 DMD chip with DLP and BrilliantColor. The series includes four projectors.

Three of the projectors share the same resolution of 1024 x 768. The XD500U has 2200 lumens, the XD510U has 2600 lumens and the XD520U has 3000 lumens. The fourth projector has a lower resolution of 800 x 600 and is called the SD510U with 2200 lumens. All three projectors are scheduled to ship this month starting at $995. Read more

Posted on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:55:43 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

USPS Offers Free Electronics Recycling Through the Mail

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The USPS announced that it will be offering free electronics recycling via a mail in service. The program has been launched in 1,500 post offices across the country as a pilot program to try and get consumers to recycle electronics and ink cartridges rather than throwing them into landfills.

The program is called “Mail Back” and allows people to send back all sorts of items including BlackBerry’s, MP3 players, ink cartridges, PDAs, digital cameras and other items with no postage fees. Postage fees are covered by Clover Technologies Group who receives the returned electronics and gear and recycles the products. Read more

Posted on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:24:08 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

LG Electronics says to buy LCD Panels from Sharp

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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Electronics said on Wednesday it plans to buy 32-inch and 52-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) panels from Japan's Sharp Corp in order to satisfy surging demand for flat screen TVs.
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Posted on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:16:16 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Blu-ray has won, Electronics Companies get to work now

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For some reason it does not feel like a historic day, but it kind of is. The HD format war is over and HD DVD is history. Now the way is free for the high definition revolution the consumer electronics industry has beem talking about for years now.

Blu-ray disc is now the standard for high definition video on disc media. One of the prominent companies that have to do something very fast is Microsoft. The Xbox 360 with its HD DVD drive looks pretty silly now. Read more

Posted on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:42:04 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

STMicroelectronics New CMOS Sensor Makes Camera Phones Smaller

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STMicroelectronics introduces the smallest single-chip camera sensor for mobile applications today. The CMOS sensor provides a 2 megapixel mobile-phone camera sensor with low space requirements.

The sensor is called the VD6725 and is a 1.5 inch optical-format image sensor with a 1600 x 1200 pixel array. The sensor is designed to fit into camera phones under 6x6x3.8 mm. Read more

Posted on Fri, 8 Feb 2008 08:33:52 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Wilson Electronics Promises Less Dropped Calls

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If you are like me and use a cellular phone and don’t have a landline at all you may have noticed the tendency to get dropped calls in some areas when you are inside buildings. A company called Wilson electronics has a new device called SignalBoost that promises to end dropped calls.

The device is an in-building dual-band cellular amplifier with ten times more power than your cellular phone. The device promises to increase your cellular signal by 10 to 15 times for both voice and data service. Read more

Posted on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:13:24 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Electronics Retailers unhappy as Shoppers cautious

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By Nicole Maestri

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - The toll that economic uncertainty has taken on U.S. consumer electronics retailers was made very clear on Tuesday by Circuit City CEO Phil Schoonover. Read more

Posted on Wed, 9 Jan 2008 08:23:22 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

U.S. may take Action on EU Electronics Tariffs

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LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - The United States is considering action against the European Union with the World Trade Organization over tariffs that the EU imposes on certain electronics products, Trade Representative Susan Schwab said on Tuesday. Read more

Posted on Wed, 9 Jan 2008 00:46:29 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Consumer Electronics Association says DTV has 50% Reach

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The CEA association says that the U.S. has reached a critical junction in the adoption of digital TVs. According to them, digital TVs are now in 50% of American homes.

"I am proud to announce our nation has hit this digital milestone. With 50 percent of U.S. homes able to experience the reality of digital television, we have crossed a critical threshold," said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of CEA. "2008 will continue to demonstrate the growth and success of DTV, with nearly 32 million units forecasted to ship. Consumers are particularly keen to add HDTV to their homes, with high definition expected to account for 79 percent of total DTV shipments in the U.S. in 2008." Read more

Posted on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:31:32 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Sony says U.S. Electronics unaffected by Economy

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By Kiyoshi Takenaka

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp's consumer electronics business in the U.S. market has not been affected by the shaky economy and is on track to hit a 5 percent operating margin for the year ending March 31, Chief Executive Howard Stringer said.
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Posted on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:44:37 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr