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: Home Blogs Electronics Blog Top Product : Ratings TVs Digital Cameras Computers Cell Phones Printers Camcorders Blu-ray DVD Players MP3 Players More Consumer Reports Blogs More October 30, 2010 Happy techie Halloween Best of the Web Spooky lightpainting Photo : Jannepaint Gizmodo Lightpainting Goes Spooky For Halloween . quot Check out this wonderfully scary photograph from Flickr user Jannepaint right using the technique of lightpainting : long-exposure photography where the subject uses a source of light such as an LED , a sparkler or glowstick , and trails it around themselves . quot How does he do that Pocket-lint 50 Great Geek Pumpkins . quot A great pumpkin gallery filled with photos of the ubiquitous orange squash , carved into techie themes of varying degrees of terrifying-ness :
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What we're watching tonight:
CW (1080i) has Smallville at 8 p.m. and Supernatural at 9 p.m.
CBS (1080i) has Medium at 8 p.m. and CSI: NY at 9 p.m. and Blue Bloods at 10 p.m.
NBC (1080i) has School Pride at 8 p.m.
Fox (720p) has The Good Guys at 9 p.m.
Swamp Loggers at 9 p.m.read more
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IPC Blog Skip to content IPC Home About IPC About this Blog About the Bloggers Shining the spotlight on thermals RoHS Compliant Components May Not Be Lead Free Industry expert Bob Willis uses the NPL Defect Database to explain the terminology differences between RoHS compliant and lead-free . components
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: : Home Blogs Electronics Blog Top Product : Ratings TVs Digital Cameras Computers Cell Phones Printers Camcorders Blu-ray DVD Players MP3 Players More Consumer Reports Blogs More October 29, 2010 PhotoPlus Expo : Is another digital camera megapixel war brewing Pentax 645D Photo : Terry Sullivan At the 2010 PhotoPlus Expo show this week , two manufacturers are showing off some intriguing cameras at the high end of the . market The first that caught my eye was the Pentax 645D , a medium-format behemoth with a 40-megapixel sensor . It also has a 14-bit A D converter and a relatively lightweight body for its class with weather seals throughout . The price is hefty , though : around 10,000. But considering that most medium-format digital cameras are twice that price , this may actually be a
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: Home Blogs Electronics Blog Top Product : Ratings TVs Digital Cameras Computers Cell Phones Printers Camcorders Blu-ray DVD Players MP3 Players More Consumer Reports Blogs More October 29, 2010 Verizon stores and site now selling iPads The Apple iPad Photo : courtesy of Apple What once seemed unthinkable is now a fact . You can walk into a Verizon wireless store and buy an iPad bundled with Verizon 3G service . Well , maybe not every Verizon store : A store I visited in suburban New York this morning didn't have any iPads in the store . But a larger store in a New Jersey suburb told me its shelves were . stocked And what's the deal , once you find a store with iPads According to the Verizon site Wi-Fi iPads without any service cost the same as they do at Apple's store : 499 for 16GB ,
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: : Home Blogs Electronics Blog Top Product : Ratings TVs Digital Cameras Computers Cell Phones Printers Camcorders Blu-ray DVD Players MP3 Players More Consumer Reports Blogs More October 29, 2010 Sound Byte : All about the T-Mobile G2 smart phone Click here to play the Sound Byte : All about the T-Mobile G2 smart phone MP3 software required . podcast : Consumer Reports T-Mobile just introduced the Android-based G2 smart phone successor to the G1, the granddaddy of all Android smart phones . How does it stack up now that the market's teeming with Android phones Senior Electronics Editor Mike Gikas has been testing the G2 in last week's Into Tomorrow with Dave Graveline Dave asked Mike for his take . In this Sound Byte podcast click to listen Mike lays out the most salient features of the
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: , Home Blogs Electronics Blog Top Product : Ratings TVs Digital Cameras Computers Cell Phones Printers Camcorders Blu-ray DVD Players MP3 Players More Consumer Reports Blogs More October 29, 2010 At 2010 PDN PhotoPlus Expo , thin digital cameras are in The ultra-thin Casio Exilim EX-S200 Photo : Terry Sullivan As I walked around the various camera booths at the 2010 Photoplus Expo in New York City , I noticed more bulkier , feature-filled compact cameras targeted at photo enthusiasts than I have in some time—the Nikon Coolpix P7000 for example . I also saw a lot of . SLRs But make no mistake : Thin cameras are still the most popular type of point-and-shoot . And they appear to be getting thinner still . Check out my photo to see how svelte the 14-megapixel Casio Exilim EX-S200 is . The
