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1. Warner Bros. will exchange DVDs for Blu-ray movies

CEA SmartBrief | Nov 18, 2009

Warner Bros. has announced a new program that offers consumers the ability to send in their regular DVD movie discs and get Blu-ray versions in return at a discount. The DVD2Blu offer applies to Warner Bros. titles. Consumerist, The (11/18) About.com (11/18) Dealerscope (11/17)


2. After months of anticipation, Google Chrome OS to arrive

CEA SmartBrief | Nov 13, 2009

Google Chrome, the Web giant's first desktop operating system, will be available for download within a week according to a report by TechCrunch. First announced in July, TechCrunch says it expects the open-source Chrome to be initially "endorsed" for a handful of devices, although Google reps have said they have been partnering with firms including Adobe, Acer, ASUS, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Texas Instruments and Toshiba for the system. TechCrunch (11/13)


3. Best Buy's Black Friday bargains leaked on Internet

CEA SmartBrief | Nov 16, 2009

Best Buy's Black Friday deals will include $300 PS3 and Xbox 360 bundles as well as a 46-inch, LED-backlit Samsung HDTV for $1,600. Other bargains will include a 50-inch Samsung Plasma TV for $898, Sony Blu-ray players for $150, the MacBook with a $150 gift card for $1,000 and a 15.5-inch Sony notebook for $400. Electronista (11/13)


4. CEA: New California TV requirements are "bad policy"

CEA SmartBrief | Nov 19, 2009

The California Energy Commission voted unanimously to require makers of TV sets to comply with stricter energy-consumption guidelines, an initiative that has been opposed by the CEA. "Simply put, this is bad policy -- dangerous for the California economy, dangerous for technology innovation and dangerous for consumer freedom," said Jason Oxman, the CEA's senior vice president of industry affairs. Wall Street Journal, The (11/19) Multichannel News (11/18) Los Angeles Times (11/19) San Francisco Chronicle (11/19)


5. Wal-Mart drops more CE prices in run-up to the holidays

CEA SmartBrief | Nov 18, 2009

Wal-Mart has announced a new pre-Black Friday promotion that includes the 26-inch 720p Vizio LCD TV and select video game packages. The in-store deals -- the third such price-dropping initiative in the retailer's run-up to the holiday shopping season -- last from Nov. 21 to 27. Dealerscope (11/17) TWICE (11/17)


6. HDTV sales expected to spread cheer during the holidays

CEA SmartBrief | Nov 16, 2009

With LCD TV shipments expected to increase 7.3% during the fourth quarter and prices on all levels of HDTVs at all-time lows, CE industry analysts are predicting that flat-panel sets will be the name of the game this holiday shopping season. "The reason for that strong growth is the fact that the prices are very, very aggressive," said Riddhi Patel, an analyst with iSuppli. "It won't be only on the basic models. It will be on the more advanced ones, too." Multichannel News (11/16)


7. Sizing up the growing field of e-readers

CEA SmartBrief | Nov 17, 2009

With the holidays right around the corner, the market for e-readers is heating up, and first-in entrant Amazon is facing increasing competition on several fronts. This review takes a look at Amazon's Kindle as well as some of the other key players in the field. MocoNews.net (11/16)


8. Sony reportedly developing updated OLED TV

CEA SmartBrief | Nov 16, 2009

Sony is developing an update of its XEL-1 OLED TV as well as at least two entrants in its XBR line of LCD models, according to a published report. Though launch dates are not yet known, they could, according to this report, come during 2010 International CES in January. Electronista (11/13)


9. Amazon announces Black Friday will start Monday, Nov. 23

CEA SmartBrief | Nov 16, 2009

Black Friday traditionally falls on the Friday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 27 this year. But Amazon.com is striving to gain a greater share of Black Friday sales by announcing that it will launch its Black Friday event starting Monday, Nov. 23. JacksonNJOnline.com (N.J.) (11/13)


10. Study: Samsung is top LCD supplier in the U.S. ... again

CEA SmartBrief | Nov 17, 2009

With a 17% share of the U.S. LCD market in the third quarter, Samsung Electronics has regained its position as the leading supplier over Vizio, which controlled 16% of the market, according to the latest data from iSuppli Corp. Samsung last claimed bragging rights in the category in the fourth quarter of 2008, but it was overtaken by Vizio in the first and second quarters of this year. MarketWatch (11/16)




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