CES International 2008
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The consumer technology industry’s hottest new products and services are unveiled at the 41st International CES in Las Vegas.
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TVs hold sway as show-goers seek inspiration
The beating heart of the Consumer Electronics Show – and the focus of desire for the average American consumer – remains TVs that seem to get ever-larger, glossier and thinner
All eyes switch to ‘smart’ televisions
The deal between Panasonic and Google is part of a drive by flat panel television makers to build internet and networking connectivity into the next generation of high-definition TVs
Comcast extends video service
Comcast, the US cable and telephony group, will unveil a big expansion of its on-demand content service in an attempt to capitalise on shifting television viewing habits
US mobile TV standards fight
TV broadcasters’ efforts to launch services that will be beamed to handsets may be stymied by the competing technologies of LG Electronics and Samsung, writes Paul Taylor
Blu-ray sales show lead over rival
Outlook for Microsoft, Toshiba and other companies promoting HD-DVD technology worsens as the Sony home entertainment format outsells its rival
Paramount in HD DVD blow
Paramount is poised to drop support for HD DVD after Warner Brothers’ recent backing of Sony’s Blu-ray technology, in a move that will sound the death knell of HD DVD and end the home entertainment format war
Nintendo beats Sony in Christmas console war
Nintendo’s Wii gaming console trounced sales of PlayStation 3 in Japan in December and for the whole of last year, outselling Sony’s console by three to one, according to new data
TV screen makers vie for slimness
Thin is in – at least as far as flat panel high definition displays go at this year’s Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas
LG to launch flat panel TV drive
LG Electronics, the world’s fifth-largest flat panel television maker, plans an aggressive marketing drive as it aims to become one of the top three manufacturers
Editorial Comment: Betamax’s revenge
Warner’s announcement that its high definition releases will be exclusive to Blu-ray means the Sony format is backed by a majority of Hollywood’s players