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: : . Home Blogs Electronics Blog Top Product : Ratings TVs Digital Cameras Computers Cell Phones Printers Camcorders Blu-ray DVD Players MP3 Players More Consumer Reports Blogs More October 29, 2010 Black Friday creep : The deals start . now Hoping to jolt lethargic shoppers into an early pre-holiday buying frenzy , some retailers are offering Black Friday specials before Halloween this year instead of waiting for Thanksgiving , the day that traditionally kicks off the holiday buying . season Once again , consumer electronics will be a key enticement for many retailers . For example , starting today and running every Friday through November 19th , Amazon is running a GoldBox : Countdown to Black Friday sales series that offers a special Deal of the Day , plus several Lightning Deals that
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: Home Blogs Electronics Blog Top Product : Ratings TVs Digital Cameras Computers Cell Phones Printers Camcorders Blu-ray DVD Players MP3 Players More Consumer Reports Blogs More October 29, 2010 Daily electronics deals Today's electronics deals , courtesy of The Consumerist Amazon Duracell AAA Coppertop Batteries 20-count for 7 with free shipping Newegg 2TB SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4 HD204UI SATA 3.5 Internal Hard Drive for 90 with free shipping Newegg Canon EOS Rebel T2i Black 18.0 MP 3.0 1.04M LCD Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f 3.5-5.6 IS Lens for 755 Entertainment Dell Call of Duty : Black Ops 3 Months LIVE Card 49.99 free ship next best 74 Amazon Buy 2 New Games , Get 3rd FREE Fye.com 10 Off 35 Used CD or DVD Purchase w Coupon USED1035R Amazon Buy 2 Get 1 Free on Select New Video
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Oct 29 - Singapore's Marina Bay has been illuminated like never before with a spectacular light show to promote energy efficient bulbs. The display features colorful light installations created by designers around the world.read more
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: Home Blogs Electronics Blog Top Product : Ratings TVs Digital Cameras Computers Cell Phones Printers Camcorders Blu-ray DVD Players MP3 Players More Consumer Reports Blogs More October 28, 2010 Cablevision reimbursing customers who watch 2010 World Series online In response to the continuing blackout of the 2010 World Series for its customers due to its dispute with News Corp Cablevision is offering to reimburse customers who take out a 10 subscription with major league baseball’s Postseason.tv to watch the Series streamed over the . Internet The technical requirements for using the Postseason.tv service on a computer include any consumer version of Windows all the way back to Windows XP—for Macs , OS X 10.4 or later . For best video quality , Adobe Flash version 10 is also recommended .
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: : Home Blogs Electronics Blog Top Product : Ratings TVs Digital Cameras Computers Cell Phones Printers Camcorders Blu-ray DVD Players MP3 Players More Consumer Reports Blogs More October 28, 2010 Video : Which smart phone is right for you Choosing a Smart Phone Video : Consumer Reports The latest smart phones are the most consumer-friendly ever , yet they're still the most complicated devices Consumer Reports tests smart phone Ratings are available to subscribers Our lab technicians perform more than a hundreds tests on smart phones to score and rank their competence on everything from voice and display quality to phone , messaging , multimedia , and battery-life performance—and everything in between . Besides raw performance , phone shoppers need to consider the phone's operating system
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CEA’s Technology & Standards Forum Hosts Panel Discussions on Key Topics
By Megan Hayes
Last week, in San Francisco, CEA Technology & Standards held a series of technical sessions. These sessions were unlike anything that T&S had done before. The goal was to open a dialogue between CEA staff and the association’s members about technology issues [...]
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: , Home Blogs Electronics Blog Top Product : Ratings TVs Digital Cameras Computers Cell Phones Printers Camcorders Blu-ray DVD Players MP3 Players More Consumer Reports Blogs More October 28, 2010 TVs to get EnergyGuide labels , just like refrigerators The familiar yellow-and-black EnergyGuide labels you're used to seeing on appliances such as refrigerators and air conditioners will be coming to televisions next year , thanks to a change in the FTC's Appliance Labeling Rule The hope is that by having the labels—which list a set's estimated yearly energy cost and how that cost compares it to other similarly sized models—prominently displayed , consumers will be able to make better-informed choices about the TVs they . buy Earlier this week , the FTC unanimously approved the change , which
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• Visa (NYSE:V) posted inline fiscal fourth quarter results of $0.95 on revenues of $2.12 billion up from Zacks projections of $2.08 billion
• Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) reported estimate-topping third quarter results of $0.34, ahead of Zacks estimates of $0.23, on revenues of $1.91 billion that beat estimates of $1.78 billion
• Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) posted third quarter earnings of [...](AVP) Company News for October 28, 2010 – Corporate Summary
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• The Singapore Stock Exchange agreed to purchase its Australia-based peer, ASX, for $8.3 billion
• Carlyle announced plans to buy CommScope (NYSE:CTV) for $31.50 per share
• Lorillard (NYSE:LO) reported third quarter earnings of $1.81 a share, $0.17 higher than estimated, on revenues up 12.6% to $1.1 billion topping Street estimates of $1.0 billion
• RadioShack (NYSE:RSH) posted estimate-topping earnings of [...](BAC) Company News for October 25, 2010 – Corporate Summary
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State-run utility behemoth Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEP) incurred a net loss of KRW51 billion (USD$45.3 million) for the first nine months of 2010, a decrease of 117.7%, compared with a net income of KRW289 billion (USD$256.8 million) for the first nine months of 2009. This was primarily due to increased power purchase costs. Power [...](KEP) Korea Electric Power Reports Net Loss for First Nine Months of 2010
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By Laurie Ann Phillips
As my colleague Mark Chisholm has been writing, at CEA’s Industry Forum last week, we honored innovations of the past by inducting 13 industry leaders to the CE Hall of Fame and innovations of the present through our American-Idol-style i-stage competition. The fact is, our industry – and our country – [...]
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Posted by Website Introductions: Steve Jobs refusal to allow Flash on the Iphone is the latest, greatest example of a company that has gotten too big. Companies like Apple think that they can tell the consumer what they want rather than listening to their needs and wishes. While this mindset (know your client better then they know themselves) is good in some situations, givenTags: galaxy tablet, iphone. Comments: 0.
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Part 3 of 3 – Executives
By Mark Chisholm
In our final post on the 2010 CE Hall of Fame inductees, I’ll be focusing on the executives whose leadership and guidance promoted growth for the consumer electronics industry as a whole. Previously, we looked at the inventors and engineers and the founders and retailers that make [...]
Updated: 2010-10-21 18:59:08
Part 2 of 3 – Founders and Retailers
By Mark Chisholm
Continuing our coverage of the 2010 CE Hall of Fame inductees, today I’ll be taking a look at the founders and retailers whose dedication helped grow the CE industry into what it is today. If you missed yesterday’s post, be sure to read up on [...]
Updated: 2010-10-20 21:46:24
Part 1 of 3 – Inventors and Engineers
By Mark Chisholm
Last night at a ceremony held at CEA’s Industry Forum in San Francisco, CEA inducted thirteen of the consumer electronics industry’s finest into the CE Hall of Fame. From engineers to executives, these individuals contributions to our industry have helped make it what it is [...]
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i-stage Finalist Videos – Part 4 of 4
By Tara Dunion
Here are the finalists Pomdevices, LLC and Sonomax Technologies, Inc. previewing their products:
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i-stage Finalist Videos – Part 3 of 4
By Tara Dunion
Here are the finalists Anybots and Oxygen Audio previewing their products:
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i-stage Finalist Videos, Part 2 of 4
By Tara Dunion
Here’s finalist Eyecon Technologies previewing their product:
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i-stage Finalist Videos, Part 1 of 4
By Tara Dunion
Monday’s i-stage awards competition kept the audience rapt as they experienced the latest technology innovations about to hit the market.
Mavizon’s AutoBot was the fan favorite and the overall winner, with Tremont’s nPower PEG taking second place.
Here are the winners Mavizon Technologies and Tremont Electric previewing their products:
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What’s on your wish list?
By Rick Kowalski
It’s that time of year when market researchers everywhere want to know what’s on consumer wish lists for the 2010 holiday shopping season. The CEA Market Research team receives questions about this topic as early as May. I’m not joking! We’d love to have the answer to that [...]
